Network and Security Specialist

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Aetos Systems, Inc. was founded in early 2007 to provide a unique work experience. Employees are the foundation of our business. Our leaders work hard every day to empower and support our employees in the development of their careers, giving back to their community and providing their expertise and innovations to our customers - solving real world business problems. Our culture focuses on our people -- our strongest asset -- ensuring they have an environment to provide best-in-class service and solutions to our customers. We always strive to do the right thing.

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Job Summary

As a Network and Security Specialist, you will apply specialized knowledge of primary technical or business discipline. This position requires broad knowledge of two technical or business fields and extensive knowledge of his/her specialty. We are looking for a technology expert on delivering technological requirements and solving problems within IT or business environments which includes, but is not limited to Compute, Storage, Data Services, Network, Resource Management, Cybersecurity, Tool and Application development, and Government business models for finance, procurement and human resources. In this position you will provide technical expertise and guidance in the given area of expertise.

Responsibilities May Include:

• Provide system and network optimization design, implementation, testing, and maintenance support for a complex enterprise network using industry best practices
• Resolve escalated network and security support issues (Tier 3)
• Independently conduct network assessments, identify possible vulnerabilities, and recommend/develop solutions to problems found
• Lead development of network documentation, diagrams, and standard operating procedures
• Support continuous service improvements (CSI)
• Active participation in Root Cause Analysis for Problem Management activities
• Work with cross-functional teams to plan and execute network upgrades, migrations, and deployments
• Manage vendor relationships, including engagement on Incident Support activities and ensure timely delivery of program deliverables
• Monitoring, capacity planning, backup, and recovery of network equipment
• Keep up with technology trends. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tactics, and tools to improve service delivery
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, including providing training and support as required
• Provide testing support for the setup, installation, and transition to operations of service infrastructure devices, NMS and tools
• Function as the primary COOP capability support engineer
• Support lifecycle sustainment and refresh activities
• Utilize the designated ticketing system to document resolution and develop knowledge management artifacts
• Occasional travel to Greenbelt, Maryland may be required

Requirements

Required Minimum Education

• Bachelor’s or AA/AS degree and 8-10 years of prior relevant experience or a master's degree with 5-7 years of prior relevant experience. Specific years of related work experience may be substituted for a degree at the Hiring Manager's discretion

Requires Years of Experience

• Eight (8+) years’ experience engineering and troubleshooting networks, including extensive routing and switching experience such as one or more of the following: MPLS, VPNs, routing protocols i.e. BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, switching protocols i.e. Spanning Tree Protocol, VLANs, LLDP, VoIP, Multicast protocols and emerging network technologies

Required Skills, Qualifications, Technical Experience, etc.

• Extensive knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, Network and Security architecture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common security elements
• Hands-on experience with standard industry products e.g. Cisco, Juniper, and Ciena
• Effective communicator and able to coordinate network and customer issues with other technical sections
• Strong understanding and in-depth knowledge of IP network/subnet addressing
• Experienced and adept at developing and maintaining technical documents, analyses, and reports
• Experience developing and presenting technical information to senior customer management, customer stakeholders, and company management
• Ability to multi-task and respond quickly to real-time dataflow issues.
• Ability to work non-standard work hours/shifts
• Knowledge of Network Monitoring tools, e.g. NNMi, Specturm, MRTG, CACTI

Preferred Skills, Qualifications, Technical Experience, etc.

• Experience with Juniper route, switch and security appliances. (MX, EX, SRX)
• Experience with Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) implementation and design concepts
• Experience with NNMi configuration and maintenance
• Experience with Splunk
• Experience with change, configuration and performance management NetOps concepts
• Experience working with Commercial Carrier service providers, e.g., AT&T, Verizon
• Knowledge of Linux
• Current holder of either a CCNA, CCNP or JNCIA certifications

Benefits

What we offer:

• Competitive salaries
• Education and professional development assistance
• Multiple healthcare benefit packages & 24/7 virtual on-demand doctors’ visits
• 401K
• Dave Ramsey’s SmartDollar Financial Wellness program
• Civic Leave – time off to support your favorite charity or community
• Paid time off for personal leave and holidays