Senior Network Administrator

Senior Network Administrator

Radford, VA

At IPT Associates (IPTA), we enjoy solving real-world problems with technology. We work closely with our customers, teammates, experts, and partners to come up with practical solutions that make a difference. Whether it's a government or business organization, we focus on understanding the need and building something that works.

Our Team

At IPTA, everything starts with our people. We're big believers that when you invest in your team, great things happen. That's why we encourage learning, growth, and trying new things-even if you don't have all the answers yet.

Our culture is rooted in fierce determination, fearless integrity, and passionate service-but we also like to keep things collaborative, supportive, and down-to-earth.

We're looking for people who:

• Are curious and excited about technology
• Like solving problems and figuring things out
• Can take initiative but also enjoy working with a team
• Want to keep learning, growing, and challenging themselves

If you're someone who's eager to jump in, learn something new, and make an impact-you'll fit right in here.

Position Summary: You will be a senior network administrator in a mixed, growing enterprise environment that supports several teams and customers. You will help lead strategy for managing, maintaining, deploying, troubleshooting, and supporting complex networks at multiple locations, and you will lead the planning and rollout of new network implementations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Help lead network management and deployment strategy for several customer environments
• Write and maintain 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, manage integrations, and write utilization reports
• Support the lifecycle of datacenter equipment, including firmware version control and preventive maintenance

Required Qualifications:

• CompTIA Security+
• Computing environment certification (e.g., CCNA, Palo Alto, MCSE, Server+, Red Hat), or the ability to get one within 30 days of starting
• Active Security Clearance Required
• Experience in computer science or IT
• 3+ years designing, implementing, documenting, and maintaining complex networking solutions
• 3+ years configuring, updating, maintaining, administering, and migrating Palo Alto firewalls
• 3+ years with network management and troubleshooting tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Cisco Prime, Palo Alto Panorama, Men and Mice)
• 5+ years configuring and administering Cisco Nexus, Cisco Catalyst switches, Cisco ASR and ISR routers, and Cisco Firepower
• 3 years of experience with, or working knowledge of, software-defined networking
• 3+ years creating and following SOPs for repeatable processes, disaster recovery, and problem resolution
• Strong interpersonal skills and a team-player attitude

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of automation and scripting with Python, Perl, TCL, or Ansible
• 3+ years supporting cybersecurity patch management, STIGs, SRGs, RMF, SCA-V, and CORA

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred. Certifications: CompTIA Security+. Computing environment certification.

IPTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are based on individual merit, including qualifications, experience, performance, and business needs, consistent with applicable federal laws and federal contracting requirements. IPTA provides equal opportunity and utilizes merit-based principles to make employment-related decisions.

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