Network Analyst (Night Shift)

KIHOMAC•Colorado Springs, CO

11h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for ensuring system changes are completed in accordance with developer documentation, configuration management, and documentation practices. The role involves daily hands-on operating and maintenance, monitoring, troubleshooting, and testing of C2BMC networks. Responsibilities include configuring, installing, testing, and sustaining IT network and boundary protection devices and systems, as well as performing technical validation of network designs in accordance with industry best practices and DoD policies and guidelines. The analyst will also perform data collection and validation of network services and devices, assist integration managers in problem definition and root cause analysis, and provide timely updates to team leads, managers, and stakeholders on task status and troubleshooting efforts. Recommendations will be made to plan, develop, and execute work plans that achieve critical-path requirements. The role involves working with the project team to install and test new hardware as needed for lifecycle management and using the REMEDY ticketing system to report, track, and document problems and resolution life-cycle actions on faulty systems. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Current DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II certification with Continuing Education (CE) - (CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP) required
4+ years of general (full-time) work experience
Experience in firewall configuration and troubleshooting required
Experience with IP addressing, subnetting, and NAT required
Experience with Cisco or Juniper routers, switches, firewalls required
Experience configuring OSPF, SNMP, Syslog, VRF, and network timing systems required
Must be a US citizen
Candidate must be in possession of a Secret Security Clearance

Nice To Haves

CCNA or JNCIA certification preferred
Experience with network monitoring preferred
Experience using Juniper Apstra to build and deploy network configurations preferred
Experience with software defined networking, such as VMware NSX preferred
Experience with Microsoft Visio diagramming preferred
Knowledge of Missile Defense, DoD communications systems and MDIOC operations preferred

Responsibilities

Ensure system changes are completed in accordance with developer documentation, configuration management and documentation practices
Perform daily hands-on operating and maintenance, monitoring, troubleshooting, and testing of C2BMC networks
Configure, install, test, and sustain IT network and boundary protection devices and systems
Perform technical validation of network designs in accordance with industry best practices and DoD policies and guidelines
Perform data collection and validation of network services and devices
Assist integration managers in problem definition and root cause analysis as needed
Provide timely updates to appropriate team leads, managers and stakeholders on status of tasks and troubleshooting efforts
Make recommendations to plan, develop and execute work plans that achieve critical-path requirements
Work with the project team to install and test new hardware as needed for lifecycle management
Use REMEDY ticketing system to report, track and document problems and resolution life-cycle actions on faulty systems