Network Administrator
Peraton
Washington, DC · Posted August 6, 2026
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About the job
Peraton Overview
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Responsibilities
As a Tier 2 Network Administrator, you'll be challenged with enterprise support problems where you will coordinate with the Network Operations Center and other Operational staff to address break fix, configuration update, schedule add moves and changes and technology upgrades and installs for Network routers and switches. You are expected as one of experienced Network team members to coordinate ticket acceptance and resolutions. You will support the development of technical resolution reports for critical outages in the Network. In this role the Network Administrator will be responsible for:
Conduct approved network changes to include but not limited to VLan, ACL and port assignment.
Perform IOS upgrades to routers and switches.
Perform routing and switching equipment technology upgrades to ensure continued operations of the enterprise.
Draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for network operations.
Resolve systems failures and accessibility problems within the network to our services.
Support site survey and engineering designs data calls.
Support new/enhanced network implementation, installation, and technical refresh projects within a site or locale.
Works independently with some supervision.
In remote locations must function as independent engineering, maintenance, and network problem solving with minimal or intermittent input from other Tiers/locations.
Problems faced are difficult, will require detailed information gathering, analysis, and investigation to understand problems. You will employ creativity and ingenuity for new technical solutions applicable across the enterprise, drawing heavily on prior experience.
Perform Network ticket resolution.
Support Network ticket closure across Network Operations staff to include:
Use administrative access to the network to provision new switches, routers, and Cryptographic devices.
Uses administrative access to network components to research errors, incidents, problems and to perform incident analysis and identify potential problems.
Routing Service Requests to the appropriate organization required for incident resolution.
Performs root cause analyses.
Completes problem resolutions associated with incident ticket(s)
Review and implementation of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
TS/SCI security clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph
A Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience OR a Master's degree with 3+ years of experience OR a PhD with 1+ years of experience; an additional 4 years of experience maybe considered in lieu of a degree requirement
Experience with various routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, VRF, MPLS, or 802.1x)
Experience with Cisco-ISE
Knowledge of KG-175 Series TACLANES configuration process, fault isolation, and firmware upgrade procedures
Familiarity Cisco and Juniper network devices
Active IAT Level II Certification
Active CCNA Certification
Target Salary Range $104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Benefits Statement
Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
Application Statements The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.
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