Network Administrator

Job Title: Network Administrator
Clearance Required: Public Trust, Federal Client requires US Citizenship
Work Location: Silver Spring, (hybrid remote) 1335 East West Highway, RM7308, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Alpha Omega is seeking a Network Administrator to support Operations and Maintenance of a NOAA Administrative LAN. The position is remote, but you must be available to go on-site in the DC area (Suitland, College Park, Silver Spring) in the event of hardware refresh and/or failure. Some travel to Fairbanks, AK, Boulder, CO, Stennis, MS and Asheville, NC may be required as well (the customer has recently migrated from On-Prem to AWS Cloud and Azure). In this role, you will manage and monitor a distributed wide area network, as well as daily network monitoring with Ops Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in designing high available networks in active/active mode, configure and manage BGP routing networks
• Network monitoring using SSH and SNMP to monitor devices, their services and create alerts and notifications
• Maintain network documentation and schematics
• Install, configure and manage Fortinet Firewalls, Cisco/Arista Switches, Citrix NetScaler's, VPN Tunnels, Remote Access VPN, Site to Site VPNs
• Experience with AWS Networking
• Respond to customer support requests through tickets (act as point of escalation from Tier 2)
• Work directly with the Configuration Change Board (CCB) and federal customers
• Plan and execute regular network maintenance, upgrades and patching to ensure resilience, stability and compliance
• Ensure timely communications across the program that include daily oral and written statuses
• Racking and Stacking including cable management

Required Qualifications:

Experience/Skills:

• Four (4) or more years of relevant experience in an Enterprise IT environment providing systems support and integration efforts across a mixed platform
• Knowledge with IPv4, IPv6, TCP, SSL, OSI network model
• Knowledge of DNS, concepts of network Load Balancing
• Prior experience with computer cables, racks, rack PDU's, fiber optics, optical transceivers, and patch panels
• Strong documentation skills (Excel and Visio diagrams)
• Strong and effective verbal and communications skills
• Exceptional organizational skills

Required Certification(s):

• CCNA

Desired Certification(s):

• AWS

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with IPv6 including hands on configuration and IPv6 network design concepts
• Experience with Data Centers

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology Management or Engineering, or other comparable degree

Salary and Benefit Information:

The likely salary range for this position is $93,000 - $120,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position and could fall outside of this range.

Application Deadline: August 26, 2026

Joining the Alpha Omega team entitles you to participate in all retirement benefits, plans of deferred compensation, health and insurance benefits, and other such benefits as set forth in the company's policy and benefits manuals. See below, to name a few:

• 15 days PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave
• Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays (as designated by the company's holiday schedule each year)
• Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan)
• Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums
• 401 (k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after you complete two years of service
• FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans
• Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit

We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Company:

Alpha Omega is an award-winning solutions provider dedicated to delivering mission-enabling technology and strategic solutions for our customers. Since our founding in 2016, we have grown to over 700 employees nationwide consisting of former operators, technologists, and strategists who bring decades of government and industry experience. They are united by one purpose: ensuring our nation's continued global leadership.

We have a unified operating model providing technical capabilities and solutions for customers across two main business units:

• National Security - supporting agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Navy, Air Force, Army, and the Department of State (DOS).
• National Resilience - supporting agencies such as Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Treasury, Health & Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Through strategic partnerships, intellectual property, and relentless drive for innovation, Alpha Omega is shaping the future of government technology. We are proud to be a Virginia Best Places to Work 8 times, an Inc. 5000 honoree 7 times, and a Washington Post Top Workplaces 4 times. Join us in driving transformation that secures the nation's future.

Culture and Values:

Guided by our core values-Harmony, Engagement, Accountability, Resourcefulness, and Tenacity (HEART)- we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning and are committed to delivering high-impact solutions. We recognize and reward hard work.

Alpha Omega's culture is driven by our values and mission. We invest in top talent through mentorship, growth, and meaningful work. We value individuality, reward integrity, and foster a diverse, high-performing team united by purpose-at work, in service, and in the community.

Alpha Omega Integration, LLC (Alpha Omega) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.