Typical Responsibilities/Tasks:
• Lead network management and telecommunications support across the PAE Enterprise Network, PAE Classified Network, associated applications/interfaces/devices, and approximately 20 supported facilities.
• Diagnose and resolve interconnectivity issues across interconnected LANs, WANs, communication networks, and standalone systems in classified and unclassified environments.
• Design, develop, install, configure, and optimize network infrastructure components including firewalls, IDS/IPS, Active Directory dependencies, switches, routers, hubs, bridges, cabling, fiber optics, and network operating systems.
• Develop and maintain network schematics and technical documentation based on customer, security, interoperability, and data-management requirements.
• Perform network monitoring, testing, traffic analysis, fault isolation, performance optimization, and administrative functions to sustain secure 24/7 mission network availability.
• Support network planning and policy development; evaluate, recommend, and implement hardware/software solutions for bridging, protocol conversion, cross-network data sharing, data protection, and enterprise interoperability.
• Analyze and recommend Network Load Balancing approaches for virtual environments and mission applications and support approved implementation activities.
• Maintain network security and authorization controls, including connections, accounts, and access privileges; collaborate with cybersecurity staff to identify, resolve, and report vulnerabilities and incidents.
• Plan and coordinate Government-approved upgrades with CIO personnel, team leads, and other stakeholders while minimizing mission impact.
• Lead network configuration management using Government-provided automated tools, including configuration identification, control, status accounting, audits, policy/configuration management, SOP support, and documentation updates.