Network Specialist

Booz Allen Hamilton•Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

About The Position

Monitor network administration and maintenance operations. Manage the design evolution of existing operational networks and resolve network incidents to ensure the smooth running of the network operation. Apply advanced consulting skills and extensive technical expertise, including full industry knowledge. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Work without considerable direction, and mentor and supervise team members. Provide support to communication systems, including Joint Network Node (JNN), Satellite Transportable Terminal (STT), Regional Hub Node (RHN), Soldier Network Extension (SNE), and Tactical Communications Node (TCN).

Requirements

Experience with the configuration of commercial IP routers and ethernet switches
Experience with firewalls, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), the Intrusion Detection System (IDS), and High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptors (HAIPEs)
Experience with cloud technologies, data center networks, Software Defined Networking (SDN), or Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
Experience with network modeling and simulation tools such as OPNET or Riverbed Modeler, and EXata, and using tools for network performance testing, management, and troubleshooting such as Wireshark
Experience with the configuration of standard networking equipment such as commercial IP routers and ethernet switches
Knowledge of wireless and SATCOM networks
Knowledge of Transmission Control Protocol or Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networks and network architectures
Knowledge of standard networking protocol for transport, including Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) routing, and network services such as Domain Name Server (DNS), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and Network Time Protocol or Precision Time Protocol (NTP/PTP)
Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree in CS, Electrical Engineering, IT, or Information Systems

Nice To Haves

Experience with DoD network architectures and technologies
Experience in experimentation, prototyping, and piloting
Experience assessing customer's needs, and identifying and proposing viable technical solutions
Ability to engineer robust communication solutions for stressed environments
Possession of excellent verbal and written communications skills
Cisco CCNA, CompTIA Security+, or CISSP Certification

Responsibilities

Monitor network administration and maintenance operations.
Manage the design evolution of existing operational networks.
Resolve network incidents to ensure the smooth running of the network operation.
Apply advanced consulting skills and extensive technical expertise, including full industry knowledge.
Develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
Work without considerable direction.
Mentor and supervise team members.
Provide support to communication systems, including Joint Network Node (JNN), Satellite Transportable Terminal (STT), Regional Hub Node (RHN), Soldier Network Extension (SNE), and Tactical Communications Node (TCN).