Network Technician

About This Role

This Network Technician role supports a large federal agency's network infrastructure through the survey, design, and deployment of structured networks, and is responsible for maintaining the security posture of the environment. The work involves new installations, life cycle replacement projects, and cable plant and wireless installations that comply with commercial, TEMPEST, and NIST standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead network survey, design, and installations under the direction of the government
• Conduct site surveys of customer premise networks in CONUS and OCONUS locations
• Install, connect, and test network infrastructure equipment (e.g., switches, firewalls, routers, wireless access points, and wireless controllers)
• Create detailed site survey reports detailing a site's current infrastructure, NIST and TEMPEST compliance, along with design recommendations
• Configure, install, test, certify, and troubleshoot network infrastructure cabling
• Ensure network cabling infrastructure is compliant with current NIST and TEMPEST standards
• Build and install equipment racks
• Install, dress, label, and terminate Cat6 and Fiber cable in telecommunications rooms
• Test and troubleshoot network infrastructure issues on SIPR and NIPR networks
• Create accurate reports and documentation to design/certify network infrastructure
• Track, manage, and ensure project tasks are completed in a timely manner
• Develop Bills of Material (BOM) for network plant design requirements
• Plan and perform preventive maintenance and scheduled upgrades (life-cycle replacements)
• Investigate physical faults in the network
• Report network infrastructure deployment status to key stakeholders
• Have flexible working hours to be available to support off-hour work, when needed

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree and 4 years of relevant experience; additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree
• Understanding of ANSI/TIA-568 and 569 standards
• Requirements of Protective Distribution Systems (PDS) for Classified Systems as directed by Security and/or the Certified Tempest Technical Authority (CTTA)
• Knowledge of National Security Telecommunication & Information Systems Security Instruction (NTISSI) 7003
• Knowledge of DISA network topologies and standards
• Topology and rack elevations using Visio
• Experience with various OTDR, cable testers, and network sniffers to develop reports for infrastructure certification documentation

Nice to have:

• BICSI certification