Network administrator with more than 5 years of experience maintaining networks for a multi-campus college and a managed services provider. Keeps 140 switches, 600 access points and 4 firewalls running at 99.95% uptime for 12,000 users. Brings hands-on troubleshooting, firewall management and well-documented, repeatable changes.
Experience
Network Administrator, Sandhills Community College District (Albuquerque, NM)
Aug 2022 – Present
Administer 140 switches, 600 access points and 4 FortiGate firewalls across 3 campuses with 99.95% uptime
Upgraded wireless to Wi-Fi 6 in 18 buildings, raising average client throughput 3x during peak class hours
Implemented NAC with 802.1X for 4,000 staff and lab devices, removing unknown devices from internal VLANs
Documented network diagrams and change procedures in NetBox, cutting onboarding time for new techs in half
Network Technician, Rio Grande Managed IT (Albuquerque, NM)
Mar 2021 – Jul 2022
Configured switches, VPNs and firewalls for 50 small business clients
Resolved 25 network tickets weekly with a 92% first-contact resolution rate
Education
A.A.S. Network Administration, Central New Mexico Community College (Aug 2019 – May 2021)
A strong Network Administrator resume shows the systems you built, the scale they run at, and the measurable effect on speed, reliability or cost. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Programming languages
System design
Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
CI/CD
Testing and code review
Databases and SQL
Observability
Security fundamentals
APIs and integrations
Technical documentation
Example bullet points
Rebuilt the checkout service in Go, cutting p95 latency from 900 ms to 180 ms for 2M monthly users
Introduced contract tests and staged rollouts, reducing production incidents by 45% in two quarters
Migrated 30 services to Kubernetes with Terraform, lowering cloud spend by $250k a year
Tips from recruiters
Group skills by category (for example "Languages: Go, TypeScript") so recruiters and ATS parsers find them quickly.
Link to a repository, demo or write-up for at least one project you can talk about in depth.
Name the stack inside each bullet; keyword matching happens at the bullet level, not only in the skills list.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Tech (ATS-friendly): Developer style: mono headings and tags, sans body
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Network Administrator resume FAQ
What should a Network Administrator resume include?
A Network Administrator resume should show the systems you built, the scale they run at, and the measurable effect on speed, reliability or cost. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Network Administrator?
Classic, Tech and Modern work well for Network Administrator roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Network Administrator resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Network Administrator put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Network Administrator roles are Programming languages, System design, Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), CI/CD, Testing and code review and Databases and SQL.
How do I write strong Network Administrator resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as latency, uptime and deploy frequency. For example: "Rebuilt the checkout service in Go, cutting p95 latency from 900 ms to 180 ms for 2M monthly users."