Delaware Nation Industries is supporting the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA). We are providing enterprise management and technical support of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWC DD DNA) by providing support in operation and maintenance, policy, procedures, engineering/technical solutions, equipment ordering, and the Naval Networking Environment (NNE) strategy.
Job Summary: The Network Administrator/Engineer will provide Tier I – III daily support of the NGEN enclave supporting the RDT&E core infrastructure. They will assist in the development and deployment of DOD standards to ensure network compliance and security. Strong communication and documentation is required to ensure plans of action, and milestones for deployment and administration of all facets of the network infrastructure. The daily support of the enclave could be from cabling runs, switch code upgrades, STIGing, firewall investigation and remediation to network routing troubleshooting. This role is multifaceted and part of a strong team.
Responsibilities:
- Maintains records and reports concerning network operations and maintenance.
- Troubleshoots network performance issues.
- Must be able to provide cradle-to-grave STIG support for all network and security devices within the network.
- Analyzes network traffic and provides capacity-planning solutions.
- Monitors and responds to complex networking hardware and software problems.
- Interfaces with vendor support service groups to ensure proper escalation during outages or periods of degraded system performance.
- Responsible for design, installation, and support of network communications, including LAN/WAN/WLAN systems.
- Performs a variety of network engineering tasks and activities that are aligned with major network design, integration, implementation, hardware, CTO, DOD mandated C2C/Zero Trust.
- Provides assistance and oversight for information systems operations activities, including computer and telecommunications/communications operations, data control, LAN/WAN/WLAN administration and operations support, operating systems programming, system security policy procedures, and/or web strategy and operations.
- Engaged in the operation and support of network facilities, including all communications equipment on various platforms.
- Involved in complex operations that involve two or more additional functions such as, but not limited to, network operations, systems security, systems software support, and production support activities.
- Provides the routine testing and analysis of all elements of the network facilities (including power, software, communications machinery, lines).
- Utilizes software and hardware tools, identifies and diagnoses complex problems affecting network performance.
- Patches and maintains network equipment and tools to meet security compliance standards.
- Designs automation and efficiency into daily tasks, processes, SOP’s, and project completions.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Requirements
- 5+ Years of Network Administrator experience in a DoD environment
- Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent Work Experience in related IT field
- Requires DoD 8570 (or DoD 8140) IAT Level II certification. This position requires compliance with DOD 8570 IAT continuing education certification for technical administrative access to government systems.
- Shift adjustments or after-hours support may be required to support operational service outages or to meet contractual requirements. Standard M- F work week (No structured oncall)
- DoD Top Secret Security Clearance
- Desired Experience:
- Cisco DNAC/Catalyst Center
- Cisco Routers and Switches with privileged access
- Cisco Firepower Firewalls utilizing the FMC console
- Cisco ISE management
- DOD STIG Compliance and support