Cloud Network Administrator

Cloud Network Administrator
Salary: Up to $148k/yr.
Location: Tampa, FL
Industry: Department of Defense
Clearance: Ability to Obtain

Job Summary: Setup, support, and monitor local & global LAN, WLAN, WAN, and VoIP Infrastructure. Perform a variety of network maintenance, installation, and training tasks to ensure LAN/WLAN/WAN/VoIP services meet company and user requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in a technology discipline or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Cisco CCNA Cloud or CCNA Route & Switch required OR CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Cloud+, or equivalent certification with minimum 4+ years of experience managing networks required.
• 4+ years of experience in support and maintenance of complex network environment including cloud-based network segmentation/security appliances.
• In depth Knowledge of Firewalls, Routers, Layer 2/3 Switches and VLANs as well as Wireless technologies.
• Deep understanding of Layer2/Layer3 network stack.
• Familiarity with Cisco, Arista, Palo Alto, Juniper, Aruba, Silverpeak, or F5 products.
• Possess knowledge and ability to configure and troubleshoot routing, switching, and VoIP, particularly within a Cisco environment.
• Knowledge of protocols EIGRP, OSPF, HSRP, BGP, gateway load balancing, and related protocols.
• Familiarity of Load Balancers.
• Familiarity of SD-WAN devices.
• Knowledge of IT Security policies as they pertain to NIST 800.171 and Security Information and Event Manager (SIEM).
• Troubleshooting skillset for LAN/WAN network and application issues on premise and cloud appliances.
• Knowledge of Network Services such as DNS, IPAM, (S)FTP, TFTP, LDAP, SMTP, and DHCP.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure Monitoring tools using SNMP, Netflow, and Syslog.
• Knowledge of 802.1x and certificates.
• Ability to obtain Secret Clearance

• Assist with identifying and expanding corporate private and public cloud services, features, and capabilities.
• Assist with expanding existing and future government cloud platforms including Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) environments in support of Department of Defense (DoD) cloud programs.
• Serve as overall subject matter expert on cloud Network Administrator technology and market capabilities/trends.
• Collaborate on detailed network, storage, and compute design documentation to ensure strict security compliance, scalable infrastructure, and highly available computing operations on existing and future cloud platforms.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and support network platforms in existing multi-tenant cloud/virtualized platform on Azure Government (Azure-Gov) and Amazon Web Services Government (AWS-G).
• Responsible for assessing and facilitating network requests: including firewall policies, VPN, load balancing, cryptography, and network architecture.
• Design and implement security-first network policies and procedures to adhere with NIST 800.171 and CMMC compliance regulations.
• Communicates effectively with end-users, support staff, management and other systems departments on internal, cloud, and hybrid initiatives.
• Participates in the maintenance, troubleshooting, and support of localized/on premise WAN, LAN, and WLAN network infrastructure within complex local and global environments.
• Implement, manage, and troubleshoot cloud-based network security systems. This includes Firewalls, SD-WAN appliances, CASB, DNS Security Appliances, etc.
• Administer and support corporate network monitoring systems and expanded functionality for cloud-based operations. This includes Network Monitoring Tools, Syslog Servers, etc.
• Implement, test, and monitor system enhancements (software and hardware updates/patches) which will improve the performance and reliability of cloud and on-premise network services.
• Assist other teams with the integration, implementation, and troubleshooting of projects involving local, cloud, and hybrid network services.
• Participates in the Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plan and procedures for all locations.
• Exercises independent judgment in the planning, scheduling, organizing, controlling and monitoring of IT projects.

EOE/ADA