DNS Engineer - Mid-Level

Job Title

DNS Administrator

The Community: Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, is known as the Capital of Dreams. Named for Richard Montgomery, it is located on the Alabama River, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. It is the second largest city in Alabama, after Birmingham, and the 103rd largest in the US with a population of 200 as of the 2020 Census. Montgomery has won several national awards including being voted Best Historic City by USA Today, being named an All-America City in 2014 by the National Civic League, and being named the happiest city in Alabama. Montgomery has also been recognized nationally for its successful and ongoing downtown revitalization and new urbanism projects with Montgomery having been one of the first cities in the nation to implement Smart Code Zoning. In addition to housing many Alabama government agencies, public and private universities, high-tech manufacturing and cultural attractions, Montgomery has a large military presence due to Maxwell Air Force Base.

The Facility: Gunter Air Force Base

Gunter AFB is an annex of Maxwell AFB in the northeast suburbs of Montgomery, AL. Until 1992 it was known as Gunter Air Force Base or Gunter Air Force Station. It has been a military training base since its opening in 1940. Gunter Annex is a subordinate installation under the administration of the 42d Air Base Wing at nearby Maxwell Air Force Base. It is the home of the Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Directorate. The BES provides and supports secure combat information systems and networks for the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense and other Federal Government Agencies. At Gunter Annex, their Router, Boundary Protection, and DNS Teams oversee an enterprise DoD environment supporting the USAF that requires a unique and dynamic skill set that is expected to complete associated training programs and/or actively pursue professional development/cross-training opportunities. All team members expected to provide continuity for 24/7/365 operations regardless of their current assigned shift. Appropriate compensations/accommodations will be made to address situations that require a long-term commitment to a non-standard shift or schedule.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a directory of domain names and translate them to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.
• Install, configure, and maintain network services, equipment and devices
• Support network and computing infrastructure.
• Provides list of mail servers which accept Emails for each domain name.
• Documents network problems and resolution for future reference.
• Monitor system performance and assist in implementing performance tuning.
• Requires a thorough knowledge of networking essentials.
• Assists in providing support for network security.
• Prepares and schedules computer setup, repair, configuration changes, or replacement
• Provides telephone, e-mail, remote access, or in-person solutions to day-to-day DNS issues.
• Support IS team in meeting key performance indicators and metrics
• Assist with the maintenance of records for hardware and software use along with license usage.
• Displays continuous improvement of current processes and procedures
• Develops strategies and processes to ensure on-time delivery of equipment, cost reduction opportunities and performance improvements.
• Demonstrates good working knowledge of desktop and laptop hardware, and common business software such as MS Office
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of current operating systems
• Understands the role of IS in a manufacturing environment
• Must be able to work shift work (swing or midnight) after 60-90 days of training and mission ready approval on day shift.

Experience and Education:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Security + CE
• CE/OS Certification: Linux+
• DoD Secret Clearance

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