The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for operating, configuring, and maintaining Truth Initiative’s enterprise network, and troubleshooting/resolving issues that may arise to maintain the ongoing reliability, performance, and support of the IT infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible to ensure the stability, administration, and monitoring of private and cloud information systems, physical and virtual servers, the day-to-day operations of the LAN/WAN/WLAN infrastructure that may include switches, routers, firewalls, and all other equipment pertaining to the office infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a well-rounded IT background, possessing intermediate to advanced skills and experience on Windows servers, VMWare & Hyper-V server virtualization technologies as well as cloud services support on various platforms.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot switches, routers, firewalls, VPN, WLAN, and other networking equipment/services
• Configure and manage Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, Windows/Linux OS servers, failover clusters, VMWare/Hyper-V virtual servers and services
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Office 365, Azure AD, VoIP, Cloud applications and storage services
• Provide support to end-users and assist junior staff in problem resolution.
• Manage daily back-up and replication of network servers and perform restores.
• Monitor and ensure the day-to-day uptime and maximum performance of the network.
• Monitor and maintain appropriate endpoint security and patch management systems, ensuring up-to-date virus/malware protection and updates of all workstations/servers.
• Research user requirements and make recommendations.
• Stay abreast of current technology and security issues.
• Implement improvements in infrastructure, develop and maintain system documentations, policy/guidelines, and training materials.
• Maintain and troubleshoot AV equipment and conferencing tools/platforms
• Train end-users on system usage.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The ideal candidate should have a bachelor’s degree plus 7 years of hands-on experience as a Senior Network Engineer or Senior Network Administrator. This position will require proficiency with the following services/applications: Office 365, Windows, Mac OS, VMWare, Hyper-V, Anti-Virus/Endpoint Protection, SQL Servers/services, Backup/Replication Technologies, and VoIP. A strong understanding of LAN, WAN, WLAN, Active Directory, TCP/IP, VPN, DNS, DFS, Certificate Authority, routers, switching, and firewall technologies is essential. Candidates must have strong technical and problem-solving skills. A successful candidate will also have an in-depth understanding of communication/routing protocols, familiarity with access control models and network security. Other essential skills are to be a team player with good customer-service, leadership, and communication skills. Professional Certifications from Cisco, Microsoft, and/or VMware strongly preferred.

COMPENSATION PACKAGE:

Salary is commensurate with experience with EXCELLENT benefits.

At Truth Initiative, the health and safety of our employees are of the utmost importance. As such, Truth Initiative has implemented a mandatory COVID vaccination policy for all employees who will work at our physical location, attend any of our in-person events or travel on behalf of Truth Initiative. It is expected that all staff are fully vaccinated. Staff unable to be vaccinated because of a medical or religious reason, may request an accommodation to Human Resources.

Interested applicants should submit their resume through our application system

OR 

Human Resources

Attn: Senior Network Engineer

900 G Street, NW

Fourth Floor

Washington, DC 20001

Fax: 202.204.5214

No telephone calls please. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or disability.