Network Installation Technician

Pt78; Fort Meade (MD); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pt78 is seeking a Senior Network Installation Technician to support federal agencies in Maryland. This 9-month hybrid contract role involves leading network designs and installations, ensuring compliance with NIST and TEMPEST standards, and requires a Top Secret security clearance.

The position is primarily travel-based, with 90% travel expected. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and relevant experience, along with strong skills in network troubleshooting and design.

Qualifications

• 4 years of relevant experience, or additional experience may substitute for a degree.
• Must hold an active Top Secret security clearance.
• Understanding of ANSI/TIA standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead network survey, design, and installations.
• Conduct Site Surveys of customer premise networks.
• Install and test network infrastructure equipment.
• Create detailed Site Survey reports.
• Ensure compliance with NIST and TEMPEST Standards.

Skills

Network Infrastructure Design

Site Surveys

NIST Compliance

TEMPEST Standards

Network Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Cable Testers

Network Sniffers

Visio

Job description

Who we are!

Platinum Technologies is a Northern Virginia based integrated solutions firm that specializes in Cybersecurity, Cloud and Digital Services to the Public Sector. Our team solves hard problems and helps our Mission Partners achieve their goals. If you are self-motivated, possess demonstrated learning agility, and are passionate about delivering high-quality work products – we want to hear from you.

We lead with technical expertise, but that is just the tip of the iceberg – the ‘Why’ matters. At Platinum, we don’t hire people to do a job. We provide professional and leadership development to complement our self-motivated domain experts. Our teammates are dot-connecting leaders that operate in a mutually accountable environment to deliver thought leadership, expert technical analysis, and quality execution for our clients.

You

Platinum Technologies is seeking an experienced Senior Network Installation Technician to join our company. The Senior Network Installation Technician will support a large federal agency’s Network Infrastructure through survey, design, and deployment of structured networks and will be responsible for the upkeep of the security posture of the environment. This is accomplished through projects such as new installations, life cycle replacement projects, Cable Plant and wireless installations that are compliant with commercial, TEMPEST, and NIST standards.

This is a 9 month contract role

This role is Hybrid with 90% travel

Required Clearance: SECRET

KEY Responsibilities

• 90-100% travel requirement.
• Lead network survey, design and installations under direction of the government.
• Conduct Site Surveys of customer premise networks in CONUS and OCONUS locations.
• Install, connect, and test network infrastructure equipment (ex. 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of relevant experience; additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Must hold an active Top Secret security clearance. (US Citizenship required)
• 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 haves

• BICSI certification.
• Sec+ certification.
• CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Certification

The Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, age, or genetic information.