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# Network Administrator

- **Company:** the Naval Nuclear Laboratory
- **Location:** Idaho Falls, ID, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $78,700.0 - $120,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** IEEE 802.1X, Address Resolution Protocols, Proxy Servers, Border Gateway Protocol, Computer Networks, Ethernet, Network Layer, Network Architecture, Network Monitoring, Network Protocols, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Virtual Local Area Networks, Wireless Access Point, Network Routers, Computer Networking Systems, Identity Services Engine, Load Balancing, Firewalls (Computer Science), Computer Equipment, Cisco
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://career-hcm03.ns2cloud.com/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=9122&company=NNLHCM03

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or
 * Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience.

Preferred Skills

 * Experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking protocols (e.g. VLAN, Ethernet, ARP, BGP, OSPF).
 * Working knowledge of network monitoring technologies (e.g. Cisco Prime Infrastructure, StatSeeker).
 * Demonstrated customer service skills, coupled with strong teaming, organization, and interpersonal skills.
 * Experience designing and operating enterprise wireless environments with hundreds of access points, including deployments across multiple buildings or sites.
 * Understanding of RF engineering concepts, enterprise wireless architectures, authentication frameworks, and techniques for optimizing roaming and client mobility.
 * Hands?on experience implementing secure authentication solutions using Cisco ISE, 802.1X, EAP?TLS, RADIUS, and PKI?based certificate authentication in an enterprise setting.
 * Experience contributing to the development of enterprise wireless standards, design documentation, and technology plans or roadmaps.

## Description

The Naval Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is seeking a Network Administrator to join our team! IT Networking and Communications currently owns and operates the Naval Reactors Program's Unclassified and Confidential Enterprise Networks and supports users located at over 100 sites around the world. We own the configuration, management, and lifecycle of the networking hardware for each of these connections. We work with business area experts (e.g., engineers, scientists, technicians) and senior IT personnel to develop and implement strategies to address developing needs (e.g., new building construction, building moves, and new technologies such as wireless capabilities) and unique constraints with respect to cybersecurity, operability, maintainability, and lifecycle replacement of these systems. We work with the development and implementation of new and common architectures and support models for existing networks.

Some responsibilities include:

 * Defines, designs, and implements network communications and solution improvements.
 * Proposes and implements system enhancements (software and hardware updates) that will improve the performance and reliability of the network.
 * Designs, documents, implements, administers and supports the network infrastructure.
 * Conducts testing of network systems.
 * Maintains technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, switches, firewalls, proxies, load balancing, etc.
 * Prepares appropriate network documentation, including operational instructions.