Network Operations Center Administrator
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Location: Alexandria, VA 22304
Description:
Job Description
This role seeks individuals who can serve as strategic advisors, ensuring the smooth operation and security of complex, large-scale DoD networks. Candidates must demonstrate exceptional technical expertise and the ability to implement solutions that align with organizational goals and support mission-critical operations.
Primary Responsibilities:
Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Work Hours: Full-Time, On-site
Shift 1: 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Shift 2: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Benefits
Core Benefits:
Health Benefits:
Quality of Life Benefits:
Special Benefits:
This role seeks individuals who can serve as strategic advisors, ensuring the smooth operation and security of complex, large-scale DoD networks. Candidates must demonstrate exceptional technical expertise and the ability to implement solutions that align with organizational goals and support mission-critical operations.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Conduct shift reviews to ensure services are operational, resolve anomalies, perform root cause analysis, and document processes. Mentor junior team members on new procedures.
- Ensure smooth operations of multi-user environments by implementing STIGs, EIPs, industry best practices, and DoD-aligned security measures.
- Address customer issues, update ticket statuses, and document resolutions.
- Plan and implement network security to protect data, software, and hardware.
- Assess network upgrade requests and provide technical guidance.
- Offer 24x7 on-call support during outages with progress updates.
Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field with 4+ years' experience (or equivalent experience).
- IAT Level II Certification (e.g., CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE).
- Active DoD TS/SCI clearance, eligible for CI Poly.
- Layer 3 networking experience.
- troubleshooting experience with L3 connections
- How to find a workstation on the network
- Familiarity with OSI model and ASAs
- Demonstrated skill in troubleshooting IT systems.
- Proficiency in at least five (5):
- Cisco configuration
- BGP/OSPF
- TCPDUMP/Wireshark
- S2S/DMVPN/IPSEC troubleshooting
- LAN/WAN troubleshooting
- Firewall basics
- ISE/TACACs basics
- AWS Cloud services
- VLANs and trunking
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- 802.1x
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with DISA and its mission support.
- TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly preferred.
Work Hours: Full-Time, On-site
Shift 1: 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Shift 2: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Benefits
Core Benefits:
- Paid Time Off (PTO): TEN (10) Paid days off & FIVE (5) Floating days off.
- Holidays: 11 Paid Holidays. Flex time can be utilized instead of holiday time usage.
- Payroll: Paid Bi-Monthly.
- 401(k): Partnered with the SECOND LARGEST Retirement plan provider in the U.S. Guaranteed 3% match. Eligibility - 21 years of age or older, after 3 months of employment
- Individual or company-wide performance and recognition awards (Quarterly
Health Benefits:
- UNITED HEALTHCARE PPO, extensive national coverage.
- INCLUDES: Medical/Dental/Vision/HSA.
- Eligible on the first of the month, immediately after the start date.
- Submit the enrollment form within 30 days of your start date otherwise, you will have to wait until October for the new year enrollment.
Quality of Life Benefits:
- Training & Career Development Reimbursement of Tuition and training needed to support career development.
- $150 monthly reimbursement contribution paid monthly towards parking expenses.
- Receipts must be submitted by the close of business on the 25th of each month.
- Reimbursements will be paid on the first payroll AFTER reimbursements are submitted each month.
Special Benefits:
- Performance bonus - Project-based
- Yearly bonus - Company based