Network Engineer - Mid and Senior Levels - 10-15 Yrs Exp Windows

Prodigy One, LLC. is a systems and software engineering services firm providing more than 45 years of service to state and federal customers. By combining unparalleled experience and capabilities, our company provides big data, cloud development, and enterprise management solutions. We are focused on product usability and end user presentation to help our customers make the best decisions possible. Given our length of service in the industry, Prodigy One knows the importance of a competitive salary and benefits package. That's why our total compensation package can be tailored to meet employees personal needs. 

A CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE
Clearance required: Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

Location: AJ, MD

Salary Information

• Level 2 - 10 yrs of experience BS degree or additional 5 yrs of experience   

• Level 3 - 15 yrs of experience BS degree or additional 5 yrs of experience  

(The compensation of this position starts at the lower amount of the stated salary range while higher amounts may be achieved by the candidate accepting less PTO, waiving Healthcare, or both.)

Job Description

Networking System Administrator - Windows

• Must have experience installing, updating, and upgrading Windows Desktop and Server Operating Systems (OS).

• Must have experience installing, maintaining, and/or working with Windows Domain Services.

• Must have experience installing, using, and maintaining Windows Domain Administration Utilities/Services.

• Must have experience analyzing and implementing Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) requirements in Windows OS.

• Must be proficient in creating, reading, and modifying Local and Domain Users/Groups in Windows OS.

• Must have experience installing Windows OS Applications standalone or in Client/Server Architectures.

• Must be proficient in reading, analyzing, and troubleshooting errors within Windows OS.

Primary Responsibilities
The selected individual will be responsible for monitoring infrastructure systems, applications, and processes, and for ensuring that all issues are identified, tracked, and resolved in a timely manner. She/he will provide support for all infrastructure systems and will respond to hardware and software incidents and work with senior system administrators, at times remotely from other locations. Other responsibilities include:

• Quickly responding to IT Help Desk calls and emails in a professional manner; ensuring issues are resolved and/or escalated to the appropriate teams; and following up with teams and users to ensure issues are satisfactorily remediated.

• Identifying, troubleshooting, and correcting hardware and software issues including network connectivity.

• Utilizing enterprise monitoring solutions to identify alarms that have been triggered against the various environments.

• Proactively contacting customers when infrastructure processes are significantly delayed or may impact their ability to complete a business function on time.

• Executing the process for managing information assurance vulnerability alerts (IAVAs) and system security scanning for equipment suites in accordance with the System Security Plans for these systems to rapidly and accurately identify and remediate IAVAs.

• Initiating IAVA responses and system security scans, completing remediation, and extending IAVA patches and security updates on various IT and network systems.

• Providing technical assistance to companion work groups in support of overlapping projects such as implementing IT enhancements and optimizing systems.

• Maintaining good inter-departmental relations, communicating with users, and publishing status of system outages.

• Participating in the creation and ongoing maintenance of documentation to ensure clear, concise and accurate information is readily available to assist with incident resolution.

Required Qualifications

• Must have at least 5 years of direct, hands-on experience providing assistance to users in an IT customer service capacity.

• Must have at least 5 years of experience working on an IT/software program that utilizes complex equipment/systems (ex. Network Switches, Routers, LANs, & cabling, Windows/Linux operating systems, VMware, etc.).

• Must have experience installing, updating, and upgrading Windows Desktop and Server Operating Systems (OS).

• Must have experience installing, maintaining, and/or working with Windows Domain Services.

• Must have experience installing, using, and maintaining Windows Domain Administration Utilities/Services.

• Must have experience analyzing and implementing Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) requirements in Windows OS.

• Must be proficient in creating, reading, and modifying Local and Domain Users/Groups in Windows OS.

• Must have experience installing Windows OS Applications standalone or in Client/Server Architectures.

• Must be proficient in reading, analyzing, and troubleshooting errors within Windows OS.

• Must have experience with IT system optimization, monitoring, and technical set-up and troubleshooting.

• Must have experience with Data Center design and configuration (e.g. rack and stack, power, placement, etc.).

• Must have experience gathering data for and documenting technical processes.

• Must have experience documenting IT issues and providing detailed and comprehensive status reports and follow-ups.

• Experience with IAVA responses and remediation, system security scans, completing remediation, and extending IAVA patches and security updates on IT and network systems.

• Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices including compliance with maintenance windows and change control procedures.

• Must possess strong analytic abilities and must be meticulous and careful in their work.

• Must be an independent thinker capable of working independently as well as within a team.

• Must be able to respond to emergency system administration, operations, and maintenance problems, on a limited as-needed on-call basis.

• Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time to local program locations (not overnight). Additional travel to CONUS and OCONUS location(s) may also be required (overnight).

Preferred Qualifications

• BS degree in a technical field and at least 8 years of relevant experience.

• Experience with security standards, software architectures, and Network security technologies (Multiple Domain, PKI, SSP, Vulnerability Assessment, etc.).

• Experience building and deploying Virtual Machines within an On-Premises Data Center.

• Experience with scripting and/or automation tools.

• Experience reading, analyzing, and addressing security vulnerabilities discovered from automated scanning tools.

• Experience supporting a large, complex software configuration management and development program.

Benefits:

• Healthcare for Employee and Spouse and/or Children that is fully funded by Prodigy One
• 10% Employer Contribution to 401K; Immediately Vested
• 7 Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
• $2500 for Professional Development

Prodigy One, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Prodigy One, LLC provides wage ranges in accordance with State Pay Transparency Laws to support Title VII Equal Pay initiatives. These pay ranges are subject to change at any time, and pay will be commensurate with experience and/or other factors allowable by law.

Salary : $180,000 - $191,000