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9 Month Contract to Hire Leidos has a career opening for a Network Controller/Administrator at Hill AFB, Ogden UT and Scott AFB, East St. Louis, IL. JOB SUMMARY: Our customer is the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) located at Hill Air Force Base, UT / Scott Air Force Base, IL and acts as the provider of GIG/Defense Information System Network (DISN) services to its customers, the department of Defense (DoD) and national security organizations. The core telecommunications capabilities supported by GSM-O enables the Warfighter to meet operational needs by providing world-wide telecommunications, supporting natural disaster relief, and conducting humanitarian assistance in peace time crises, regional conflicts, and at the same time executing on-going strategic deterrence activities. This position directly supports the DISA-provided GIG capabilities and services in our 24x7 Global Network Support Center (GNSC) working in our Transport, IP, and / or Unified Capabilities (UC) NOC. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Conduct network and telecommunications system incident investigation.
• Identify and document network errors and solutions.
• Analyze network and telecommunications alarms and identify potential issues.
• Configure, test, install, troubleshoot, and maintain network devices such as firewalls, cryptographic devices, and routers to optimize performance and ensure the desired security posture is attained and maintained.
• Configure, test, install, troubleshoot, and maintain network devices, phone systems, including phone units, voicemail, switches, infrastructure, call manager systems, Video Teleconference (VTC) systems video recording/viewing/distribution systems, and related telecommunications trunk circuits.
• Configure, test, install, troubleshoot, and maintain network devices including MSPP, Promina, ATM, and Optical. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: • High School Diploma and 2-4 yrs of relevant Cisco Network Administration experience; additional related years of experience is accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Hold DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent) prior to start date.
• Able to work in a shift work environment as we are a 24/7 operation.
• Experience with one or more of the following: alarm surveillance, fault management, LAN maintenance, performance management
• Expertise in one or more of the following: routers, switches, crypto devices, routing, DSN/DRSN, GVS, Promina, CISCO, MSPP, Optical Switching.
• General understanding of network topologies, both transport and IP.
• Currently possess an active Secret security clearance. GSMO Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 31,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $10.17 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2017. (NYSE: LDOS) All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Job Title
Network Administrator (IP) Top Skills Details
There are several teams, some specialize in Router/Switch, some in UC/VOIP, LAN/WAN, Cisco and Juniper Routers and Switches, Satellite communications etc. Worksite Address
Hill AFB (Salt Lake City, UT)
Scott AFB (East St. Louis, IL) Drug Test Required
No Workplace Type
On-site Experience Level
Intermediate Level EVP
This build out that DISA is doing in Ogden is a huge opportunity for anyone that wants to keep their career growing in the Government space. Leidos is the main integrator supporting the work. Here is some info on DISA and Leidos: The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), with support from Leidos, is spearheading one of the largest efforts under the Global Information Grid Services Management - Operations (GSM-O) program, a $4.6-billion contract to modernize DoD communications and networks. Leidos is a global science and technology solutions leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported pro forma annual revenues of approximately $10 billion for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2016 after giving effect to the recently completed combination of Leidos with Lockheed Martin\'s Information Systems & Global Solutions business (IS&GS). For more information, visit www.Leidos.com. The company’s diverse employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Leidos was named to the 2017 LinkedIn Top Companies list, which represents the 50 most sought-after businesses by professionals. Leidos was cited for the meaningful work that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions. Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities and experience rewarding relationships with supervisors, colleagues and customers. Work Environment
This work is performed at Hill AFB. This person will be working on base with other civilian contractors on an active Air Force base. Impact to the Internal/External Customer
The government utilizes the DISA network to conduct all phone, computer, and day to day communications. These analyst work to keep that system up and running so those warfighters, national level leaders, and other mission and coalition partners across the full spectrum of military operations can perform their job functions without issues. Interview Information
The interview will be a 30-45 minute phone interview with appropriate team manager and site lead. Business Challenge
DISA is a combat support agency of the Department of Defense (DoD). The agency is composed of nearly 6,000 civilian employees; more than 1,500 active duty military personnel from the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps; and approximately 7,500 defense contractors. The agency provides, operates, and assures command and control and information-sharing capabilities and a globally accessible enterprise information infrastructure in direct support to joint warfighters, national level leaders, and other mission and coalition partners across the full spectrum of military operations.