System Administrator - Network Management and Design - 10+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly Required
Halogen Engineering Group is looking for a System Administrator with Linux and Windows Network Administration experience to join our team.
Location: Fort Meade, MD
Travel Required: No
Shift: Day
Remote Type: Onsite
Security Clearance: Current TS/SCI
Polygraph:
Salary Range
The projected compensation range for this position is 179K-230K (annualized USD).
Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.
Capabilities
SAS requires a CITE Facility Administrator to execute spanning five key disciplines:
- Network Management
- Network Design/Architecture
- Network Systems Engineering
- Network Installation/Maintenance
- Information Systems Security Engineering
SAS requires experienced Network Managers/Administrators with Radio Frequency systems and components familiarity who are capable of reliably executing the following responsibilities:
- Consult and coordinate with external organizations to resolve network, system, server, or other development and test infrastructure issues
- Identify and select IT products, tools, services, and infrastructure components for development systems
- Strategize/design/select architectures and procedures required to solve complex infrastructure problems
- Develop/contribute to/evaluate technical proposals for changes to CITE facility networks
- Install and customize as necessary HW and/or SW components into development and test infrastructure computer systems and networks
- Maintain computer system and network HW or SW, including UPS network
- Manage, monitor, and control networks
- Troubleshoot networks, computers, and peripheral devices to isolate causes of failures/issues
- Conduct site surveys for IT installations
- Validate testing and quality assurance of development and test infrastructure systems
- Analyze infrastructure problems to determine technical solutions
- Identify new and existing products, technologies, and/or architectures to solve design, development, and test problems
- Perform high-level design, specifying system and component performance and interface requirements
- Translate conceptual designs into technical specifications
- Install, test, troubleshoot, repair, maintain, configure, and improve development and test infrastructure equipment
- Perform all life cycle support: HW, SW, firmware, and configuration upgrades or modifications to currently installed development and test infrastructure equipment
- Effect repair and modification of HW components to include micro-soldering to replace components, repair traces to keep systems/devices in operating condition, and facilitate reverse engineering efforts
Requirements
Required Skills
Linux and Windows Network Administration experience
Understanding the architecture/topology of SW/HW/networks, including WANs/CANs/LANs, telecommunication systems, their components, and associated protocols and standards
- Configuring, managing, and sustaining development and testing network infrastructure and computer systems
- Comprehension of the theory, design, and implementation of network architectures
- Applying concepts, principles, theories, and methods for designing, development, evaluating, testing, and securing development and testing infrastructure networks
- Monitoring and maintaining applications within an IT environment
- Expertise in the concepts, principles, theories, and methods for network connectivity (e.g. routing, switching, and IP addressing)
- Maintaining awareness of new, emerging, and evolving technology, tools, and trends applicable to mobile/RF development and testing infrastructure networks requirements
- Knowledge of the concepts, principles, and theories of telecommunications, including their components and associated protocols and standards, and how they integrate with one another (e.g. transmissions, switching, routing management)
- Experience in the design, implementation, and operation of telecommunications systems
- Familiarity with the specifications, uses, and types of security hardware and software options
- Understanding of the concepts and principles of computer security
- Using the principles and key elements of Configuration Management to plan, manage, or document the implementation, modification, or integration of systems
- Implementing, configuring, and sustaining computer/network security solutions (e.g. encryption, firewalls, anti-virus rule sets, and intrusion detection/prevention systems)
- Planning, coordinating, and administering the installation, testing, operating, troubleshooting, and maintenance of hardware and software systems
- Maintaining systems inventory, non-attributable systems matrix, and rack/elevation/room drawings
- Implementing safety protocols
Qualifications
- 10 years of experience with a Bachelors Degree
- 15 years of experience without a Bachelors Degree
Benefits
CareFirst Insurance
Medical Plans
- Three available medical plans–2 Platinum PPO Plans ($0 Deductible) and 1 HSA Plan ($1500 deductible)
- Halogen pays 100% Medical Premium Costs up to $25,000
- CareFirst Wellness Rewards Program
Dental Plan
- Halogen pays 50% of the plan costs
Vision Plan
- Halogen pays 100% of the plan costs
401K Retirement Plan
· 10% contribution paid by the company, automatically vested and paid in each pay period.
Life Insurance, AD&D, Short and Long Term Disability Coverage
Paid Time Off
· 20 Paid Time Off Days
· 6 Federal Holidays
· 5 Floating Holidays
Bonuses
· Based on performance and billable hours
Halogen Engineering Group does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.