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# Senior Network Administrator

- **Company:** DP PROFESSIONALS INC
- **Location:** Columbia, SC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Complex Networks, Computer Networks, Github, Network Monitoring, Network Administration, Cisco Nexus Switches, Ansible, Load Balancing, Computer Network Operations, Firewalls (Computer Science), Information Technology, SolarWinds (Software), Cisco Switches
- **Published:** November 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-network-administrator-columbia-sc--d39d6bf4-8700-4a87-94a1-25a7ccefac83

## About the Role

Network Administration/Management, Network Administration/Management, Health Insurance, United States Citizen, Validation Testing, Network Performance/Analysis, Performance Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Identify Issues, Maintenance Services, Work Authorization: US Citizen; must be able to obtain/maintain a low-level (Public Trust) clearance, * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job-related degree;

 * OR 4 years of job-related work experience;
 * OR 2 years of job-related experience plus an associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job-related degree., * CCNA or CCNA in progress is helpful.
 * Minimum 5 years of experience in network operations, network administration, or infrastructure support environments.
 * Experience supporting enterprise network technologies in a 24x7 operational environment.
 * Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex network incidents.
 * Experience performing network monitoring, operational maintenance, and infrastructure support activities.

Preferred Experience:

 * 8+ years of experience working in enterprise infrastructure and network environments.
 * Experience with highly available, large-scale network environments.
 * Experience leading operational initiatives, major incident response, and infrastructure improvements.
 * Experience creating and maintaining operational documentation and procedures.

Required Technologies:

 * Palo Alto Firewalls
 * Cisco ACI
 * SolarWinds
 * Cisco Catalyst Center
 * Nexus Insights

Preferred Technologies:

 * Ansible
 * GitHub
 * ThousandEyes
 * F5 Load Balancers

## Description

* Performing daily operational health checks and environment validation.
 * Monitoring network performance, availability, and capacity.
 * Responding to and resolving network incidents and outages.
 * Performing advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
 * Managing break-fix activities and service requests.
 * Executing operational changes in accordance with established change management processes.
 * Supporting compliance remediation efforts.
 * Managing network backup and recovery processes.
 * Developing and maintaining operational documentation and procedures.
 * Collaborating with engineering, security, infrastructure, and application support teams to ensure service availability and operational excellence.