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Network Engineer (SME)

Redstone Arsenal/Huntsville, AL

IPTA's Technology Solutions Team is passionate about providing our customers with technical solutions that satisfy their business needs. Through collaborative interactions with customers, team members, subject matter experts (SMEs), technical leaders, and partners we design practical solutions that solve real problems for major government and business organizations. As a member of our Technology Solutions group, you will work with a team of technologists focused on delivering innovative business solutions using emerging technologies through proven successful methods.

Our Team:

We are looking for talented people who are enthusiastic about applying technology to deliver innovative outcomes with "fierce determination, fearless integrity, and passionate service." Our belief is that our people are the key to success. By encouraging and enabling continued learning, our team members grow to achieve their personal career goals. We are looking for:

• Smart people with a passion for technology
• Ability to solve challenging business problems
• Self-directed professionals
• Hunger to continually learn and grow

IPTA is looking for great talented people to support the work at the Army Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC). AvMC is the Army's focal point for providing research, development and engineering technology and services for aviation and missile platforms across the life cycle. AvMC's mission is to "deliver collaborative and innovative aviation and missile capabilities for responsive and cost-effective research, development, and life cycle engineering solutions" to equip the Warfighter with the best technology today and tomorrow.

IPTA is seeking a Networking Engineer for network and system administration, integration enhancements, and the operational and preventative maintenance of the AvMC classified and unclassified infrastructure. The ideal candidate will ensure the network environment remains secure, reliable, scalable, and compliant with AvMC and Army requirements. This role requires a hands-on engineer who can design, implement, troubleshoot, and sustain complex network environments while supporting dynamic research and test operations.

Responsibilities:

• Design, configure, implement, upgrade, and maintain classified and unclassified network infrastructure including switches, routers, firewalls, and virtual networking components
• Upgrade network configurations to support evolving modeling, simulation, and test requirements
• Configure and maintain VLANs, routing, VPNs, DNS, DHCP, NTP, and network segmentation
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot connectivity, latency, and configuration issues
• Maintain network documentation including diagrams, configurations, and baselines
• Assist with IT modernization and technology refresh initiatives
• Perform configuration, preventative maintenance, fault isolation of local/remote LAN equipment, and telecommunications circuitry.
• Duties may include providing specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture; providing information for hardware and software selection; and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements
• Plan implementation of enhancements and upgrades to the classified and unclassified networks
• Conduct testing of network systems and associated devices
• Evaluate and report on new network technologies to enhance capabilities of the network
• Conduct audit of equipment and production systems and create appropriate reports
• Provide guidance to junior team members to achieve objectives in accordance with established policies

Requirements:

• Master's or bachelor's degree in computer science or related field (Master's Preferred)
• Great communication and organizational skills
• Fifteen (15) years of prior experience in a similar role
• DoD 8570 Level II/III certification desired
• Active Security Clearance Required

IPTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are based on individual merit, including qualifications, experience, performance, and business needs, consistent with applicable federal laws and federal contracting requirements. IPTA provides equal opportunity and utilizes merit-based principles to make employment related decisions.

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