Network Administrator - Associate & Intermediate / JITC, Ft. Huachuca, AZ and Ft. Meade, MD

​General: Hawk Associates is seeking a mission-driven professional to support the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) on Ft. Huachuca, AZ. The candidate will join our team of Test & Evaluation (T&E) experts providing T&E services for user and mission support while achieving a positive customer experience.
Hawk Associates, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), provides Information Technology/Cybersecurity and C5ISR support to the DoD Joint Warfighter, non-DoD Agencies, Government organizations, Coalition Partners, and Commercial Industry. Join us – dedicated professionals getting the job done right…the first time.
   

Responsibilities: 

• Help ensure the IT systems, capabilities and communications are ready to support the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and JITC DoD Information Technology / National Security Systems ((IT/NSS) T&E mission
• Learn and demonstrate some expertise in a variety of systems and network administration concepts, practices, and procedures
• Be able to perform problem solving, identifying risk, and communicating results and recommendations to Task Leader 
• Perform network administration support  designed to ensure network operations, security, and configuration of systems and information assets by baselining network capabilities and protecting networks against unauthorized access, modification, or destruction
• Provide network ndministration in accordance with DoD, NIST, DISA, and JITC directives, guidance documents, and instruction
• Ensure correct technical requirements are met for supporting the government customer
• Support activities of the network control function 
• Determine service quality levels for network transmission and performance and ensures the established levels are met
• Identify and resolve problems server hardware/software problems and ensure scalability and integration with other systems
• Optimize the functionality of networks and systems and diagnoses and recovers failed systems
• Conduct backup/recovery procedures and maintain a disaster recovery plan
• Perform network and systems IT network configurations including, network switching, router configs, disaster recovery, database protection, and software development
• Analyze IT systems and applications configurations then recommend and develop effective network configuration security measures
• Evaluate IT infrastructure in terms of risk to the organization and establish controls to mitigate loss.
• Work with end users to determine configuration needs, implement policies or procedures, and track compliance through the organization

Qualifications / Experience: 

• Current DoD Secret clearance or higher 
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field and 4+ years of related IT experience (Additional certifications, training, and experience may be considered in lieu of degree)
• 3+ years of recent hands-on experience in specific network and cybersecurity IT fields and/or testing areas
• 2+ years of experience with DoD’s defense in depth architecture; the capabilities associated with the DoD architecture; and IA/CND Policies and Procedures
• DoDD 8570/8140 IAT / IAM Level II Certification. IAT Level II (CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP) or IAM Level II (CAP, CASP+ CE, CISM, CISSP (or Associate), GSLC, CCISO)
• Willing and available to travel 10 - 20% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• Recent and relevant hands-on cybersecurity and T&E of an IT/NSS T&E project that includes all phases of a T&E life cycle in the areas of Developmental, Operational, Cybersecurity, Unified Capabilities, Joint Interoperability, Verification and Validation, and Standards Conformance and Compliance testing

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Place of Performance: Openings at Ft. Huachuca, AZ and Ft. Meade, MD

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