Network Administrator

Leidos

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Work type
On-site
Location
Fort Meade, MD
Salary
$73,450–$132,775 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
13 days ago
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Below market

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This role pays less than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $122,654–$171,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $103k versus about $147k for comparable roles.

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About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

Leidos currently has 426 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $92,300–$166,850 across 344 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Network Administrator

The Network Administrator joins an experienced network operations team to maintain secure, reliable, and highly available infrastructure for a Department of War customer. This role involves administering and troubleshooting enterprise network infrastructure in a secure production environment. Daily responsibilities include supporting Cisco routing and switching, managing Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama, and troubleshooting connectivity issues involving VLANs, DNS, DHCP, and VPN technologies. The professional will perform configuration changes, software updates, and routine maintenance while monitoring logs and performance data to identify potential issues. Key technical requirements include hands-on experience with TCP/IP, NAT, ACLs, and GlobalProtect. The position requires coordinating with cybersecurity and virtualization teams to resolve incidents within a hybrid, multi-location operations environment, ensuring all activities follow established change management procedures and documentation standards.

What you'll do

  • Administer and troubleshoot enterprise Cisco routing and switching infrastructure including VLANs, trunking, and routing protocols.
  • Manage Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama by performing policy updates, rule reviews, and log analysis.
  • Monitor network performance, capacity, and alerts to identify and resolve potential infrastructure issues.
  • Troubleshoot site-to-site and remote-access VPN connectivity and general network performance issues.
  • Manage the full lifecycle of incidents, service requests, and change requests through formal management processes.
  • Maintain accurate network diagrams, device inventories, configuration documentation, and technical knowledge articles.
  • Perform network health checks and analyze performance data to identify trends or potential risks.
  • Assist senior engineers with network upgrades, migrations, and the implementation of new technologies.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
  • Must possess or be able to obtain the DoD 8140/IAT Level II baseline certification within 90 days.
  • Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant network administration experience, or additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting enterprise Cisco routing and switching environments.
  • Working knowledge of TCP/IP, VLANs, subnetting, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, NAT, ACLs, and VPN technologies.
  • Hands-on experience with Palo Alto PAN-OS, Panorama, and GlobalProtect remote access.
  • Cisco CCNA, Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall Engineer, or CompTIA Security+ CE certification (preferred).

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