Network Administrator (Network Professional 3)

What You Will Do

The Network Professional 3 will be a trusted advisor and lead for the Network Operations team. As subject matter expert, you will assist with firmware upgrades, hardware upgrades & replacements, troubleshoot network outages, troubleshoot complex issues, and assist with the implementation and maintenance of LANL’s monitoring tools on open and classified networks. This role requires network troubleshooting experience, experience with network monitoring tools, server administration experience, and experience with related network technologies (DNS, DHCP, SNMP, syslog). The Network professional 3 will be comfortable leading others and taking the lead projects and network outages. ISD-NS is a customer-focused group, which has the primary duty of daily 24/7 support and operation of LANL’s networks and is responsible for monitoring, managing and maintaining all network assets on all LANL networks.

What You Need

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience configuring, maintaining, troubleshooting, and restoring network devices and services.
• Advanced knowledge of network protocols.
• Advanced experience with routing protocols.
• Experience replacing and upgrading network equipment, including hardware and software.
• Demonstrated experience deploying, configuring, and maintaining network monitoring tools and applications.
• Experience designing, planning, or implementing network environments.

Education/Experience: Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 8 years related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience using network management tools, including viewing / creating alarms, configuration management and troubleshooting syslog information.
• Experience with capturing network traffic and running network traffic analysis via packet capture software.
• Experience with BGP.
• Experience Cisco & Arista switches and routers.
• Experience with creating / modifying network Diagrams (Visio, Office).
• Experience administering and troubleshooting Enterprise-level wireless.
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with customers and other staff (technical and non-technical).
• Experience mentoring and training junior team members
• Experience with incident management.
• Cisco Certifications / Juniper Certifications

Essential Job Functions (can perform with or without reasonable accommodation): Reaching overhead, reaching horizontally, reaching down, climbing a ladder, operating a motor vehicle, running & replacing network cables, typing, gripping with the hands, the ability to lift up to 30 lbs, and replacing various networking equipment (switches, Access Points, Linecards, modules, etc)

Work Environment:

Work Location: The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.

Note to Applicants:

• Provide a cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum job requirements and desired qualifications for the position.
• Employee will be required to participate in an on-call rotation and work occasionally on non-standard hours (nights and weekends).

Where You Will Work

Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:

• PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
• Dental and vision insurance
• Free basic life and disability insurance
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Flexible schedules and time off (paid sick, vacation, and holidays)
• Onsite gyms and wellness programs
• Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)

Additional Details

Directive 206.2 – Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.

Clearance: Q (Position will be cleared to this level). Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government, and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance. and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens. Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.

• Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.

New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.

Regular position: Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular-status positions are converted to regular status.

Internal Applicants: Regular appointment employees who have served the required period of continuous service in their current position are eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the required period of continuous service, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. Please refer to Policy Policy P701 for applicant eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call 1-505-664-6947 option 2 and then option 3.

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