Lead - Technical Support Engineering - Network & Red Hat #2163

Full Time position in Dulles Town Center, VA - Position ID: 2163

An excellent position with a large defense technology company delivering innovative mission solutions

* Lead - Technical Support Engineering - Network & Red Hat *

Please apply ONLY if you have an active DoD Secret Clearance (or higher), Red Hat, and Network skills

You must currently be a United States Citizen (government related work)

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

We can ONLY consider your application if you have:

1: Active Secret or above US Government security clearance

2: Red Hat Enterprise Linux experience

3: 5+ years of hands-on experience with network equipment

4: 5+ years working knowledge of Layer-3, VPNs, OSPF, firewall policy, and VLAN management

5: Bachelor’s Degree or higher

6: 9+ years prior relevant experience (6 years with Masters)

7: Electronic/Network systems integration, assembly or test experience required

8: Verifiable Network/Sys Admin operations skill set and experience with network troubleshooting

9: Network+ certification or equivalent

We are looking for an experienced Technical Support Engineer skilled in network systems architectures and requisite Red Hat Linux background.

This person will be responsible for supporting Operations & Maintenance, documentation, report requirements, integration, troubleshooting and/or testing analysis of network architecture/operating systems and applications.

Additionally, this person will lead a skilled team of network technicians and engineers.

DESIRED (not required) SKILLS:

:: Security+ certification or equivalent

:: Management experience of technical teams

:: Must be detail-oriented and organized

:: Excellent written and verbal communications skills

:: Working knowledge of Atlassian products such as JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket

:: Knowledge of certificate-based security (TLS, SSL, OCSP)

:: Knowledge of Windows operating systems

:: Experience implementing patches for IA vulnerability alerts (IAVA), IA vulnerability bulletins (IAVB), and technical advisories (TA) for the CE operating system(s).

:: Knowledge of object-oriented databases; MySql experience preferred

:: Experience developing/using scripting languages such as PERL, Python, Bash, etc. required

:: Knowledge of networking elements, including TCP/IP protocols & ports, DNS, NAT, subnet masks, etc.

:: Experience interpreting connection logs & IP Config information

:: Security+ certification or equivalent

:: Management experience of technical teams

:: Must be detail-oriented and organized

:: Excellent written and verbal communications skills

:: Working knowledge of Atlassian products such as JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket

:: Knowledge of certificate-based security (TLS, SSL, OCSP)

:: Knowledge of Windows operating systems

:: Experience implementing patches for IA vulnerability alerts (IAVA), IA vulnerability bulletins (IAVB), and technical advisories (TA) for the CE operating system(s).

:: Knowledge of object-oriented databases; MySQL experience preferred

:: Experience developing/using scripting languages such as PERL, Python, Bash, etc. required

:: Knowledge of networking elements, including TCP/IP protocols & ports, DNS, NAT, subnet masks, etc.

:: Experience interpreting connection logs & IP Config information

Duties and Responsibilities

== Assist in planning and implementing the necessary hardware, software and telecommunications equipment to maintain and/or enhance the customer's local and wide-area networks.

== Evaluate vendor products and recommend purchases consistent with the organization's short and long-term objectives.

== Recommend and implement network policies and procedures and ensure adherence to security procedures.

== Help troubleshoot, analyze, and maintain networks.

== Troubleshoot and resolve medium to complex network issues.

== Leads Tier II/III support staff

== May require after-hours, phone or on-site support.

== Provide in-depth knowledge and technical expertise in the areas of design, installation, maintenance, and support of network infrastructure following established methodologies and processes.

== Perform hardware scans, analysis, and documenting findings. Support/facilitate customer meetings and ensure compliance with project requirements.

== Perform extensive root cause analysis, problem determination and support of technical issues related to routing and switching technologies, e.g. VPN, basic router configurations, firewalls, etc.

== Strong written and spoken communication skills.

== Assist in planning and implementing the necessary hardware, software and telecommunications equipment to maintain and/or enhance the customer's local and wide-area networks.

== Evaluate vendor products and recommend purchases consistent with the organization's short and long-term objectives.

== Recommend and implement network policies and procedures and ensure adherence to security procedures.

== Help troubleshoot, analyze, and maintain networks.

== Troubleshoot and resolve medium to complex network issues.

== Leads Tier II/III support staff

== May require after-hours, phone or on-site support.

== Provide in-depth knowledge and technical expertise in the areas of design, installation, maintenance, and support of network infrastructure following established methodologies and processes.

== Perform hardware scans, analysis, and documenting findings. Support/facilitate customer meetings and ensure compliance with project requirements.

== Perform extensive root cause analysis, problem determination and support of technical issues related to routing and switching technologies, e.g. VPN, basic router configurations, firewalls, etc.

== Strong written and spoken communication skills.

Please send resume as a Microsoft Word attachment to

Amarx Search, Inc. amarx.com