[Hiring] Senior Network Administrator @VetsEZ

Role Description

VetsEZ is seeking a Senior Network Administrator to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) network infrastructure for VistA, the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) AWS environment, and the VA Wide Area Network (WAN). The role will plan, administer, maintain, monitor, and secure enterprise and local networks supporting VistA and cloud-hosted VA systems. The candidate must reside within the continental US.

• Administer and maintain the VistA network infrastructure in compliance with VA and federal government IT standards.
• Provide ongoing network operational support and maintenance of the VAEC AWS cloud environment and the VA WAN, following VA security standards and best practices.
• Review, plan, and implement requests for additional network connectivity to cloud resources in the VAEC AWS environment.
• Work with multiple teams of administrators and technical engineers across diverse enterprise and local networks to troubleshoot, resolve, and document network issues.
• Create plans to ensure the effective management, operations, and maintenance of networks and systems.
• Develop, update, and maintain detailed network diagrams and associated documentation.
• Monitor network and infrastructure performance, identify trends, and recommend improvements.
• Apply agency policies for computer access, firewall, and network protection technologies, and create the plans to implement them.
• Monitor and maintain network security compliance, and recommend and implement corrective actions.
• Plan and execute network-related tasks within a SAFe/Agile environment, including participation in agile ceremonies.
• Respond to and resolve network incidents and outages quickly, lead troubleshooting to restore service with minimal downtime, and document root causes and corrective actions.
• Present network configurations, updates, status, and performance reports to the client and stakeholders as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronics engineering, or another engineering or technical discipline. Eight (8) years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for the degree.
• 5+ years of experience.
• Experience managing, monitoring, and configuring the operations and maintenance of computer systems across a variety of networks, including high-volume/high-availability systems and wide area networks, for government IT systems.
• Experience with AWS cloud networking, including providing and managing connectivity to cloud resources.
• Experience working with multiple teams of administrators supporting diverse networks at both the enterprise and local level.
• Knowledge of agency policies for computer access and of firewall and network protection technologies, with experience implementing firewalls and creating plans to implement network protection.
• Strong ability to develop and maintain network diagrams and documentation using industry-standard tools.
• Familiarity with SAFe/Agile methodologies and participation in agile ceremonies.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to share network status with technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements

• Experience supporting VistA networks.
• Experience supporting the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) and the VA WAN.
• An active Public Trust clearance or higher.
• Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Network+ or CCNA.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools (for example, GitHub Copilot or Microsoft 365 Copilot) to draft network configurations, automation scripts, and documentation, including reviewing and validating AI-generated configurations in a test environment before deployment.
• Experience using AI-driven monitoring and analysis capabilities to detect anomalies, analyze logs and traffic data, and speed root cause analysis, with the administrator confirming findings before acting on them.
• Familiarity with secure and responsible AI use in federal environments, including using only agency-approved AI tools, never entering network configurations, credentials, or sensitive VA data into unapproved tools, and following VA and federal AI guidance.
• Experience supporting VA or other federal healthcare IT environments.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• 401k with Matching
• Corporate Laptop
• PTO + Federal Holidays
• Training opportunities
• Remote opportunity