Engineering Subject Matter Specialist (Forescout)

at  Horizon Industries Ltd

ENGINEERING SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALIST

Horizon Industries Limited (HIL) is a dynamic IT and Management Consulting firm based in the Washington, DC area. We are currently seeking an Engineering Subject Matter Specialist for a full-time position, supporting the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) remotely with occasional on-site requirements in New Cumberland, PA.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The JETS Program provides the full range of IT services, technical and management expertise that support applications, software, hardware, infrastructure, and systems, across the DLA IT Enterprise. Support is provided for information technology solutions, technical support, maintenance, and sustainment; operations support; application development, maintenance and technical support; and lifecycle management. Additionally, the program also supports administrative program management support for IT program offices and DLA Information Operations (J6) Office. The program provides support technology services across the DLA Information Operations Enterprise, the DLA Program Executive Offices (PEO), and all other technology services currently supported through DLA Contracting Services Office (DCSO) acquisitions.

• Provide technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environment
• Provide high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, and implementation advice on exceptionally complex problems that necessitate high-level knowledge of the subject matter for effective implementation
• Participate as needed in all phases of software development with emphasis on the planning, analysis, modeling, simulation, testing, integration, documentation and presentation phases
• Provide on-site and off-site ForeScout professional services to customers including, product deployment, configuration, health checks, optimization, training and troubleshooting.
• Assist with implementation capacity and network designs
• Coordinate pre-installation calls and provide written post deployment summaries
• Contribute to the development of, and implement, best practices and training material
• Collaborate with government representatives regarding deployment techniques, feature requests, product issues
• Experience installing, managing and supporting production network and computer security systems comprised of multiple network hardware and software
• High level knowledge of Linux/UNIX operating systems
• Knowledge of security standards, procedures and technologies
• Network administrator experience and network security experience is a plus
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communications, including presentation skills for audiences of varying levels of technical understanding
• Experience in DoD networks and processe