Senior Network Administrator

Company: Perspecta
Location: Augusta
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

Business Group Highlights DefenseThe Defense group supports the Department of Defense (DoD) mission to keep our homeland and its citizens safe. We provide solutions to improve the Nation's defense by providing software, systems engineering, IT, training and logistics and fleet management solutions.ResponsibilitiesServe as a Senior Network Administrator in routing, switching and firewall technologies. --- Install, configure and manage network devices both physical and virtual. --- Install, configure and manage IPS/IDS devices both physical and virtual. --- Perform a variety of tasks to include troubleshooting, implementing changes, creating test environments, validation, and maintaining virtual infrastructure. --- Continue to improve the LAN infrastructure to meet instructor and student needs. --- Analyze systems requirements in response to customer requirements, risks, and costs by working directly with management and system administrators. Evaluate new systems information technologies and their effect on the environment. Ensure cyber security and OPSEC policies, principles, and practices are an integral element of the operating environment. Integrate hardware and software components within the systems environment. --- Continually monitor and fine-tune performance of the network. Conduct analyses of network usage, user complaints, traffic interruptions, hardware and software capabilities, and other relevant factors. Identifies adverse trends, ineffective practices or procedures, equipment shortcomings, etc. --- Apply Information Technology (IT) expertise, including feasibility studies, technical evaluation, justification, acquisition/procurement, installation, implementation, management, and administration of IT systems. Work is performed in a complex IT network environment involving support to geographically dispersed sites and locations.QualificationsRequires 8 to 10 years with BS/BA or 6 to 8 years with MS/MA or 3 to 5 years with PhD.Requirements: Have a minimum of three (3) years of Senior Network Administrator experience including routers, switching, and firewall operation and maintenance Have understanding of networking topologies and common architectures deployed both Layer 2 and Layer 3.Have understanding of virtualization, Software Defined Networking, Software Defined Storage, local area networking, etc. Have the ability to communicate with virtualization architects about the virtual environment. Have the ability to use infrastructure-monitoring technologies (ex. Splunk, SolarWinds, Nagios).---Required: TS/SCI eligibilityIAT LVL II Baseline Certification - CompTIA Security+ or higherAdditional relevant experience a plus:--- Have and understanding of NIST SP 800 series, Army IT and IA Regulations (ex. 25-1 and 25-2), DoD Cyber Security Regulations, OWASP, FedRamp and Cloud Security Alliance framework. --- Have the ability to create system documentation such as Standard Operating procedures, etc. --- Have the understanding of user experience best practices, information architecture, and interaction/visual design. For Colorado ResidentsAbout PerspectaWhat matters to our nation, is what matters to us. At Perspecta, everything we do, from conducting innovative research to cultivating strong relationships, supports one imperative: ensuring that your work succeeds. Our company was formed to bring a broad array of capabilities to all parts of the public sector-from investigative services and IT strategy to systems work and next-generation engineering.Our promise is simple: never stop solving our nation's most complex challenges. And with a workforce of approximately 14,000, more than 48 percent of which is cleared, we have been trusted to do just that, as a partner of choice across the entire sector.Perspecta is an AA/EEO--Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.As a government contractor, Perspecta abides by the following provisionPay Transparency Nondiscrimination ProvisionThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of the other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).

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