Network Specialist

Leading with our people, Digital Consultants’ mission is to deliver the highest level of professional solutions while being a trusted partner and advisor to our customers. With a culture of practicality, opportunity, and creativity, we remain dedicated to being honest, trustworthy, respectful, and ethical in everything we do. We are a certified SBA 8(a) small, disadvantaged business that supports multiple IT customers within the Federal, civilian, and private sectors. Digital Consultants also offers our employees growth opportunities, competitive wages, and a full benefits package. Our founding principles, Fairness and Common Sense, make working here more than a job; it’s the Digital family., * Support administration, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of enterprise network infrastructure.

• Support network monitoring, performance management, and availability of network services.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot routers, switches, firewalls, and network devices.
• Support boundary protection, network security, and cybersecurity compliance requirements.
• Monitor network performance and assist with identification and resolution of connectivity issues.
• Support implementation and maintenance of network security controls and security configurations.
• Support Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities and cybersecurity compliance requirements.
• Support implementation and maintenance of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and security configurations.
• Assist with vulnerability remediation and corrective action activities affecting network infrastructure.
• Support installation, upgrades, migrations, and technology refresh efforts for network systems.
• Maintain network documentation, diagrams, inventories, and technical records.
• Support configuration management and change management activities.
• Coordinate with systems administrators, cybersecurity personnel, application developers, and Government stakeholders to support mission requirements.
• Support continuity of operations, disaster recovery, and restoration activities.
• Provide technical support for WDTC testing, operational, and mission requirements.

• Clearance: Active Secret clearance required. Must possess a Tier 3 (T3/T3R) or higher investigation. Personnel assigned duties involving administration of classified systems/networks or designated critical-sensitive or special-sensitive positions must meet applicable Tier 5 (T5/T5R) investigation and SCI eligibility requirements.
• Certifications:
• IAT III, One baseline cert: CISSP/Associate, CISA, GCIH, GCED, CASP CE, CCNP Security, or CASP+ CE
• One CE/relevant cert: CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, CCAR, MCPS, MCAS, FSCA, FSAA, or FSCE.
• Education: HS Diploma
• Experience: Minimum five (5) years of experience supporting enterprise network infrastructure, network operations, or network administration.
• Experience supporting routers, switches, firewalls, network monitoring, and network management activities.
• Experience troubleshooting network connectivity, performance, and availability issues.
• Experience supporting network security controls, STIG compliance, and vulnerability remediation activities.
• Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) Information Technology environments.
• Experience supporting classified information systems, NIPRNet, and SIPRNet environments preferred.
• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English proficiently.
• Physical Requirements: The candidate must be able to travel to other worksites as required and with or without reasonable accommodation, be able to sit, stand, use computers and monitors, and perform duties in an office environment for extended periods. The candidate must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. on occasion (e.g., moving a case of paper or similar task) that may occur occasionally.

Benefits: The company offers the following benefits to permanent, full-time employees:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Group health plans
• Income protection and supplemental benefits
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Pet insurance options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)