Network Architect - Apex Systems

Job#: 2019416

Job Description:

Apex Systems is looking to hire a Network Architect to support our large DOD client here on Shaw Air Force Base, SC. If interested, please contact Cameron by sending resume to [email protected]
Our client has an exciting and immediate opportunity for a Unified Collaboration Architect and Design Engineer to support the USAF Network Operations Security Center (NOSC). This position works at the customer on-site Tier 3 support location at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina.

Shaw AFB is conveniently located.  A 2-hour drive to the north gets you to Charlotte, NC, to the east is Myrtle Beach, and Charleston, SC is to the south. You’ll have access to big city excitement, a quiet beach walk or small-town Southern hospitality, whatever you prefer.    

More About the Role:

In this role you will:

• Engineer, design and implement Unified Communications/Collaboration voice network, systems, and services (e.g., Cisco Unified Communications Call Manager, Cisco Unity, Cisco Unity Connection & Unity Express, Dial Plans, Calling Search Spaces and Partitions, Call Admission Control).
• Identify and troubleshoot VoIP QoS issues, and recommend and implement mitigation strategies.
• Troubleshoot escalated issues to identify and repair complex network issues for WAN, LAN, Voice.
• Analyze metrics and recognize sub-par network performance.
• Develop reports and trend analysis documentation on bandwidth and network security incidents.

 

You will also be required to:

• Provide oral and written briefs, presentations, and professional reports to Government senior leaders and decision makers.
• Develop and review detailed or complex technical documents.
• Provide on-call support via cell phone after hours, on weekends and holidays.
• Deploy/travel to OCONUS locations in the USCENTCOM AOR to support sustainment operations, projects, and training as required (up to 25%).
• Travel to CONUS locations as required.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

Required:

• Ability to obtain an Interim Secret clearance prior to start date.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field and 5 or more years’ experience; OR 3 or more years’ of relevant experience.
• Firewall experience.
• Experience implementing QoS, [CAC], and troubleshooting network issues regarding call routing and gateways.
• Sufficient mastery of the IT profession to act as an on-shift training representative to include Cisco Switches and Routers, and hardware troubleshooting disciplines.
• Solid working knowledge of basic LAN technologies and OS used on deployed networks.
• DoD 8570 IAT II Baseline Certification (Security+ CE, CCNA-Sec or equivalent).
• Completion of additional Professional Certifications within 6 months of your start date to remain on the program. CACI will cover the cost of these certifications:
  • VMware Certified Associate (VCA)
  • MCP (Server) or current equivalent
  • CCNP
  • Firewall (Linux+)
  • ITIL Foundation

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178.