Network Administrator

at  Leidos

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Job Description
Are you interested in continuing your career in Europe in a mission focused environment? Leidos has established upcoming positions throughout the European theater supporting multiple customers for the Department of Defense. We are looking for experienced, innovative and motivated IT Specialists to support enablement EUCOM’s mission objectives.
What You’ll Get to Do:
Leidos has an excellent opportunity for an experienced, self-directed, Network Administrator. This position is in support of a Department of Defense (DoD) organization, US EUCOM located OCONUS in Stuttgart, Germany. This position requires OCONUS travel.
The selected candidate will serve as a Network Administrator on a Team supporting EUCOM as the command implements network automation and orchestration as well as software defined networking. The selected candidate will be expected to configure devices within the managed WAN, LAN, Security Architecture and Data Center for multiple networks. The Network Administrator must understand how systems and applications interoperate within an enterprise IT environment and perform troubleshooting efforts across different technology teams to solve complex problems.
The Network Administrator must have experience and technical knowledge of both Enterprise and Data Center networks in addition to network security technologies. This position is a hands-on technical position that provides technical expertise for enterprise network infrastructure at customer sites. The Network Administrator will work in dynamic fast paced environments that require team interaction and synchronization of efforts across several projects. The candidate must interface with both internal and external executive leadership.
The selected Network Administrator must be familiar with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure, Cisco DNAC, and network automation strategies and must be able to demonstrate how they led a team or was an individual contributor in the deployment of network automation and orchestration.
The Network Administrator will work with the team that is responsible for maintaining, analyzing, troubleshooting, repairing and supporting all switching and routing devices, firewalls, load balancers, and in-line network encryption devices. The candidate must have a fundamental understanding of network engineering concepts and be able to adapt to emerging technologies as they are introduced to the environment. The Network Administrator will ensure that network devices are configured in accordance with security policies; develop and maintain IP address schemes for all assigned network; and manage circuit provisioning throughout the delivery life cycle.
The successful candidate must be able to communicate clearly and succinctly both written and orally, and present products and ideas in a business-like manner. The candidate will require strong interpersonal skills due to continual interaction with managers, clients, and users with varying technical backgrounds in a fast-paced work environment.
More About the Role:
EUCOM operates multiple network enclaves, several of which provide critical Command and Control capabilities globally. EUCOM is looking to rapidly expand their network footprint and capacity.
The selected Network Administrator will be expected to operate in a complex environment with multiple different organizations providing various aspects of service delivery to the customer. The candidate must be comfortable looking at problems from different angles to determine potential root causes, develop strategies to test your theories, and then effectively communicate that to other service providers.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Currently hold an adjudicated Secret Clearance and be able to maintain
• BA/BS + 4 years recent specialized or AA/AS +7 years recent specialized or a major cert + 7 years recent specialized or 11 years of recent specialized experience
• Extensive operational experience maintaining network infrastructure
• Knowledge in Microsoft Office Suite products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• DoD IAT Level III or greater
• Cisco Certified Network Administrator as minimum Computing Environment Certification
• Enterprise level experience designing, engineering, operating and maintaining network security infrastructures

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• ITIL v3 or v4 – Foundation
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (Enterprise, Data Center or Security)
• Understanding of Department of Defense Military standards
• Experience with DoD IT security requirements
• Experience managing metrics supporting Critical Success Factors (CSF)

Please refer the Job description for details