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# Senior Network Administrator

- **Company:** Kforce Inc.
- **Location:** Westlake, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Border Gateway Protocol, VoIP, Cisco Hardwares, Complex Networks, Network Congestion, Disaster Recovery, Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), Intrusion Detection Systems, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Network Diagrams, Network Monitoring, Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Performance Tuning, Remote Access Technology, Zero Trust Network Access, Virtual Local Area Networks, Wide Area Networks, Transport Layer Security, Cloud Platform System, HybridCloud, Juniper, Low Latency, Fortinet, Firewall Services Module
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/99bd0698-24bd-41aa-b135-e56d12dff99b

## About the Role

* The ideal candidate will demonstrate advanced hands-on expertise, strong documentation discipline, and the ability to lead infrastructure initiatives while maintaining a secure, highly available, and performance-optimized network environment
 * To be considered for this position, candidates must have experience in a similar role, or they must possess significant knowledge, experience, and abilities to successfully perform the responsibilities listed
 * Relevant education and/or training will be considered a plus

## Description

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Network Administrator in Westlake, TX., We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Administrator to design, optimize, secure, and support enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. This role combines hands-on network engineering with strategic infrastructure planning, automation, documentation, and mentorship. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise across Fortinet, Cisco Meraki, Juniper, Azure, routing, security, and unified communications., * Architect, deploy, and maintain enterprise LAN/WAN environments using Fortinet FortiGate/FortiManager, Cisco Meraki MX/MS/MR, and Juniper SRX/EX

 * Lead network implementations, upgrades, and migrations while minimizing downtime
 * Troubleshoot complex network issues through root cause analysis, performance tuning, and packet-level analysis
 * Design and manage SD-WAN, HA firewall clusters, VLAN segmentation, and secure network zoning
 * Configure and troubleshoot BGP and OSPF routing
 * Implement and maintain IPSec/SSL VPNs, site-to-site tunnels, and remote access solutions
 * Manage Azure networking, including VPN gateways, VNets, and NSGs
 * Develop and enforce firewall policies, IDS/IPS, and threat-protection controls
 * Support VoIP environments, including SIP trunks, QoS, latency, jitter, packet loss, and MOS
 * Maintain network diagrams, SOPs, configuration backups, and infrastructure documentation
 * Monitor network uptime, security posture, performance, and capacity
 * Contribute to business continuity, disaster recovery, ZTNA, hybrid-cloud, and future-state infrastructure initiatives
 * Mentor junior IT staff and drive infrastructure automation and operational improvements