Senior Network Specialist/Administrator - Secret Clearance

Come join our growing team with a 21st Century Vision! At KaylaTek, we understand that the key to our success is the quality of the people we employ. Our focus is not just on jobs, but on building and enhancing your career through ongoing professional development, training, and high quality of life. Our team members choose KaylaTek for a number of reasons including our competitive compensation and benefit packages, dedication to education, as well as our outstanding service. Our Grow Strong Vision encompasses a place for employees to grow, learn and feel a sense of belonging, not just a place to work.

Employee Benefit Offerings

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with company matching, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance, Paid Time Off, 11 Paid Holidays, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Professional Development Program and much more.

Annual Salary Range

$106,328.18 - $108,334.37

KaylaTek is seeking a Senior Network Administrator to support the AFNCR IT support contract's at Joint Base Andrews, MD.

Certifications Required:

• IAT Level II (eg Security CE) and
  
• Network Vendor Associate Level certification (ie Cisco CCNA, Juniper JNCIA etc)

Security Clearance Required: DoD Secret

Location: Joint Base Andrews, Maryland (on site)

Shift Hours: Day-Shift; core support hours are 0600 -1800. This is a 24/7/365 support environment; off-hours response/support may be required, however only standard M-F core hours working time for current position.

Overview: Must have experience supporting network operations and maintenance, new engineering change task orders, technical refresh, new system improvement and modernization activities, and other major changes that occur. The successful candidate will be expected to implement engineering solutions and assure network operational stability.

Primary Responsibilities

Assures that all network operations are operational, and all engineering solutions are implemented successfully network solutions from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks; Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents; Must have demonstrated experience identifying, developing, and implementing engineering change solutions and new technology and solutions on a large enterprise national scale

• Demonstrated ability to work in a customer environment collaboratively through constraints to meet mission milestones.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills and management to include presentation and experience discussing technology at large government agency CIO/CTO executive level

Basic Qualifications

• Strong understanding and in-depth knowledge of TCP/IP network/subnet addressing
• 5 years experience with configuring switches, routers, network appliances
• 5 years experience with troubleshooting complex routing and switching issues
• 5 years experienced with DoD Cybersecurity requirements and implementation of security controls (STIG compliance)
• Experience with Cisco ISE, port security

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum eight (8) years' experience as a Network Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Five (5) additional years of experience in Network Engineering disciplines may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Crypto

• Configuration and deployment of crypto devices
• GEM One application management of encryption devices

Network Management Applications

• Cisco Prime maintenance and management
• Cisco ISE maintenance and management
• Solarwinds NCM (Network Configuration Manager)
• Solarwinds IPAM (IP Address Manager)

Hardware/IOS

• F5 load balancers
• Cisco Routers
• Cisco Switches
• Cisco IOS
• Cisco NX-OS
• Aruba Wireless

Routing Protocols/Technologies

• BGP, EIGRP, HSRP, OSPF, DMVPN, SNMP, Spanning-Tree, VPC Peering, 802.1x, Dynamic Vlans

MUST BE A US CITIZEN

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

COVID-19 RESPONSE

All KaylaTek employees must be fully vaccinated (2 weeks past final dose) unless they are entitled to a legal accommodation. If you are not vaccinated, please consider getting your COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact your Talent Acquisition point of contact.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

KaylaTek is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

E-VERIFY

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. KaylaTek participates in the DHS e-Verify program.

Salary : $106,328 - $108,334