Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide technical expertise and assist with network integration and consolidation efforts across multiple systems environments.
- Prepare and review technical implementation plans to provide integrated solutions, including actions, milestones, timelines and critical paths required for complete solutions
- Address and resolve technical problems relating to the installation and upgrade of network hardware and systems.
- Interface with customers, vendors, and other technical staff to analyze business and technical requirements (i.e. establishing new circuits).
- Develop and document technical briefings, engineering standards, standard operating procedures, technical guidance, status reports and present to senior leadership
- Participate in the development of network architecture, engineering designs, and changes.
- Assist in evaluating current and emerging technologies - conduct technical assessments and make recommendations.
- Collaborate with key partners in various technologies to de-conflict efforts, identify innovation opportunities, gain efficiency while increasing operability
- Communicate with customer(s) on matters of significant importance to the organization
- Effectively complete individual projects and tasks.
Basic Qualifications:
- BS degree and 12-15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience.
- Candidate must possess an active DOD TS/SCI level security clearance, and be eligible to obtain and maintain a w/CI Poly
- IAT Level II Baseline Certification (e.g. CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP)
- Ability to translate highly technical matter to non-technical audience
- Excellent communication skills
- Technical depth in network services and architecture (WAN/LAN/virtual private network (VPN))
- Experience developing solutions and troubleshooting the following vendors and technologies:
- Cisco Switches and routers
- S2S connections
- DMVPNs
- Advanced routing - BGP
- Palo Alto Firewalls
- AWS networked design and implementations.
- Virtual Private Cloud (VPCs)
- Route 53
- Amazon Firewall Services
- Ability to make decision and escalate when needed
- In-depth experience with security domains and industry best practices; business continuity and disaster recovery, emerging technology
- Self-starter with ability to work independently or in a team environment with little to no supervision
- Knowledge in Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experienced with DISA and DISA’s support to mission partners
- Proficient in cloud hosted networks
- Master’s degree in IT, Cybersecurity, or related field