IT Network Administrator (Remote)

Our Customer is a leading value-added distributor in North America providing expertise, solutions and products from infrastructure, plumbing and appliances to HVAC, fire, fabrication and more. They exist to make their customers’ complex projects simple, successful and sustainable. With over 1 million customers, they have a very distinctive culture anchored in customer service. “We are a relationship business. Together we help build more than homes and office buildings. We help build relationships, trust, confidence and community.”

We are seeking a skilled Network Administrator to support a large-scale enterprise network migration initiative in a 100% remote environment. This role will focus on the deployment, configuration, and support of Aruba networking solutions as part of a Layer 3 infrastructure migration across multiple enterprise locations.

• Duration: Initially a 6-month project, with a strong possibility of extension due to the volume of sites involved. No planned temp-to-perm conversion.
• Work Arrangement: 100% remote within the continental U.S. Candidates must support Eastern Time business hours.

The Network Administrator will serve as a key technical resource responsible for staging, implementing, and supporting network deployments while ensuring minimal impact to business operations. This individual will manage multiple site migrations simultaneously, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, and provide detailed project updates and technical documentation throughout the migration lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will possess strong routing and switching expertise, hands-on experience within the Aruba ecosystem, and the ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues. Success in this role requires exceptional communication skills, strong organizational abilities, and experience coordinating activities across technical teams, vendors, and field technicians.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and deploy Aruba HPE routers for enterprise network migrations.
• Support Layer 3 migration activities across multiple locations.
• Coordinate installation activities during staging, implementation, and post-installation phases.
• Partner with Network Operations, Network Engineering, Project Management, Cybersecurity teams, and third-party vendors to ensure successful deployments.
• Troubleshoot network issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement timely resolutions.
• Maintain network diagrams, topology documentation, configuration records, and standard operating procedures.
• Provide weekly migration status updates, deployment tracking, and project reporting.
• Support planned network cutovers during business and non-business hours as required.

Required Skills

• Aruba HPE router configuration and deployment experience.
• Aruba ecosystem experience, including:
  • AOS-CX CLI
  • Aruba Central
  • Zero-Touch Provisioning
  • Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN
  • ClearPass
• Layer 3 routing protocols:
  • OSPF
  • BGP
  • Static Routing
  • Route Redistribution
  • Route Summarization
• Layer 2 switching:
  • VLANs
  • 802.1Q Trunking
  • Spanning Tree Protocol
  • LACP
  • Inter-VLAN Routing
• IP addressing and subnetting, including DHCP relay and DNS considerations.
• Experience coordinating field technicians and third-party implementation partners.
• Strong documentation, reporting, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and meet established deployment timelines.
• Flexibility to support evening and weekend cutovers across multiple time zones.

Preferred Certifications

• Aruba Certified Switching Professional (ACSP) or Aruba Certified Professional
• Cisco CCNA
• CompTIA Network+
• ITIL Foundation

Top Three Must-Haves

1. Hands-on Aruba HPE router configuration and deployment experience.
2. Strong Aruba ecosystem knowledge, including AOS-CX CLI, Aruba Central, Zero-Touch Provisioning, Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN, and ClearPass.
3. Strong documentation and reporting skills, including maintaining network documentation and providing weekly migration status updates.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements) Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.