Senior Cloud Engineer

Vanguard Defense Solutions, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); In loco; USD 52.000 - 72.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

PTO and holidays

Medical/dental/vision

Retirement plan

On-site location

Descrizione del lavoro

Vanguard Defense Solutions is a Huntsville-based defense contractor seeking a Junior Network Administrator to design, implement, monitor, and maintain the network infrastructure behind a mission-critical program. This role is on-site at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL.

You will work under senior network staff, gaining hands-on experience with enterprise networks while supporting a government program and learning to handle uptime-critical tasks.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
• 0 to 3 years of professional networking/IT support experience.

Mansioni

• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot using enterprise tools.
• Support switches, routers, access points, and firewalls; cabling and rack work.
• Assist with VLANs, IP addressing, DHCP, DNS, and core services.
• Help implement basic firewall rules and security policies.
• Maintain network diagrams and document incidents in ticketing system.

Conoscenze

OSI model knowledge

IP addressing/subnetting

VLANs and ACLs

Routing basics (static/default)

Windows/Linux familiarity

Troubleshooting methodology

Documentation and ticketing

Customer service mindset

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Strumenti

SolarWinds

Sunbird

NDFC

SNMP-based systems

Descrizione del lavoro

Vanguard Defense Solutions is a Huntsville-based defense contractor supporting Department of Defense customers at Redstone Arsenal. We're looking for a Junior Network Administrator to help design, implement, monitor, and maintain the network infrastructure behind a mission-critical program.

Position Summary

You'll work under the guidance of senior network staff, in an environment where uptime matters and you'll see how enterprise and government networks run. This role is on-site at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and troubleshoot: Watch network performance, availability, and alerts using tools such as SolarWinds, Sunbird, NDFC, and SNMP-based systems. Diagnose and fix basic connectivity, latency, and performance problems, and elevate complex or high-severity incidents to senior administrators.
• Support hardware and infrastructure: Help install, configure, and maintain switches, routers, access points, and firewalls. Handle cabling, patch panels, rack-and-stack work, and equipment inventory in wiring closets and data centers.
• Configure and administer: Help implement and maintain VLANs, basic ACLs, and IP addressing. Assist with DHCP, DNS, and other core network services. Support firmware updates, configuration backups, and change management.
• Support security and compliance: Follow security policies, help implement and review basic firewall rules, watch for unauthorized devices or unusual network behavior, and take part in vulnerability remediation on network devices.
• Document and collaborate: Keep network diagrams, IP inventories, and configuration documentation current. Document incidents and resolutions in the ticketing system. Give Tier 1/Tier 2 network support to the help desk and end users, and work with the systems, security, and application teams. Take part in an on-call rotation or after-hours support when required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Active DoD Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship required)
• 0 to 3 years of professional experience in networking, IT support, or a related technical role. Hands-on exposure to switches, routers, and firewalls through labs, internships, help-desk work, or personal projects counts.

Preferred Qualifications

• CompTIA Security+ (strongly preferred)
• CCNA (desirable), or entry-level vendor certifications such as Juniper JNCIA or Palo Alto PCCET
• Experience with a ticketing system such as ServiceNow, Jira, or Remedy

Knowledge and Skills

• OSI model, Layer 2/3 concepts, and packet flow
• IP addressing and subnetting (IPv4, with IPv6 awareness)
• Switching and VLANs: 802.1Q trunking, spanning-tree basics, port configuration
• Routing basics: static routes, default gateways, and awareness of OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP
• DHCP, DNS, NTP, and basic NAT
• Firewalls, ACLs, segmentation, and common network attack vectors
• A structured troubleshooting method, using tools like ping, traceroute, nslookup, and basic Wireshark
• Comfort with Windows and/or Linux for network-related tasks
• Ethernet standards (Cat5e/Cat6), fiber basics, and clean cable management
• Attention to detail, a customer-service attitude, and a willingness to learn from senior staff

Benefits

• 15 days (120 hours) of PTO per calendar year in a single combined bank, accruing each pay period and usable for any purpose
• 11 paid federal holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, and a retirement savings plan
• Bereavement and jury duty leave, separate from and without reducing the PTO bank

Why Vanguard

We are deliberately small. Every team member has a visible role in the quality and integrity of what we deliver to our government customers, and even early-career staff own real scope rather than a slice of someone else's. You get direct access to company leadership and senior engineers, on a team small enough that your work and growth are visible without having to campaign for it.