Network Specialist on-site Alamogordo, NM at Soal Technologies Inc
Alamogordo, NM
About the Job
Full on-site at Alamogordo, New Mexico
ACTIVE Secret-level Security Clearance (or Public Trust)
Must be able to obtain a CCNA within 6 months of starting the assignment
Requirements are:
Comptia Security+ Certification
QUALIFICATIONS:
● Must be familiar with Cisco firewalls, Cisco, Alcatel, Hewlett-Packard, Nortel and NetScreen VPN devices and IDSs
RESPONSIBILITIES:
● Ensure that the LAN/WAN is capable of providing required services by supporting the network infrastructure through the use of troubleshooting and
problem resolution in a production environment
● Provide daily operational support for LAN/WAN networks, including firewalls
● Plan, install and support hardware and software upgrades
● Resolve technical issues associated with network and routing protocols at all levels of the OSI model through the use of diagnostics and network
administration tools such as Hewlett Packard (HP) OpenView, Cisco Works and Tivoli
● Understand Management Information Blocks (MIB) and MRTG to measure, plan and execute methodologies to ensure high performance levels and
minimum downtime
● Responsible for maintaining LAN/WAN barrier systems to prevent unauthorized access to MTF systems
● Use diagnostic utilities to identify and isolate problems encountered on different mediums and network protocols, gather latency statistics and find
specific network bottlenecks, evaluate problems and implement fix actions through device reconfiguration or replacement depending on the
circumstances
● Must address issues related to synchronous and asynchronous communications, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, ATM, ISDN,
microwave and satellite communications
EDUCATION: (One of the following three (3) options is required):
● Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as computer sciences, AND three (3) years related experience
● Successful completion of a certification program at a technical or vocational school, AND eight (8) years related experience
● Comparable Department of Defense technical training, AND eight (8) years of directly related, progressively complex experience
ACTIVE Secret-level Security Clearance (or Public Trust)
Must be able to obtain a CCNA within 6 months of starting the assignment
Requirements are:
Comptia Security+ Certification
QUALIFICATIONS:
● Must be familiar with Cisco firewalls, Cisco, Alcatel, Hewlett-Packard, Nortel and NetScreen VPN devices and IDSs
RESPONSIBILITIES:
● Ensure that the LAN/WAN is capable of providing required services by supporting the network infrastructure through the use of troubleshooting and
problem resolution in a production environment
● Provide daily operational support for LAN/WAN networks, including firewalls
● Plan, install and support hardware and software upgrades
● Resolve technical issues associated with network and routing protocols at all levels of the OSI model through the use of diagnostics and network
administration tools such as Hewlett Packard (HP) OpenView, Cisco Works and Tivoli
● Understand Management Information Blocks (MIB) and MRTG to measure, plan and execute methodologies to ensure high performance levels and
minimum downtime
● Responsible for maintaining LAN/WAN barrier systems to prevent unauthorized access to MTF systems
● Use diagnostic utilities to identify and isolate problems encountered on different mediums and network protocols, gather latency statistics and find
specific network bottlenecks, evaluate problems and implement fix actions through device reconfiguration or replacement depending on the
circumstances
● Must address issues related to synchronous and asynchronous communications, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, ATM, ISDN,
microwave and satellite communications
EDUCATION: (One of the following three (3) options is required):
● Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as computer sciences, AND three (3) years related experience
● Successful completion of a certification program at a technical or vocational school, AND eight (8) years related experience
● Comparable Department of Defense technical training, AND eight (8) years of directly related, progressively complex experience
Salary
30 - 35 /hour
