Network Administrator III

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next. Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.

Requisition #: 969

Location: BLDG 246 - Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 21005

Clearance Level: Active DoD - Top Secret

Required Certification(s):

• CompTIA Security+CE
• Cisco CCNA within 6 months

SUMMARY

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) of the U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) is the Army’s corporate laboratory. It’s a diverse assortment of unique facilities and a dedicated workforce of government and private sector partners make up the largest source of world-class integrated research and analysis in the U.S. Army. ARL discovers, innovates and transitions research in order to provide the best technologies for our Soldiers. ARL’s program consists of basic and applied research and survivability/lethality and human factors analysis. At the direction of Program Leadership, provide network administration and operational support for network infrastructure. Recommend solutions for new equipment, software, network configuration, design, and management to include the detail, specification, hardware components, and part numbers. Provide technical support for the operations of a fiber optic and twisted pair based network infrastructure.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Installation, Configuration, and Maintenance of the Network
• Expansion, Modification, Integration and Redundancy of the Network
• Diagnostics and Testing of Network using software/hardware tool suites
• Firewall policy Management
• HAIPE Inline Network Encryption (Taclane) management
• Traffic Analysis: NetFlow, SNMPv3 traps, syslog, wireshark, etc.
• Network problem Analysis, diagnosis and resolution
• Assist with security Audits

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Certifications

• CompTIA Security+CE
• Cisco CCNA within 6 months

Education, Background, and Years of Experience

• 2-5 years’ experience in related field
• Install, configure, and maintain L2 and L3 switches, routers, firewalls, and other network devices.
• Knowledge of VLANS, layer 2 switching, LAN Management, and Ports, protocols & services
• Fabricate, test, and install Ethernet cables
• Fortigate, Juniper, Palo Alto, and/or Cisco Firewalls. Fortigate Firewall experience preferred.
• Familiarity with DISA STIG
• Network monitoring applications e.g. Solarwinds
• Familiarity with Cisco ISE, RADIUS servers, and 802.1x
• Familiarity with VoIP
• COMSEC accounting or handling policies training

ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Required Skills

• Strong self-starter attitude, team oriented and good communication skills are a must.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with DoD (Army) networks
• SQL experience
• Windows Server experience
• Unix/Linux experience
• PERL Scripting

WORKING CONDITIONS

Environmental Conditions

Contractor site with 0%-10% travel possible. Possible off-hours work to support releases and outages. General office environment. Work is generally sedentary in nature, but may require standing and walking for up to 10% of the time. The working environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are adequate, and there are not hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. Work is generally performed within an office environment, with standard office equipment available.

Strength Demands

Sedentary – 10 lbs. Maximum lifting, occasional lift/carry of small articles. Some occasional walking or standing may be required. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Physical Requirements

Stand or Sit; Walk; Repetitive Motion; Use Hands / Fingers to Handle or Feel; Stoop, Kneel, Crouch, or Crawl; See; Push or Pull.