Senior Secure Systems Administrator

SECURE OUR NATION, IGNITE YOUR FUTURE

Under the supervision of Secure IT Manager, this individual install, configures and supports the organizations local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN). Monitors the network to ensure network availability to all system users and may perform necessary maintenance to support network availability. Monitor, update and test remote sites functionality.
This candidate will also perform the role of Secure Systems Administrator. This individual will be responsible to manage a on premise enclave with VMWare, Hyper-V, Thin clients, switches and Windows Servers. This individual will also be responsible to provide tier 1 , tier2 desktop support to all campus end users in conjunction with the corporate helpdesk and functional teams.
This individual will also act as site lead for all projects and may be required to escort vendors.
The candidate will be part of a Secure IT team for our federal customer and will provide Network administration for a large Cisco enterprise environment, which consists of classified, networks. The team ensures the availability of a reliable/robust network transport infrastructure that provides data protection for information delivered across strategic, operational and tactical boundaries.
Up to 25% travel to Colorado, Texas, Virginia and Maryland.
M-F 8 hours may be flexible. Some after hours and weekends required

Responsibilities to include but not limited to:

• Configures, Installs, supports and/or maintains LANs and/or WANs; evaluates and recommends networking product and software upgrades.
• Configuring CISCO NXOS/IOS at both switch and router
• Performs technical analyses of software, hardware and transmission facilities using various diagnostic tools in support of efficient network operations.
• Monitors data traffic and controls network resource performance to ensure high-quality transmission.
• Identifies, diagnoses and resolves technical problems related to network failure/integrity.
• Monitor and report LAN bandwidth utilization and circuit latency.
• Proactive monitoring and reporting of all network devices, services, overall health of the network using a combination of tools to ensure high availability and SLA’s
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills and apply them as needed.
• Ability to effectively communicate issues and resolutions to all levels of the organization
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive customer and internal information.
• Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences
• Assist the Help Desk in network troubleshooting and act as the primary support for all network related issues
• Strong desire to discover the root cause of complex problems and communicate them effectively across IT disciplines and Management
• Good work ethic and active desire to learn.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and within a team.
• Manages the Proposal LAN located in Hanover Maryland
• Manages all VMWare and Microsoft Servers including patching and maintenance.
• Perform all the requirements of the Secure IT Systems Administrator
• Manage ticketing system.
• Desktop support Tier 1, Tier2

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3 or more years’ experience in Network Administration
• Strong knowledge of networking: TCP/IP, VLANS, Ethernet, switching, routing and routing protocols (BGP/OSPF), 802.1Q, and DNS, SNMP, TACACS, Access Control list
• Knowledge of Type 1 encryptors, TACLANES used to provide isolation and added security for the network transport and enterprise services
• Experience working directly with Government customer • Technical writing and documentation/diagram skills (MS Visio/MS Word/MS Excel)
• Performs rack-mounting and de-installing communications equipment and associated cabling
• Microsoft Certification MCSE or equivalent experience
• VMWare VCP or equivalent experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Certifications:

• Network +

• Configures, Installs, supports and/or maintains LANs and/or WANs; evaluates and recommends networking product and software upgrades.
• Configuring CISCO NXOS/IOS at both switch and router
• Performs technical analyses of software, hardware and transmission facilities using various diagnostic tools in support of efficient network operations.
• Monitors data traffic and controls network resource performance to ensure high-quality transmission.
• Identifies, diagnoses and resolves technical problems related to network failure/integrity.
• Monitor and report LAN bandwidth utilization and circuit latency.
• Proactive monitoring and reporting of all network devices, services, overall health of the network using a combination of tools to ensure high availability and SLA’s
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills and apply them as needed.
• Ability to effectively communicate issues and resolutions to all levels of the organization
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive customer and internal information.
• Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences
• Assist the Help Desk in network troubleshooting and act as the primary support for all network related issues
• Strong desire to discover the root cause of complex problems and communicate them effectively across IT disciplines and Management
• Good work ethic and active desire to learn.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and within a team.
• Manages the Proposal LAN located in Hanover Maryland
• Manages all VMWare and Microsoft Servers including patching and maintenance.
• Perform all the requirements of the Secure IT Systems Administrator
• Manage ticketing system.
• Desktop support Tier 1, Tier