Senior Network Administrator

Job Description
BAE Systems is offering an exciting opportunity to support an important and dynamic Department of Justice customer as a Senior Network Administrator supporting a highly capable and diverse team driving technical innovation. The SNA shall lead moderately complex network projects or phases of a large project. She/he shall coordinate work activities for a small group of technical/professional employees, or manages a moderately large, complex function. The SNA shall provide technical guidance and leadership; determines deliverable and work schedules. She/he shall act as Offeror's representative to customer technical personnel while leading Offeror's network requirements analysis activities, as well as Offeror's maintenance and/or upgrades to customer network operations. The SNA shall be responsible for ensuring Offeror meets established network deliverable deadlines and performance standards. SNA shall have demonstrated past performance of leading teams of personnel with Network Administrator skills. SNA shall have senior level engineering knowledge in design, documentation and implementation of all Network Administrator skillsets. The SNA shall support the unit with other duties as assigned within the scope of work.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Required Experience, Skill, and Education:
*The candidate must have an Active TS Security clearance and willing to undergo a Counter Intelligence Polygraph after onboarding. Candidate will not be considered without it.
Minimum Education and Experience:
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, with 6(six) or more years of work experience in monitoring, managing and administering internet protocol (IP) networks in a production environment or, in lieu of education, ten (10) years of experience. If utilizing in lieu of education, all experience must be at or above the position level described above.
SKlLL Level: At a minimum, the Network Administrator, senior level, shall have demonstrated experience in:

• A relevant industry certification, such as COMPTIA Network+, Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA), etc.
• Experience leading teams of personnel with Network Administrator skills
• Proficiency designing, building, and maintaining physical and virtual networking devices, encryption (experience with Taclanes preferred), Firewall devices and rules, and networking Layer 2 and 3 devices and configurations
• Expertise researching, evaluating, testing, recommending, integrating deploying, and installing network equipment and solutions to meet objectives and requirements to include new technologies.
• Ability to confer with and advise management, engineers, senior network administrators, and system administrators on the management, functional capabilities and enhancement of supported networks.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, test, document, and implement changes to communications networks to ensure efficient operation, interoperability with supported and affiliated tools, systems and networks, and maximized user experience.
• Development of automated methods to deploy switches and firewalls with consistent results using applicable technologies for various manufacturer products.
• Ability to manage, train and developing skills of junior network administrators.
• Proven ability to proactively troubleshoot, resolve, and provide technical assistance related to networking issues in support of mission objectives and customer issues and requirements.
• Experience conducting reverse engineering of networks, producing documentation, and the ability explain results and potential areas of improvement and optimization.
• Resolve interoperability problems to maintain connectivity throughout the network
• Analyze traffic information and provide analyses to justify network optimization and reconfiguration
• Provide technical assistance, training and system documentation for users to promote efficient operation of communication networks
• Evaluate and recommend products and services from vendors
• Conduct reverse engineering of networks, provide documentation, and explain results.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Implementation of network Quality of Service (QoS) policies
• Use of SMB protocols to allow advancement of storage technologies
• Configuring and validation of RDMA technologies
• Expertise with Cloud and/or Hybrid Cloud networking integration and sustainment.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $115779 - $196825
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do-from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.