Network Administrator jobs in Reston, VA

Network Data Systems (NDS) is a proven leader in IT infrastructure consulting. We are privately owned, profitable, and growing rapidly: a combination that provides our consultants with a lot of fantastic career opportunities. Our service based infrastructure focus enables NDS to build long-term relationships with our clients, as well as to hire and retain top professionals in our industry. We enjoy providing our clients with exceptional value and we want people on our team who feel the same way.

The WLAN Administrator must be well versed is network architectures and components.  The WLAN Administrator will work with Network Engineers, IT Specialists, and others to plan, implement, configure, troubleshoot, produce reports, provide analysis of data, administer the WLAN components and network systems and provide any necessary training.   The WLAN Administrator must be able to work with very little supervision in a highly dynamic and innovative work environment.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Required

• At least 5 years total network management experience operating, maintaining and updating a WLAN network to ensure they are kept up to date to ensure proper operations are maintained. This includes adding or deleting sites and or network devices, making configuration changes, upgrading Operating Systems, at a minimum.
• At least 5 years of engineering level network support that includes specific knowledge of:
  • Aruba wireless infrastructure
  • Aruba Access point/authentication, and device management technologies and processes
• Demonstrate that security policies/GSP/IRM mandates were met/implemented correctly on network devices, best practices were implemented, new technologies deployed to meet customer needs, software levels were maintained, and global configurations were managed and updated.
• At least 5 years’ experience with supporting a large scale government network.
• Experience using the Microsoft office suite of tools.
• Experience with the ITIL V3 IT Lifecycle Management Framework.

Skills/Personal Qualities:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing environment.
• Ability to interface with all levels of management.
• Ability to work on multiple tasks at the same time.
• Excellent time management, scheduling, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently or closely with other developers with minimal guidance.

If this doesn't sound like the right opportunity for you, but you know someone who is qualified to join this team, please forward this information to them today!

NDS is NOT a staffing firm, and we aren't a typical IT consulting firm, either. We believe that if we make our people our first priority, our customers will benefit from working with highly skilled, professional and happy consultants. A lot of companies talk about being employee focused, but we live it.