Defense Health Agency Network Engineers & Specialists Transitioning Military Program

Are you a transitioning veteran? This could be the perfect opportunity for you! 

The Network Engineer & Specialist (NE&S) contract provides on-site network support to the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) enterprise network enclave (Med COI) at 100+ DHA sites across the globe. Through the contract, each site is staffed with a Network Specialist.

We work with sites located all around the continental United States. In an effort to support both the NE&S contract and our nation’s soon-to-be military veterans, TangoAlpha3 (TA3) is piloting the Transitioning Military Program (TMP). 

TMP will pre-qualify Network Specialist candidates with an upcoming military transition for employment on the NE&S contract. If you’re interested in being considered for the program, you’ll need to apply, and a TA3 recruiter will follow up with you accordingly to schedule a time to chat.

How it Works

• During that meeting, we will further explain the program and determine your eligibility
• We will then make introductions to the NE&S leadership and current contractors 
• Following introductions, the NE&S leadership will share technical training resources, network simulation labs, etc that you will be able to utilize to refine your layer II networking skills
• As you approach your separation date from the military, a list of current site vacancies on the contract will be provided and you will be able to determine which location/locations you would like to move forward with.

What does a Network Specialist Do?

• Ensure that the LAN/WAN is capable of providing required services by supporting the network infrastructure through the use of troubleshooting and problem resolution in a production environment
• Provide daily operational support for LAN/WAN networks, including firewalls
• Plan, install and support hardware and software upgrades
• Resolve technical issues associated with network and routing protocols at all levels of the OSI model through the use of diagnostics and network administration tools such as Hewlett Packard (HP) OpenView, Cisco Works and Tivoli
• Understand Management Information Blocks (MIB) and MRTG to measure, plan and execute methodologies to ensure high performance levels and minimum downtime
• Responsible for maintaining LAN/WAN barrier systems to prevent unauthorized access to MTF systems
• Use diagnostic utilities to identify and isolate problems encountered on different mediums and network protocols, gather latency statistics and find specific network bottlenecks, evaluate problems and implement fix actions through device reconfiguration or replacement depending on the circumstances
• Must address issues related to synchronous and asynchronous communications, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, ATM, ISDN, microwave and satellite communications

What are we looking for in a candidate?

• Military IT experience
• Active Secret or Public Trust Clearance
• An active IAT Level II certification (or above) + Computing Environment (CE) certification
• IAT Level II certification must be active to start; CE certification must be achieved within 4 months of the start date
• CCNA is universally accepted as the CE certification, but other certifications (Ruckus, Brocade, etc.) acceptable depending on the specific site
• Desire to provide network support for one of the world’s largest healthcare enterprises