Network Expert
About The Position
Aretum is seeking a Network Expert to design, administer, secure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure and supporting services. The role involves collaborating with government and contractor stakeholders, delivering accurate work products, and following applicable federal customer procedures. Because Aretum is a federal consulting organization, employees may handle Controlled Unclassified Information and must comply with applicable safeguarding and compliance requirements. The position is located in Vienna, Virginia. On-site expectations and travel requirements will be determined by the final contract and customer needs and communicated during recruiting. This is a proposal-contingent opportunity, dependent on contract award, customer approval if required, and funding availability. The position requires a Secret security clearance, with continued eligibility and maintenance subject to government requirements, and applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The anticipated annual base salary range is $60,000–$130,000. This is a good-faith estimate, not a guaranteed offer or final salary; compensation will depend on contract award, funding, customer requirements, work location, and the selected candidate’s qualifications.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
- Knowledge of enterprise networking, TCP/IP, switches, routing, access management, and troubleshooting.
- Ability to maintain accurate diagrams, records, and operating procedures.
- Strong written and verbal communication, collaboration, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
- Current CompTIA Security+ certification or another current certification appropriate to the position and accepted by the customer is required.
- Ability to configure and troubleshoot routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP connectivity, and network services.
- Understanding of monitoring, configuration documentation, patch coordination, backup validation, and service restoration.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Secret security clearance required, with continued eligibility and maintenance subject to applicable government requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with federal IT environments, cybersecurity practices, system lifecycle documentation, and customer service processes.
- Experience with Active Directory, certificate revocation lists (CRLs), network security controls, and recovery exercises.
- Familiarity with enterprise LAN/WAN design, firewall rules, network segmentation, and automated monitoring tools.
Responsibilities
- Develop network designs and site diagrams for LAN, MAN, and WAN infrastructure and installations.
- Configure, administer, and troubleshoot network hardware, software, communications links, and related services.
- Monitor network availability, capacity, performance, and security, and plan changes and improvements.
- Administer Active Directory services and maintain certificate revocation lists (CRLs) as required.
- Implement patches and updates, perform routine maintenance, and conduct backup and recovery operations.
- Plan network downtime and changeovers, including validation testing, rollback, and contingency measures.
- Maintain network records, site drawings, configuration documentation, and cost or performance analyses.
Benefits
- Health care plan (medical, dental, and vision).
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Basic and voluntary life insurance and AD&D.
- Paid time off.
- Family leave, including maternity and paternity leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Training and development.
