Network/Systems Administrator

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⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $96k - $148.7k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

⌨️ Systems Administrator

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Empower AI

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1989

🎖️ Defense

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Defense • Healthcare • Logistics

Empower AI, formerly known as NCI, is a company that enhances the capabilities of public sector teams through advanced artificial intelligence solutions. With a focus on federal agencies, Empower AI leverages its extensive technical expertise to address complex challenges in both Civilian and Defense missions, enabling government leaders to boost workforce productivity and make informed decisions quickly. The company's offerings encompass a range of specialties, including AI, cybersecurity, software development, and cloud migration, aimed at facilitating meaningful transformation within government operations.

📋 Description

• Support a mixed and growing environment using MS Windows Server 2019/2022, MS SQL 2019, MS Windows 11, VMware 7.x, OEL 8x-9x, and Oracle operating systems • Help lead strategies to manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot, and support networks for multiple customer environments • Plan, execute, and implement new network implementations • Create and maintain team technical instructions, operating procedures, and policies • Monitor and tune system and network performance • Harden the network and report on security and operational status • Recommend enterprise improvements and manage new software/hardware integrations • Produce utilization reports to identify problems and corrective actions • Support the datacenter mixed-vendor equipment lifecycle, including firmware version control and preventive maintenance • Design, implement, document, and maintain complex networking solutions • Configure, update, maintain, administer, and migrate Palo Alto firewalls and Cisco networking equipment, including Nexus, Catalyst, ASR/ISR routers, and Firepower

🎯 Requirements

• CompTIA Security+ • Computing Environment (CE) Certification (e.g., MCSE, Server+, CCNA, RedHat, Palo), which may be waived for 30 days after project join date • DoD Secret Security Clearance • Experience in Computer Science or IT • 10-15 years of relevant experience • Three or more years' experience designing, implementing, documenting, and maintaining complex networking solutions • Three or more years' experience configuring, updating, maintaining, administering, and migrating Palo Alto Firewalls • Three or more years' experience with network management, analysis, and troubleshooting tools, including SolarWinds, Cisco Prime, Palo Alto Panorama, and Men and Mice • Five or more years' experience configuring, updating, maintaining, and administering Cisco Nexus, Cisco Catalyst switches, Cisco ASR/ISR routers, and Cisco Firepower • Three years' experience or working knowledge of Software Defined Networking • Three or more years' experience creating, maintaining, and following Standard Operating Procedures for repeatable processes, disaster recovery, and common problem resolution • Strong interpersonal skills and willingness to be a team player • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent years of experience is preferred • Three or more years' experience in automation and scripting with Python, Perl, TCL, or Ansible • Three or more years' experience supporting cybersecurity patch management and STIGs, SRG, RMF, SCA-V, and Cyber Operational Readiness Assessments (CORA) • Ability to sit and stand for long periods • Ability to ambulate throughout an office and between several buildings • Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote-eligible position • Option to work on-site or hybrid for local candidates who prefer it • Opportunity to support active-duty and veteran employees through an employer recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer