Associate degree in Information Technology (IT) or a related field, as determined by the AOC.
Eight (8) years of CONUS technical experience in IT networking.
Possess active (i.e., not expired) certification for Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise or Security Certification.
Proficient with the following:
High Availability in Enterprise
Scalable routing protocols (BGP, EIGRP, OSPF).
Advanced WAN service layers, SDWANs and WAN Optimization applications.
Current Network Security applications, services and appliances including Identity Management, Network Access Control, Application Layer Inspection, Content and Malware Filtering, Data Loss and Intrusion Prevention, zero-day threats, IPsec and SSL VPN, PKI, Two-Factor Authentication and other.
Network Management Protocols, Applications and Operating System capabilities.
Experience with:
Layer 2&3 optimization and boundary, virtual switching systems.
Enterprise Data Center and cloud Networking for Virtualization, SDN, Load Balancing, storage.
Zero Trust Network Access and micro-segmentation.
Enterprise VoIP and physical security environments - access control and video surveillance network applications.
Quality-of-Service design and implementation.
Installation and configuration of Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, and Palo Alto platforms.
Installation, configuration, securing and troubleshooting enterprise wireless access systems.
Knowledge of the following:
Infrastructure Services and experience with IPAM products.
IP multicast, Enterprise Video conferencing, streaming and on demand components.
Coding languages for scripting.
Familiarity with major server and desktop operating systems and utilities are required.
Sharp troubleshooting, organizational and mentoring skills and ability work independent.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and team skills.