Network Architect

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related fields or five (5) years of equivalent work experience is required. Relevant experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis when applicable.
• The Department requires the following experience, skills, and knowledge for this position:
• Active Professional Certification Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba Networking Certified Expert - Network Security credential;
• Expert-level experience in deploying and managing Aruba NAC;
• Served as a primary technical lead in migrating a large network over 2,000 switches from Aruba Airwave to Aruba Central;
• Expert-level experience in deploying and managing Aruba Central; and
• Advanced knowledge of troubleshooting and deploying device and user certificates.

Preferred skills

• Proficient in utilizing Python programming and PowerShell scripting to automate network configurations, parse logs, and orchestrate API workflows;
• Extensive operational experience deploying, configuring, and managing legacy Aruba Airwave servers for network monitoring and baseline compliance;
• Proven ability to support and administer the enterprise Palo Alto security suite, including Panorama, Prisma Access, Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), and Strata Logging Service; and
• Possession of an HPE Advanced Product Certified in Clear Pass.

Beacon Systems, Inc, delivers Program Management, Science, Engineering, and Technology Solutions to Federal, Commercial, State, and Local Agencies. We are a subsidiary of Radiant Digital Solutions. Our Technology support to many DoD Agencies, NASA, Voice of America, FDA, and State Agencies such as State of FL, RI, MS, ND, VA, and WV extends our delivery of solutions worldwide.