What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Engineer position at By Light Professional IT Services?
American Communications Solutions and By Light Professional IT Services are recruiting dedicated and talented IT Service and Program Management Office professionals. EWOCS provides reliable high-quality communications and innovative IT solutions for the Guardians, Airmen, and Government agencies assigned to Patrick Space Force Base, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and Vandenberg Air Force Base. Be a part of the team that delivers excellence in national missile defense, human space flight, space launch, and combat rescue!
- Designs and implements self-healing networks
- Maintains overall functionality of networks.
- Troubleshoots routing, switching and multicast faults
- Configures and troubleshoots RADIUS, SYSLOG, NTP, OSPF, Auto-RP
- Monitors network load balancing, route cost patterns, overall system health, etc. and advises on need for potential upgrades or reconfigurations
- Identifies the need to upgrade or enhance network component capabilities
- Periodically reviews SIEM alerts as they relate to overall system status
- Hardens networking infrastructure as appropriate, balancing customer Availability/Integrity/Confidentiality needs.
- Resolves IAVA/STIG findings as appropriate, providing proper documentation and/or justification to A&A personnel
- Provides on-site technical and operational support in the installation and operation of any/all telecommunications equipment
- Conducts site surveys to determine feasibility of equipment installations (e.g. telecommunications, electrical, temperature/humidity, cleanliness, space/weight, maintainability, logistical support)
- Mentors other IT personnel as needed
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
- Must meet DoD 8570 IAT II requirements
- Experience designing and implementing self-healing networks
- Expert understanding of Cisco and/or Juniper technologies
- Expert understanding of networking protocols
- Experience in cross-platform networking environments
- Expert level experience in the configuration & operation of enterprise Palo Alto firewalls.
- DoD Active Secret Clearance