Your Impact:

Are you interested in using your skills to help shape the Cyber, Security, & Intel space? If so, look no further. Jacobs is seeking a Network Administrator to join our team of passionate individuals in Columbia, Maryland. In this role you will support challenging, mission-critical projects that make a direct impact on the nation’s security and intelligence mission.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the planning, design, development, and implementation of system and network engineering plans for our Intelligence Community customers. Monitor all activities of the network facilities and ensure high quality data transmission.

• Provide technical support for all customer facing engagements/interactions, including receipt of specifications, design, test, and response to service requests.

• Debug and test networks, analyze technical projects, perform needs assessments, analyze and/or oversee cost and benefit estimates, presentations, negotiations, installations, problem resolutions, procurements, and multi-vendor product integration.

• Provide initial engineering and implementation support of networks to assure proper execution and provides resolution for system failures or degradations, as needed.

• Provide project management and documentation, as required.

• It is expected that the candidate will at times participate in, and / or facilitate stakeholder meetings as required.

• Proven ability to delegate tasks, comprehensively and in parts is necessary to be successful in this environment.

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Here’s what you’ll need :

• Strong Linux Experience - maintaining CENTOS, REdhat/RHEL, or SUSE.

• Experience with maintaining VMware ESXi hosts and virtual machines (VMs)

• Experience with basic containerization technologies like Docker and/or Podman

• Ability to maintain software development infrastructure supporting multiple environments (networks) in a fast-paced, highly technical environment

• Ability to take initiative and make recommendations on existing infrastructures

• Ability to be a self-starter

• Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills

Clearance Required:

• TS/SCI w/Poly

Minimum Education:

• HS diploma or GED

Minimum Years of Experience:

• BA or BS degree in CS and 4 years of experience with network administration or 8 years in lieu of a degree

Preferred:

• Experience deploying and administering a RHEL Satellite server

• Experience with maintaining Network Appliance (Netapp) storage arrays or technologies

• Experience with maintaining a Windows 7 or Windows 10 desktop environment

• Experience with maintaining a Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy environment

• Experience with Oracle Hardware and Solaris OS (x86 and SPARC).

• Experience with facilitating and/or implementing Information Security Best Practices (patching, IAVA remediation, POA&M development, other security compliance initiatives)

• Experience with maintaining and administration of Cisco networking switches

• Experience with maintaining network cabling infrastructure, including copper and fiber cabling

• Experience with Splunk logging

• Experience with NESSUS vulnerability scanning

• Familiarity with Kanban / Agile methodologies

• Familiarity with Jira, Redmine, other project management application

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.