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Network Runners

Local Area Networks/Systems Administrator

Network Runners, Suwanee, Georgia, United States, 30174


Local Area Networks/Systems Administrator

Clearance: **Active Secret Clearance**

Position Description:Network Runners is seeking a Local Area Networks/Systems Administrator to support the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) Training & Support Services G3 - Simulations Training Division. This position is onsite. Work location: Clarke Simulations Center, Fort Moore, GA.

Duties:

Load, configure, integrate, upgrade, and maintain the Closed Restricted Network (CRN), hardware, operating systems, and application software in a Live, Virtual, Constructive-Gaming Simulations (LVC-G) environment.Perform LAN/Network Hardware IP and VLAN configuration and management.Configure, install, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot data networking server, firewall, router, hub, and switch hardware, as well as transmission means (fiber optics, cabling, wireless, data over voice, etc.) and protocols to ensure IA requirements are met.Provide liaison support while performing Information Management Officer (IMO) functions.Assist the students with verbal and/or written advice in the preparation, modification, use, verification and validation, configuration management, and storage of necessary training and exercise databases along with associated supporting documentation, gathering.Collect necessary training and exercise data IAW Defense Modeling Simulation Office (DMSO) Modeling and Simulation Resource Repository (MSRR) and storing all AAR products.Establish and maintain communication interfaces with established MC and ABCS to provide services for training and exercises to include, but not limited to VoIP technologies and software such as Comm Net Radio (CNR), Ventrilo, and ASTi Voisus for providing communications and interoperability for LVC-G Simulations/ Simulators, and radio over IP bridging.Perform Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services (PCMS) on the equipment.Configure the simulations/networking related hardware and verify that all hardware connected for an event is operational within 24 hours prior to the start of training.Load, configure, manage, integrate, and maintain all applicable Operating System and MC Application Software and verify that all software elements for an event are operational within 24 hours prior to the start of training.Load, configure, manage, integrate, and maintain all applicable software in use by simulation/simulator systems to include but is not limited to Device drivers, BIOS, and Firmware.Load, configure, manage, integrate and maintain all Application software in use by simulation/simulator systems at the Clarke Simulation Center, to include but not limited to, Microsoft Office, Windows Server, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, VMware vSphere, VMware Workstation, Elastic Sky X (ESX), Elastic Sky X improved (ESXi), VMware Data Recovery, ThinApp, View, CPCE, CSEP, JBC-P, JCR, STE, and FBCB2-BFTConduct connectivity tests of the individual training classrooms, classroom internal network, the collective training networks and equipment, and the simulations center training network/systems.Provide simulations network systems administration and management.Conduct preliminary technical studies to system and service changes, or proposed changes in simulations hardware, operating system software and communications protocol configurations, to meet specific automation, data communications, and Information Assurance (IA) requirements.Evaluate the benefits and risks of implementing alternative configurations at the Sim Center.Conduct analysis of customer needs for enhanced data communications services including items such as simulations network servers, modems, multiplexors, concentrators, routers, hubs, switches, and other Large Area Network (LAN) devices and implement approved solutions internal to Simulations Center.Background Requirements:

Have a working knowledge of loading, configuring, managing, maintaining, and integrating application software such as Microsoft Office, Windows Server, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, VMware vSphere, VMware Workstation, Elastic Sky X (ESX), Elastic Sky X improved (ESXi), VMware Data Recovery, ThinApp, View, CPCE, CSEP, JBC-P, JCR, STE, and FBCB2-BFT.Have a working knowledge of the currently used Live, Virtual, and Constructive-Gaming Simulation Software (LVC-G) applications, Live, Virtual, Constructive-Gaming Simulations (LVC-G), Linux, and Unix.Have knowledge or certifications equivalent to a Cisco Certified Network Associate for Cisco type network equipment and other certifications required by DoD 8570.01-M required for their position category or specialty and level.Type of Job:

Full TimeSalary:

Competitive SalaryAttractive Benefits Package:

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, HSA/FSA, LTD/STD, PTO, Federal HolidaysWork location:

Clarke Simulations Center, Fort Moore, GA.

Company Description:Network Runners, Inc. is an Information Technology Solutions Company - providing innovative IT solutions and organizational support within the DOD and the Civil sector. Our largest presence is in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, DHS/USCG, DHS/S&T, USSTRATCOM etc., providing Information Technology and Organizational Support solutions. Today, NRI's experienced, and highly qualified team members are in nearly a dozen cities nationwide. We are recognized for our value, ingenuity, and mission focus. Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, NRI is an established CMMI Maturity Level 3 and ISO 9001: 2015, ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011, ISO/IEC 27001:2013, ISO 14001 Certified Small Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business.

Network Runners, Inc. (NRI) is an equal opportunity employer. NRI prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, ethnic or national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. NRI conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations .