The Role
Responsible for configuring, maintaining, and administering network infrastructure, ensuring secure operations and supporting remote connectivity. Key tasks include managing authentication services and network administration tasks.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Network Engineer III is responsible for configuring, maintaining, and administering network infrastructure, ensuring secure and efficient operation within the customer’s organization while working on-site and a telework work environment. This includes managing authentication services, performing network administration tasks, supporting secure remote connectivity, and handling network cabling and switch deployments. The Network Engineer III will also manage network management software and enterprise client tools to monitor and report system status and activities. The Network Engineer III plays a crucial role in ensuring the stability, security, and efficiency of the customer’s network infrastructure, supporting both on-site and remote users.
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Work authorization/security clearance requirements
Ability to obtain a security clearance.
Work environment
Physical demand
Travel required: N/A
Proficiency Requirement:
The candidate is expected to demonstrate proficiency in all essential job functions, tools, and processes related to this position within the first 90 days of employment. This includes acquiring a thorough understanding of job-specific responsibilities, systems, and workflows as outlined during onboarding and training. Failure to meet this requirement may result in additional training, reassessment, or other actions as deemed necessary by management.
The base salary range for this position is $118,119.16 - $130,000.
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Configure and maintain access and authentication for devices
- Assist in the operation of network services
- Perform network administration tasks such as adding and deleting users, controlling access rights, managing services, and monitoring the network
- Configure and administer network management software, including software metering, PC hardware and software inventories, and remote control of networked PCs
- Support secure remote connectivity through VPNs, ensuring reliable and secure access for remote users
- Configure and administer enterprise client tools used to monitor and report system status and activities
- Oversee organization-wide network cabling installation, maintenance, and documentation
- Configure and deploy phone closet switches, ensuring proper network connectivity and performance
- Maintain detailed and accurate documentation for network cabling, configurations, and administration tasks
- Collaborate effectively with IT team members and other stakeholders to address network issues and improve infrastructure
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Basic Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience managing a complex network
- BS/BA in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering or similar disciplines OR relevant work experience
Relevant network certifications (e.g., CCNA, CompTIA Network+) - Experience in LAN Administration, Network DDI, Network Access Control, Firewall Services, DMZ/Public Network Administration, Network Security
Proficiency in configuring and maintaining authentication services and network management software
Strong understanding of network protocols, cabling standards, and switch configuration - Familiarity with network monitoring tools and enterprise client tools
- Must be available to respond to network issues and emergencies as needed. After-hours support may be needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Network Cabling Basics, Network DDI (DNSSec, DNS Encryption), Network Administration, Authentication Services, Network Security
- Expertise in configuring and managing LDAP, Active Directory, and RADIUS authentication systems
- LAN Administration, Network DDI, Network Access Control, Firewall Services, DMZ/Public Network Administration, and Network Security
- Proven experience in network administration and infrastructure support.
- Experience using RADIUS, DDI, RAS, and VPN systems
- Federal government experience
- Network Cabling Basics, Network DDI (DNSSec, DNS Encryption), Network Administration, Authentication Services, Network Security (apply security baselines (STIG) to network equipment
- Proficiency in configuring and maintaining authentication services and network management software
- Strong understanding of network protocols, cabling standards, and switch configuration
- Familiarity with network monitoring tools and enterprise client tools
- Relevant network certifications (e.g., CCNA, CompTIA Network+) are preferred
Work authorization/security clearance requirements
Ability to obtain a security clearance.
Work environment
- Work is normally performed on-site, with occasional opportunities to telework
- Availability to respond to network issues and emergencies as they arise, including providing after-hours support when necessary.
Physical demand
- Frequent use of a keyboard, laptop, and mouse
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Effective written and verbal communication skills for working with customers, collaborating with team members
Travel required: N/A
Proficiency Requirement:
The candidate is expected to demonstrate proficiency in all essential job functions, tools, and processes related to this position within the first 90 days of employment. This includes acquiring a thorough understanding of job-specific responsibilities, systems, and workflows as outlined during onboarding and training. Failure to meet this requirement may result in additional training, reassessment, or other actions as deemed necessary by management.
The base salary range for this position is $118,119.16 - $130,000.
Top Skills
Active Directory
Dmz/Public Network Administration
Firewall Services
Lan Administration
Ldap
Network Access Control
Network Ddi
Network Security
Radius
Vpn
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The Company
What We Do
GAMA-1 is a highly-technical Certified Small Disadvantaged Business with a mature service delivery model. We combine industry and government standards with established GAMA-1 methodologies to develop, engineer, secure, implement, and maintain IT solutions and services. We refine our methods through continuous process improvement and hold International Organization of Standards (ISO) 9001 (Quality), ISO 20000 (ITSM), and ISO 27001 (Security) certifications. We train our staff on IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v4 and apply Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Services Level 3 processes.
GAMA-1 is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for two consecutive years. This prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at GAMA-1 Technologies. This year, 97% of employees said it’s a great workplace compared to 57% of typical U.S.-based company employees.
