Cloud Network Administrator (US Citizen) - Tampa, FL - 4090

We've determined which skillsets are most beneficial for this role. These skills are listed first below as the Must Haves and Nice to Haves our hiring team highly prefers. Below that you'll find the standard job description for this opportunity.

Must Haves:

• Bachelors Degree in a technology discipline or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Cisco CCNA Cloud or CCNA Route & Switch required OR CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Cloud+, or equivalent certification with minimum 4+ years of experience managing networks required.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in support and maintenance of complex network environment including cloud-based network segmentation/security appliances.
• In depth Knowledge of Firewalls, Routers, Layer 2/3 Switches and VLANs as well as Wireless technologies.
• Deep understanding of Layer2/Layer3 network stack.
• Possess knowledge and ability to configure and troubleshoot routing, switching, and VoIP, particularly within a Cisco environment.
• Knowledge of protocols EIGRP, OSPF, HSRP, BGP, gateway load balancing, and related protocols.
• Familiarity of Load Balancers.
• Familiarity of SD-WAN devices.
• Knowledge of IT Security policies as they pertain to NIST 800.171 and Security Information and Event Manager (SIEM).
• Troubleshooting skillset for LAN/WAN network and application issues on premise and cloud appliances.
• Knowledge of Network Services such as DNS, IPAM, (S)FTP, TFTP, LDAP, SMTP, and DHCP.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure Monitoring tools using SNMP, Netflow, and Syslog.
• Knowledge of 802.1x and certificates.
• Innovation/creativity, managing/working with others, project/process management, accountability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and problem-solving ability.
• Learn and adopt best practices in Network Management.
• Ability to interface well with CAE users and customers at all levels.
• Ability to interface and work well with CAE Global IT Administrators.
• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.
• Familiarity with Cisco, Arista, Palo Alto, Juniper, Aruba, Silverpeak, or F5 products

Nice to Haves:

• CCNP Cloud, AWS Certified Advanced Networking, Azure Administrator Associate, or Azure Security Engineer Associate.
• Significant Experience with DNS/DHCP/NAT/FW Security.
• Experience with Cloud Security Appliances and Security Solutions (CASB).
• Knowledge and experience working with VMware vSphere and Hyper-V.
• Knowledge and experience supporting a Microsoft Windows network.

Job Description:
Setup, support, and monitor local & global LAN, WLAN, WAN, and VoIP Infrastructure. Perform a variety of network maintenance, installation, and training tasks to ensure LAN/WLAN/WAN/VoIP services meet company and user requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Assist with identifying and expanding corporate private and public cloud services, features, and capabilities.
• Assist with expanding existing and future government cloud platforms including Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) environments in support of Department of Defense (DoD) cloud programs.
• Serve as overall subject matter expert on cloud Network Administrator technology and market capabilities/trends.
• Collaborate on detailed network, storage, and compute design documentation to ensure strict security compliance, scalable infrastructure, and highly available computing operations on existing and future cloud platforms.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and support network platforms in existing multi-tenant cloud/virtualized platform on Azure Government (Azure-Gov) and Amazon Web Services Government (AWS-G).
• Responsible for assessing and facilitating network requests: including firewall policies, VPN, load balancing, cryptography, and network architecture.
• Design and implement security-first network policies and procedures to adhere with NIST 800.171 and CMMC compliance regulations.
• Communicates effectively with end-users, support staff, management and other systems departments on internal, cloud, and hybrid initiatives.
• Participates in the maintenance, troubleshooting, and support of localized/on premise WAN, LAN, and WLAN network infrastructure within complex local and global environments.
• Implement, manage, and troubleshoot cloud-based network security systems. This includes Firewalls, SD-WAN appliances, CASB, DNS Security Appliances, etc.
• Administer and support corporate network monitoring systems and expanded functionality for cloud-based operations. This includes Network Monitoring Tools, Syslog Servers, etc.
• Implement, test, and monitor system enhancements (software and hardware updates/patches) which will improve the performance and reliability of cloud and on-premise network services.
• Assist other teams with the integration, implementation, and troubleshooting of projects involving local, cloud, and hybrid network services.
• Participates in the Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plan and procedures for all locations.
• Exercises independent judgment in the planning, scheduling, organizing, controlling and monitoring of IT projects.
• Assist other team members in the troubleshooting and resolution of corporate IT issues.
• Provide and participate in cross-training to other team members on IT systems.

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