Network Administrator

Ellington Solutions is seeking qualified candidates that will:

• Provide technical support for all customer facing engagements/interactions, including receipt of specifications, design, test and response to service requests.
• Debug and test networks, analyze technical projects, perform needs assessments, analyze and/or oversee cost and benefits estimates, presentations, negotiations, installations, problem resolutions, procurements and multi-vendor product integration.
• Provide initial engineering and implementation support of networks to assure proper execution and provides resolution for system failures or degradations, as needed.
• Provide project management and documentation, as required.
• At times participate in and/or facilitate stakeholder meetings.

Requirements

The qualified candidate must have:

• Proven ability to delegate tasks, comprehensively and in parts is necessary to be successful in this environment.
• Active TS/SCI+FSP
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
• In lieu of a degree, 8+ years of experience with network administration
• Strong Linux Experience- maintaining CENTOS, Redhat/RHEL
• Experience deploying (rack, stack, network) VMWare ESXi hosts and deploying/maintaining (100's of) virtual machines
• Experience with basic containerization technologies like Docker and/or Podman
• Familiarization with Cisco networking devices (eg Firewalls, Switches, ISRs) to include device integration and configuration
• Ability to maintain software development infrastructure supporting multiple environments (networks) in a fast-paced, highly technical environment
• Ability to take initiative and make recommendations on existing infrastructures
• Security + CE or equivalent to be IAM Level II qualified
• Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills

What Will Set You Apart:

• Experience with Cisco Firepower (w/ Threat Defense) product lines
• Experience maintaining Cisco firewalls and associated access lists
• Experience with maintaining Nagios deployment
• Experience deploying and administering a RHEL Satellite server
• Experience with maintaining Network Appliance (Netapp) storage arrays or technologies
• Experience with maintaining a Windows 7 or Windows 10 desktop environment
• Experience with maintaining a Microsoft Active Directory and Group policy environment
• Experience with Oracle Hardware and Solaris OS (x86 and SPARC)
• Experience with facilitating and/or implementing Information Security best practices (patching, IAVA remediation, POA&M development, other security compliance initiatives)
• Experience with maintaining and administration of Cisco networking devices
• Experience with maintaining network cabling infrastructure including copper and fiber cabling
• Experience with Splunk logging
• Experience with NESSUS vulnerability scanning
• Familiarity with Kanban/Agile methodologies
• Familiarity with Jira, Redmine and other project management applications