Network Engineer - Junior

at  Oneida Technical Solutions

Oneida Technical Solutions, LLC (OTS), was founded in 2014 and quickly established itself as a reliable partner capable of providing a variety of information technology and cyber solutions across highly complex, highly regulated and highly secure environments, including the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), healthcare, higher education, law enforcement, retail, casino gaming and more.
Our innovative cyber capabilities and programs have made us trusted partners for IT modernization projects, implementing upgrades and accelerating the delivery of new solutions for the DoD and commercial industries with consumer-driven technology.
In support of the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) and the Regional NetworkEnterprise Center for the National Capital Region (RNEC-NCR), we are currently seeking a Junior Network Engineer with a minimum of 1-3years of experience and a Secret Clearance.
Must possess an active CCNA Routing and Switching certification in addition to a IAT-II level certification such as Security+CE to start. Higher level IAT-II certifications, such as CCNA Security will be accepted to fulfil this requirement as well.

EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of one to three years’ relevant experience is required for this position

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering or its’ equivalent in terms of experience/education/certifications.CCNA is required for this role.

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be able to climb ladders/pull cables and maintain/dress cabling and equipment in datacenter racks.

• Supports the Government by performing a variety of broad network engineering tasks focused on the design, implementation, testing, and troubleshooting of the RNEC-NCR intricate network infrastructure (including the Installation Campus Area Network (ICAN).
• Uses AESMP ticket submissions for work assignments responding to critical and VIP tickets within two (2) hours of notification by telephone or e-mail by appropriate Government authority.
• Support Network operations with activities such as, installation of new modified hardware, operating systems and software applications ensuring compliance with Information Assurance ( IA) security integrity requirements for the enclave, installation of the LAN, WAN, SONET and related equipment, maintaining critical components of the ICAN from the edge router to the Area Distribution Switches (NIPR/layer 2, SIPR/Layer #) on a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week on call basis, supporting the network system, and configuring and supporting the use of DOD Common Access Card (CAC) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for user authentication into the network and into applications and for signing and encrypting electronic mail. (CAC authentication into the network is mandatory unless an exception is granted by the Government.)
• Successfully completing equipment installations, movements, additions and changes, such as accomplishing these actions to maintain the network ICAN infrastructure including hubs, routers, switches, concentrators, firewalls, virtual private networks (VPNs), SONET multiplexers, servers, storage area nodes (SANs), cable management systems and other network enhancements down to the Edge Access Switch level, supporting NIPRNET Internet and web access, establishing communication links capable of providing required bandwidth to support effective and efficient connectivity and digital communications between Fort Belvoir and offsite Government facilities, implementing/maintaining software and application configuration management and configuration reporting, installing/updating anti-virus software and anti-virus signature files on all assigned assets, installing security patches to protect against information assurance (IA) vulnerabilities, implementing/applying procedures to ensure only approved personnel have access to the Fort Belvoir network, and installing Government Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) server side certificates and implement Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and other secure methods of data transmission including support to the VPN, VPN servers, CITRIX, and Structured Query Language (SQL) servers.