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DecisiveInstincts

Network Operations Specialist

DecisiveInstincts, Newport, Rhode Island, us, 02840

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### DescriptionDecisiveInstincts, LLC has an immediate opportunity for a Network Operations Specialist in Newport, RI. This requires a Top-Secret Clearance. Target Start Date: Q1 2025Responsibilities:

• Plans, implements and operates hardware in a virtual and network services/systems platform.

• Installs, configures, tests, operates, maintains, and manages network devices including hardware, software, and operating systems and permit information sharing.

• Perform other duties as required.Requirements:

• Meet DOD 8140 role qualifications for Network Operations Specialist (441) proficiency level.

• Install and maintain voice data infrastructure on classified and unclassified Cisco networks.

• Implement and document network devices routers, switches, wireless access points, security appliances and VoIP equipment.

• Moves, additions, and changes of local area network.

• Maintain accurate records of all maintenance, inventory, and security measures using ITIL processes for voice and data networks.

• Work with branch team members to assess and solve infrastructure challenges.Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Tasks (KSAT):

• Cisco Experience with IOS, Firewalls, VoIP, and VPNs required.

• Configure and optimize network hubs, routers, and switches.

• Develop and implement network backup and recovery procedures.

• Diagnose network connectivity problem.

• Install and maintain network infrastructure device operating system software.

• Monitor network capacity and performance.

• Patch network vulnerabilities to ensure information is safeguarded against outside parties.

• Test and maintain network infrastructure including software and hardware devices.

• Remote access technology concepts.

• Network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles.

• Cybersecurity principles, threats, and vulnerabilities.

• Communication methods, principles, and concepts supporting network infrastructure.

• Telecommunications concepts (e.g., Routing Algorithms, Fiber Optics Systems Link Budgeting, Add/Drop Multiplexers).

• Virtual Private Network (VPN) security.

• Common network tools (e.g., ping, traceroute, nslookup).

• Cloud computing service models Software as Service, Infrastructure as a Service, and Platform as a Service (PaaS) in private, public, and hybrid on and off premise environments.

• Local area and wide area networking principles and concepts including bandwidth management.

• Measures or indicators of system performance and availability.

• Network TCP/IP, Dynamic Host Configuration, Domain Name System, and directory services.

• Analyzing network traffic capacity and performance characteristics.

• Implementing and testing network infrastructure contingency and recovery plans.

• Establishing a routing schema.

• Implementing, maintaining, and improving established network security practices.

• Protecting a network against malware.

• Configuring network protection components (e.g., Firewalls, VPNs, intrusion detection).Degree (Required or certifications below can be substituted in lieu of):

• BS degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, or Computer Science, from an ABET accredited or CAE designated institution.Certification (Preferred one of the following in lieu of Required Degree):

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security

• Certified Network Defender (CND)

• CompTIA Network+

• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

• CompTIA Cloud+

• CompTIA Security+

• CyberSec First Responder (CFR)

• GIAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)

• Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)***\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*Direct Applicants, only.

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