Job Description

Paradyme, a CATHEXIS Company is a rapidly growing government technology leader that puts service first, for its customers, its team and the communities it supports. We harness DevSecOps and Agile development processes to deliver exceptional results for digital transformations. Based in Tysons Corner, VA, our award-winning culture sets it apart through its team’s deep commitment to service and collaboration with its customers, each other and the community. Learn more at PARADYME. We have an immediate opening for a Junior Network Engineer for an ongoing effort to support a critical Law Enforcement customer. Candidates must be able to onsite 100% in a secured federal facility in Huntsville, AL. The person in this role will work an Overnight shift. Work days and hours for this shift are: Tuesday - Saturday, 11:00 PM - 7:30 AM CST. ACTIVE Top Secret clearance and the ability to obtain an SCI security clearance are required. The ideal candidate will provide technical engineering support for our large federal government agency’s highly complex network infrastructure environment to include multiple enclaves comprising various classification levels. Network engineering support includes all engineering activities required to support the standard information technology lifecycle. The ideal candidate will provide design and engineering activities in support of new network solutions for a multi-enclave enterprise network environment which encompasses various technology. In addition, the candidate will provide network support on an as needed basis to resolve networking issues that have not been resolved by the first three support tiers. Responsibilities: Monitoring and analyzing enterprise networks and network devices such as switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers encryptors, etc.
Provide expert technical guidance and support to the Government, Project Lead, and other Network Analyst in support of monitoring and managing the customer networks.
Maintain awareness of trends and best practices related to networks, technology and IT-related topics and provide recommendations on possible improvements or changes to customer systems and processes.
Provide high-quality and professional customer service in all interactions.
Use the Enterprise Network Monitoring Platform to analyze and provide data and documentation related to the network performance of any or all network components.
Serve as initial point of contact to resolve networking problems.
Provide excellent and professional customer service in all interactions. Required Experience and Education: Active Top-Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain an SCI
Must be able to work an overnight shift as detailed above.
Cisco Certified Network Associate Enterprise Core and Infrastructure certification
1-3 years of relevant IT experience with specialization in networking technologies, specifically with Cisco switches and routers and resolving LAN/WAN issues
Basic knowledge of IP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, MPLS, Stateful firewalls and encryption technologies
Working knowledge of network management tools, such as Riverbed, Wireshark, Micro Focus Network Automation, etc.
Working knowledge of web applications, web servers, application load balancers and storage systems. Must have good knowledge of general security tools and methodologies such as firewalls, IDS/IPS and access control lists. Other Desired Skills Include: A.S. degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related area
Experience in network engineering within the federal intelligence community
Ability to adhere to a disciplined troubleshooting methodology, and ensure task/mission completion, along with creating and maintaining necessary information.
Highly self-motivated and directed, with attention to detail.

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Immediate start, Shift work, Night shift, Saturday,

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