Sr Network Specialist

Piper Companies is looking for a Network/System Administrator to join a government contractor in San Diego, CA . This role requires the candidate to report Onsite and have an active Top Secret Clearance Essential Duties of the

Network/System Administrator:

Install and configure LAN, WAN and internet systems Ensure network availability to all system users Monitor/test website performance Assist in network analysis, monitoring, coordination and planning Qualifications of the

Network/System Administrator:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field At least 4 years relevant technical experience CCNA required NOC experience preferred Active Top Secret clearance required Compensation for the

Network/System Administrator:

$120,000 - $135,000 (based on experience) Comprehensive benefit package; Cigna Medical, Cigna Dental, Vision, 401k w/ ADP, PTO, paid holidays, sick Leave as required by law This job opens for applications on 5/11/26. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date #

LI-ONSITE

#LI-BM2 Ethernet, MAC address, IP address, IPv4, IPv6, subnet mask, default gateway, VLAN, trunking, access port, trunk port, 802.1Q, inter‑VLAN routing, broadcast domain, collision domain, ARP, RARP, DNS, DHCP, DHCP relay, NAT, PAT, static NAT, dynamic NAT, routing table, static routing, dynamic routing, OSPF, OSPF areas, OSPF cost, EIGRP, RIP, BGP, IBGP, EBGP, AS number, route redistribution, route filtering, ACL, standard ACL, extended ACL, QoS, DSCP, CoS, traffic shaping, policing, MPLS, LDP, RSVP, VRF, VXLAN, SD-WAN, GRE tunnel, IPsec tunnel, site‑to‑site VPN, remote‑access VPN, PPP, PPPoE, HDLC, frame relay, leased line, metro Ethernet, fiber channel, multimode fiber, single‑mode fiber, SFP, SFP+, QSFP, PoE, PoE+, 802.3af, 802.3at, spanning tree, STP, RSTP, MSTP, portfast, BPDU guard, root guard, loop guard, EtherChannel, LACP, PAGP, link aggregation, MTU, jumbo frames, latency, throughput, bandwidth, jitter, packet loss, traceroute, ping, ICMP, IGMP, SNMP, syslog, netflow, sFlow, port mirroring, SPAN, RSPAN, TAP, CDN, edge router, core switch, distribution switch, access switch, layer 2 switch, layer 3 switch, firewall, IDS, IPS, next‑gen firewall, DMZ, AAA, RADIUS, TACACS+, 802.1X, PKI, digital certificates, load balancer, DNS load balancing, high availability, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, failover, redundancy, hot standby, routing convergence, network segmentation, microsegmentation, packet switching, circuit switching, MPLS

VPN, WAN

optimization, NAT traversal, cloud interconnect, BFD, SLA monitoring, path selection, dynamic failover, SDN, network controller, northbound API, southbound API, OpenFlow, fabric networking, leaf‑spine architecture, ARP inspection, DHCP snooping, IP source guard, port security, MAC filtering, LLDP, CDP, OUI, trunk negotiation, DTP, FHRP, multicast routing, PIM, PIM sparse mode, PIM dense mode, route reflector, peering, peering policy, WAN edge, WAN aggregation, network topology, mesh topology, star topology, ring topology