Title: Network Operations Specialist

Location: Springfield, VA

Clearance: Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph eligibility (REQUIRED)

McIntire is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Network Operations Specialist to join our team and support a new project in the Springfield, VA area.

This role is responsible for planning, implementing, and operating network services/systems to include hardware and virtual environments.

Responsibilities:

• Configure and optimize network hubs, routers, and switches (e.g., higher-level protocols, tunneling)
• Develop and implement network backup and recovery procedures.
• Diagnose network connectivity problems
• Install and maintain network infrastructure device operating system software (e.g., IOS, firmware)
• Identify functional- and security-related features to find opportunities for new capability development to exploit or mitigate vulnerabilities
• Identify and/or develop reverse engineering tools to enhance capabilities and detect vulnerabilities
• Develop data management capabilities (e.g., cloud-based, centralized cryptographic key management) to include support to the mobile workforce
• Patch network vulnerabilities to ensure that information is safeguarded against outside parties
• Test and maintain network infrastructure including software and hardware devices

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge of network systems management principles, models, methods (e.g., end-to-end systems performance monitoring), and tools
• Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles and organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation)
• Knowledge of transmission records (e.g., Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Networking (IR), Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi). paging, cellular, satellite dishes, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)), and jamming techniques that enable transmission of undesirable information, or prevent installed systems from operating correctly
• Ability to execute OS command line (e.g., ipconfig, netstat, dir, nbtstat)
• Ability to interpret the information collected by network tools (e.g. Nslookup, Ping, and Traceroute)

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree or higher in a Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or any related field
• Must possess the required DoD Directive 8570 IAT Level II or higher certification
• Experience with NIST 800-53 and Risk Management Framework

McIntire Solutions, LLC is a veteran owned small business based in Northern Virginia and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, McIntire Solutions, LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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