Job Duties:

• Analyze the planning, design, development, and implementation of system and network engineering plans for our Intelligence Community customers.
• Monitor all activities of the network facilities and ensure high quality data transmission.
• Provide technical support for all customer facing engagements/interactions, including receipt of specifications, design, test, and response to service requests.
• Debug and test networks, analyze technical projects, perform needs assessments, analyze and/or oversee cost and benefit estimates, presentations, negotiations, installations, problem resolutions, procurements, and multi-vendor product integration.
• Provide initial engineering and implementation support of networks to assure proper execution and provides resolution for system failures or degradations, as needed.
• Provide project management and documentation, as required.
• It is expected that the candidate will at times participate in, and / or facilitate stakeholder meetings as required.
• Proven ability to delegate tasks, comprehensively and in parts is necessary to be successful in this environment.

Required Skills:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Active TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• BA or BS degree in CS or 8+ years of experience with network administration in lieu of a degree
• 4+ years of experience with network/system administration
• Experience with maintaining VMware ESXi hosts and virtual machines (VMs)
• Experience with maintaining Network Appliance (Netapp) storage arrays or technologies
• Experience with maintaining a Windows 7 or Windows 10 desktop environment
• Experience with maintaining a Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy environment
• Experience with maintaining a Linux environment, including CENTOS, REdhat/RHEL, or SUSE
• Experience with basic containerization technologies like Docker and/or Podman
• Experience with Oracle Hardware and Solaris OS (x86 and SPARC).
• Experience with facilitating and/or implementing Information Security Best Practices (patching, IAVA remediation, POA&M development, other security compliance initiatives)
• Ability to maintain software development infrastructure supporting multiple environments (networks) in a fast-paced, highly technical environment
• Ability to take initiative and make recommendations on existing infrastructures
• Ability to be a self-starter
• Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills

Desired Skills:

• Experience with maintaining and administration of Cisco networking switches
• Experience with maintaining network cabling infrastructure, including copper and fiber cabling
• Experience with Splunk logging
• Experience with NESSUS vulnerability scanning
• Familiarity with Kanban / Agile methodologies
• Familiarity with Jira, Redmine, other project management applications