Network Engineer; Midnight Shift

Responsibilities and Qualifications

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical support and analysis related to switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, encryptors, common routing protocols and telecommunications technologies.

• Ensure that all tickets are acknowledged and updated in accordance with government and contract lead guidance.

• When enterprise network monitoring systems generate alerts or warnings, ensure that they are responded to in accordance with the process provided by the government.

• Provide technical support and expertise toward the resolution of outages and issues with FBI IT Networks and Systems.

• Provide feedback to the Senior Network Engineer and Project Lead on possible improvements to systems and processes observed through the course of their work.

• Support the work of the Network Management and Network Engineering Units by executing supporting tasks documented in either the service ticket management system or the project management system and reporting the results of those tasks into the appropriate system.

• Provide high-quality and professional customer service in all interactions.

• Contribute to data analysis and reporting related to the work done by the NOC, including after action reviews of critical tickets.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Active Top-Secret security clearance
• At least 3 years of networking experience with specialization in networking technologies, specifically with Cisco switches and routers and resolving LAN/WAN issues.

• Basic knowledge of IP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, MPLS, Stateful firewalls and encryption technologies.

• Working knowledge of network management tools, such as Riverbed, Wireshark, Micro Focus Network Automation, etc.

• Working knowledge of web applications, web servers, application load balancers and storage systems. Must have good knowledge of general security tools and methodologies such as firewalls, (IDS)/IPS and access control lists.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Associates of Science degree (preferred) in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related area.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Enterprise Core and Infrastructure certification.

We are seeking a Network Engineer to join our team supporting the FBI’s Information Technology Infrastructure Division.

Tek Synap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

We offer our full‑time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

The safety and health of our employees is of the utmost importance. Employees are required to comply with any vaccination requirements mandated by contract, applicable law or regulation.

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WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Location:
  
  Huntsville, AL
• Type of environment:
  Office
• Noise level:
  Medium
• Work schedule:
  
  Schedule is night shift Tuesdays - Saturdays 11:00pm - 7:30am
  . May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
• Amount of Travel: up to 10%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable…