Job Description
- Support an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), customer networks, Intranet and Internet and other data communications systems or a segment of a network system.
- Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users and perform necessary maintenance to support network availability.
- Proactively identify risks in the network and develop a plan to mitigate them. Provides support of numerous business requirements into telecommunications (e.g., LAN, MAN, WAN, Voice and Video).
- Diagnose hardware and software problems, and replace defective components.
- Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
- Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures in order to protect data, software, and hardware.
- Operate master consoles in order to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks, and to coordinate computer network access and use.
- Perform routine network startup and shutdown procedures, and maintain control records.
- Design, configure, and test computer hardware, networking software and operating system software.
- Perform a full range of upgrades to the existing network architecture.
- Review user requests for upgrades or additions to the network to assess impact on network performance and provide advice and guidance on the most practical technical approach to meeting user requirements.
- Perform long term O&M activities to include tier 3 troubleshooting and problem resolution.
- Utilize complex network analysis tools to identify and correct problems in the network.
- Prepare troubleshooting procedures for restoring the network to optimal performance levels.
- Provide fault management for the network and supports performance management functions.
- Respond, isolate, and resolve network troubles. Monitor alarms and alerts to identify network elements causing network degradation or failure.
- Monitor security posture of the network, and report suspected violations to designated authority.
- Coordinate with configuration management and implementation teams.
- Analyze network characteristics (e.g., traffic, connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes, and throughput) and recommends procurement, removals, and modifications to network components.
- Create and/or maintain operating systems, communications software, data base packages, compilers, assemblers, and utility programs.
- Apply software, hardware, and standards information technology skills in the analysis, specification, development, integration, and acquisition of open systems for Information Management (IM) applications. Ensure these systems and applications are compliant with standards for open systems architectures, reference models, and profiles of standards - such as the IEEE Open Systems Environment (OSE) reference model - as they apply to the implementation and specification of IM solutions on the application platform, across the application program interface (API), and the external environment/software application. Evaluate and recommend COTS applications and methodologies that can be acquired to provide interoperable, portable, and scalable information technology solutions.
Required Skills, Experience, and Education:
- Candidate must have hands on troubleshooting and fault isolation of IT business systems. Applicant must have a strong understanding of the OSI model and configuration of routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, MPLS, BGP, LDP.
- Candidate must have a total of 12 years of applicable experience. The experience can be a combination of degree and work history. This can be a High School degree and 12 years of work history OR an Associate's and 10 years, a Bachelors' and 8 years, a Masters and 6 years or a PhD and 2 years of work history.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | McLean, VA |
| Industry | Other/Not Classified |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1998 |
| Website | http://www.techusa.net |
About Company
TechUSA is operational in 13 offices throughout the United States. Our organization focuses on providing our clients with high level customer service through our flexible, tailored and scalable solutions in Engineering, Aerospace and Defense,Technology and Scientific industries. We are trusted business partners to our clients and dependable agents to our candidates. We are successful in what we do and will continue to be the best by using cutting edge technology and employing aggressive outside the box thinkers. By launching new divisions and opening new offices, we continue to saturate our existing markets, achieve profitable growth, and ultimately do what is best for our customers.
TechUSA is the future of recruitment solutions. Join us and become a part of the Tech USA team!
Skills
- Acquisition Integrationunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
- BGPunmatched
- Business Solutionsunmatched
- Capacity and Performance Managementunmatched
- Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS)unmatched
- Communication Systemsunmatched
- Communications Softwareunmatched
- Computer Hardwareunmatched
- Computer Maintenanceunmatched
- Computer Networksunmatched
- Computer Systemsunmatched
- Computer Testingunmatched
- Configuration Managementunmatched
- EIGRP (Enhanced IGRP)unmatched
- Fault Managementunmatched
- IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)unmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
- Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
- Interface Programming Languagesunmatched
- Interoperabilityunmatched
- Intranetunmatched
- Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)unmatched
- Local Area Network (LAN)unmatched
- MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching)unmatched
- Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)unmatched
- Network Administration/Managementunmatched
- Network Architecture/Engineeringunmatched
- Network Monitoringunmatched
- Network Performance/Analysisunmatched
- Network Securityunmatched
- Network Softwareunmatched
- Network Supportunmatched
- Network Systemsunmatched
- Open Shortest Path First Protocol (OSPF)unmatched
- Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)unmatched
- Operating Systemsunmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Record Keepingunmatched
- Risk Analysisunmatched
- Routing Protocolsunmatched
- Secondary Schoolunmatched
- Security Monitoringunmatched
- Software Administrationunmatched
- Software Configuration Managementunmatched
- Software Evaluationunmatched
- Startupunmatched
- System Architectureunmatched
- Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
- Systems Maintenanceunmatched
- Telecommunicationsunmatched
- Testingunmatched
- Wide Area Network (WAN)unmatched
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