If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity in the IT, engineering, software development, logistics, and project management fields, Linchpin Solutions is the place to be! We are currently hiring for a dynamic and experienced GAIT Network Engineer Clearance: An active DoD Secret Clearance is required for this role. Role Overview The GAIT Network Engineers will be responsible for mission planning, implementation, engineering, maintenance, and troubleshooting as required to support users requiring GAIT services. The Network Engineer must be knowledgeable in the tactical, worldwide global network from a planning, implementation, and troubleshooting perspective. General Skillset Experience with Microsoft Office Verbal and written communication skills Ability to work both collaboratively and individually Critical Thinking Skills Customer Service Skills Ability to give presentations and briefings In-depth knowledge of IP networking and processes Specific Skillset Understand Linkway modem operations Knowledge of the PM Tactical Network (formerly PM WIN-T) architecture along with emerging technologies Be able to identify with all variations of the WIN-T network, configuration, and the implementation processes and procedures associated with each Ability to assess network outage or degradation remediation in a quick and resourceful manner Understand Raydyne FDMA, and NCW modem operations Setup, troubleshooting, and understanding of Linkway NCC operations Have a working knowledge of the below topics: Voice - Create trunks - Build call managers - Create route patterns - Setup and operate the REDCOM - Setup and operate the Voice Gateway Routers (VGR) - Understand call setup and call traffic flow Routing - Load routers/switches IOS (CCNA R&S) - Load configurations on router/switches - Setup, troubleshoot, and understand Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) - Setup, troubleshoot, and understand Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) - Setup, troubleshoot, and understand Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Network(DMVPN) - Setup, troubleshoot, and understand Multicast - Setup, troubleshoot, and understand switch technologies - Setup, troubleshoot, and understand Riverbed wide area network (WAN)accelerators - Setup, troubleshoot, and understand Policy Based Routing (PBR) and Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP) - Setup, troubleshoot, and understand MPLS Layer 3 VPN (L3VPN) - Setup, troubleshoot, and understand MPLS Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) - Setup, troubleshoot, and understand various SP technologies ie; MVPN, LDP, MP-BGP) Information Assurance (IA) - Load IOSs on Cisco firewalls/IPSs - Setup, troubleshoot, and configure Cisco firewall/IPS configurations - Understand routing and traffic flows in the RHNs, and downrange assets - Setup, troubleshoot, and configure Cisco Security Manager (CSM) - Setup, troubleshoot, and configure Palo Alto virtual firewalls - Setup, troubleshoot, and configure Palo Alto’s Panorama firewall management tool Communications Security - Set up and operate KG-175A and KG-175D model TACLANEs and/or similar encryption devices - Set up and operate KIV-7M NetOps - Setup, troubleshoot, and understand the VMware vSphere 6.0 (VMware VCP-DCV) - Setup, troubleshoot, and understand the various Netops applications, such as: SNMPc, Solarwinds ORION, Radius, and TACACS (Cisco ISE)