Network Administrator II - Secret Clearance

Role overview

Network operations

• Lead maintenance evolutions, assign tasks, and oversee subordinate network administrators and NOC sites.
• Oversee VoIP phones, switches, wired and wireless routers, encryption devices, and network availability and reliability.
• Implement, administer, and troubleshoot wireless access points, firewalls, routers, switches, and HAIPE encryption devices.
• Monitor LAN/WAN and wireless networks; troubleshoot network issues, outages, and anomalies.
• Report outages and corrective actions to the NOC service desk and Watch Officer; provide updates and resolve user issues.
• Administer VLANs and ACLs; use Spectrum and other software tools to manage the network.
• Plan, design, configure, test, and support network development and expansion; use subnetting, switching, and Cisco IOS knowledge.
• Enforce network security procedures, DISA STIG compliance, and security best practices; perform disaster recovery and data backups as required.

Personnel and program administration

• Manage shift schedules, leave requests, and personnel administrative tasks.
• Maintain employee status, training, certification, vehicle-log, and compliance records; review training reports and leave forms.
• Coordinate transportation and integration of new and returning employees; conduct orientation and support employee certification tasks.
• Provide performance counseling and appraisal feedback, enforce company and program policies, and communicate through the chain of command.
• Coordinate with employees and HR during emergencies or unusual circumstances; ensure safety inspections are conducted.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance required.
• At least five years of networking-environment experience; one year in a NOC or higher-tier support is preferred.
• At least one DoD 8570.01M baseline certification and one computing-environment certification are required, from the listed authorized categories.
• A bachelor's degree in IT or a related field is preferred; related experience may substitute for education as stated in the posting.
• Customer-service-oriented company experience is required; two years of supervisory or lead experience is preferred.
• Candidates must meet host-country requirements, including obtaining and maintaining a host-nation visa and driver’s license.

Authorized certification examples

• Baseline options include CCNA Security, CCNP Security, CASP+, CySA+, Security+, GIAC GCED, GCIH, GICSP, GSEC, CISA, CISSP, and SSCP.
• Computing-environment options include Cisco DevNet Professional, CCIE specializations, CCNA variants, and CCNP specializations listed in the posting.
• Baseline and computing-environment certification categories must be satisfied separately; a single certification cannot count for both.

Working environment

• Work is 95% indoors and 5% outdoors.
• Outdoor temperatures may exceed 100°F; candidates must be able to withstand extreme heat.

Benefits

• Company-paid housing and transportation, completion bonus, and tuition reimbursement program.