Network Administrator

Job
Location: SUFFOLK, VA, United States
Date Posted: Feb 21, 2026
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: Network Engineer
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Rotating
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: On-Site
Benefits:

SAIC is looking for Network Administrators with experience in US Navy IT networks to support the sustained operation and maintenance of a newly deployed naval enterprise transport network, ensuring 24/7/365 availability and reliability. The position will support end-to-end network, system, and element visibility; facilitate rapid operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning to maintaining the operational integrity of a mission-critical network, requiring both technical expertise and a commitment to excellence in service delivery.

This position is onsite in Suffolk, VA.

• Provide Tier 2 level engineering operations support to quickly identify, triage, and address outages, analyzing symptoms and potential root causes to implement effective resolutions or escalate to Tier 3 support as required
• Utilize advanced monitoring tools and processes to oversee network infrastructure, monitor the performance and availability of managed services and systems across multiple exchange points, and ensure optimal performance
• Perform day to day maintenance, fixes, configuration corrections, software and hardware updates, and deployments
• Adhere to system and operational reporting obligations
• Operate and maintain the privileged access solutions
• Maintain continuous verification of failover processes and disaster recovery procedures
• Operate and maintain hardware upgrade process and procedures
• Update and maintain any software builds applicable to deployed equipment
• Enact change management for the solution
• Operate and maintain existing incident management processes
• Keep firmware, software updates and patches up to date for equipment
• Support the design, analysis, planning, modification and maintenance of the network and network components supporting data, voice and/or audio communication activities
• Support analysis of short/long term capacity needs for switching, routing transmission and signaling
• Conducts testing of network systems
• Support the evaluation of new network technologies to enhance capabilities of the network

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and two (2) years relevant experience supporting a large network infrastructure
• Additional experience can be considered in lieu of degree

Required Security Clearance:

• Active TS/SCI

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience required with:
  Routing Protocols (OSPF, BGP);
  Access Control Lists;
  Layer 2 Switching;
  Spanning Tree;
  Packet Analysis; SPINE-LEAF architecture
• Experience with the following is a plus:
  Arista switches;
  Palo Alto Firewalls; TAP and network visibility (i.e. Gigamon, Net Scout); SD-WAN and Spine-Leaf Architecture; working with VLANs and VRFs; configuring IPSEC tunnels; and troubleshooting routing issues
• Working knowledge of SD-WAN, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and Virtual Private Network devices
• Understanding of TCP/IP in regard to routing and subnetting
• Capable of supporting TACACS+ on Cisco ISE and ISE Cube

• IAT Level II required (Sec +), CCNA/CCNP. Six-month waiver authorized to obtain
• Experience with SVLAN (Service VLAN) configuration and management
• Experience with Arista Cloud Vision Portal
• Must be able to work shifts to cover a 24x7 operational environment

Please apply through the internal career site here >