Network and Firewall Analyst (Senior Infrastructure Analyst)

Job Description

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site's Cold War legacy. Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

Responsibilities

The Enterprise Network Services team within the Information Technology directorate is seeking a high-performing individual to join the team as a Senior Infrastructure Analyst.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to include installation, operate, monitor, sustain, and secure, firewalls, switches, fabric interconnects, VPN, and access control systems.
• Optimize firewall (Palo Alto) and load balancer architectures to support secure, scalable, and agile network operations.
• Respond to network changes, network failures, or modified network diagrams by utilizing a variety of network-related technologies: Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), VPN, device redundancy protocols, other exterior or interior gateway protocols, and Quality of Service (QoS) within an IP network that utilize various methods of encryption and transport security.
• Implement, maintain, and document Access Control Lists (ACL) in the GCC AOR. Modify all GCC managed network devices on the ACL with no disruption in service. Create, add, delete, audit, and update Deny All/Permit by Exception (DAPE) security policies.
• Maintain accurate and complete Ports, Protocols, and Services (PPS) along with Application Layer Filtering records as required.
• Direct or coordinate analysis and resolution of network hardware, software and wiring problems.
• Supervise or perform network server administration and direct formulation of related procedures.
• Monitor network performance and capacity and recommend modifications or enhancements.
• Participate in network design including developing proposals for implementation of network components.
• Review submitted RFCs and other change configurations for accuracy, feasibility, and implementation concerns within the Enterprise network architecture.
• Create, maintain, and sustain accurate and standardized network site diagrams that include all managed devices, active network interfaces, IP addresses, subnet masks, and attached circuits with purchased bandwidth rates.
• Prepare procedures, documentation and activity reports.
• Provide input into budget and monitor expenditures.
• May respond to Help Desk requests to support troubleshooting of workstation and server related problems.
• May provide work direction and training to technicians and network engineers.
• May lead network projects to design, install, or implement a new system or support modifications or deinstallation of an existing system.
• Perform other duties assigned by Management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent with at least 5 years of related experience.
• Strong awareness of technical principles, theories, standards, practices and procedures to include the OSI Model and networking protocols.
• Exhibit advanced end-to-end troubleshooting skills for system, network or application and identify modifications needed in existing applications to meet changing user requirements.
• Configure and install various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, wi-fi access points).
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations.
• Provide backup and second level coverage to Technical Support Representatives as assigned.
• Learn and comply with validation requirements, standard-operating procedures (SOP), and change control maintenance for product life cycle.
• Provide support to Data Center environments including disaster recovery and backup technologies. Preferred candidate with demonstrated experience in each.
• Monitor system performance, resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning.
• Assists in the creation and implementation of the strategic vision and purpose of IT systems according to the organization's goals, objectives, and needs.
• Ensures the consistent and effective implementation of new or changed IT services, architectures, technology, processes, information and metrics.
• Responsible for documenting installation and maintenance processes, capacity planning, test plans, training requirements, and procurement of new IT systems.
• Perform within change control and ticketing system environment.
• Cisco CCNA or CCNP, Extreme Networks, and Palo Alto certifications highly preferred.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Candidate must be a team player with good customer service skills.
• The primary work location will be at the Losee Road facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Work schedule will be 4/10s Monday through Thursday (subject to change).
• Personnel may be requested by leadership to work in excess of 40 hours per week due to projects, activities, and emergences; critical operational demands may occasionally require off-shift work. Participation in after-hours support pool. Requirements include evening and weekend availability.
• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.

MSTS is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants offered employment with MSTS are also subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment. In addition, Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship, at least 18 years of age. Reference DOE Order 472.2, "Personnel Security". If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Department of Energy Q Clearance (position will be cleared to this level). Reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR Part 707.4, "Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites," will be conducted. Applicant selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation, required to participate in subsequent reinvestigations, and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. Successful completion of a counterintelligence evaluation, which may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination, may also be required. Reference 10 CFR Part 709, "Counterintelligence Evaluation Program."

MSTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

Annual salary range for this position is: $95,139.20 - $142,708.80.

Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.