Journeyman Network/Systems Deployment Engineer

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Network/Systems deployment engineer to provide deployment support for our federal customer. This position will be located in South Burlington, VT and will be an onsite position.  This position requires travel within the United States.

This position is responsible for provisioning widely varied server and network equipment.  The employee will perform these duties at their home office in South Burlington, VT along with packaging and shipping the equipment from the nearby shipping center in Williston, VT to remote sites for deployment.  Some travel is required to provide installation and deployment support.  The employee will be expected to maintain knowledge of current technologies and understand how they interact with each other. 

Duties include:

• Support the deployment and decommission of network infrastructure and commodities in support of components, such as, but not limited to: routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, WAN optimizers, UPS units, Encryptors, Power Distribution Units, wireless access points, and wireless and mobile network kits containing multi-disciplined technologies.
• Support the development of wireless site surveys pre and post deployment and assist with wireless survey reports.
• Deploy backend physical access control systems.
• Support the installation of network software, such as but not limited to: Cisco IOS/NOS, Riverbed RIOS, Big IP to ensure devices meet compliance.
• Locally perform root-cause analysis, identify, and perform corrective actions.
• Work with Engineering to identify, diagnose and resolve complex problems with data infrastructure as the new deployment occurs. Along with documentation/updates to the knowledge database.
• Support the implementation of network solutions in Field Sites of various sizes and degrees of complexity.
• Maintain ongoing updates to documentation related to wired and wireless network layout.
• Provide local support for installation and maintenance of Operating Systems in support of all infrastructure to include patching, updated releases, Firmware and BIOS updates to ensure platforms meet compliance.
• Support integrated software deployment tools to push operating systems, and predefined packages.
• Utilize Active Directory for computer object additions to established groups for infrastructure deployments.
• Deploying virtual machines into established VM environments (Hyper-V through VMM and VMware)
• Assist in planning for the future strategy of server, storage, and platforms and provide budgetary information with established vendor contacts as needed.
• Installation and troubleshooting through Powershell and Microsoft Server 2019 / 2022 Command Line Interface (CLI) .
• Network and UPS device setup and configuration through PuTTy CLI.
• Provide local maintenance support for virtualized environments (DevTest, Stage Production).
• Support monitoring of application stability, security, performance, and capacity management, as well as documentation of current and future configuration processes and policies.
• Support the deployment and expansion of Client Server technologies, as well as monitor, refine and research solutions to existing problems.
• Troubleshoot Virtual machine (VM) and performance issues.
• Assist in analyzing performance data to provide capacity planning and resource utilization information in support of operational processes.

High School with 0 - 3 years (or commensurate experience)

Required Skills and Experience:

Attention to detail and teamwork skills

Strong understanding of networking and underlying principals

Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Familiarity with and ability to support the following tools or their equivalents:

• Cisco Routing and Switching platforms
• Riverbed Steelhead family suite
• Steel Central Controller
• NetProfiler
• NetCollector
• Steel Central Mobile Controller
• Steel Central ARX
• Cisco Identity Services Engine
• Solarwinds
• AlgoSec
• Cisco Cloud Center and VMWare NSX
• Infoblox
• Stealthwatch
• Cisco Firepower
• Meraki Cloud Portal and devices
• Cisco Security Manager
• Amazon, MS Azure, and Google Cloud Service Provider (not limited to)
• VipTella, Riverbed SD-WAN, IWAN, Policy-Based Routing.
• QOS Quality of Service
• Cisco ACI/SDN Platform
• Cisco Nexus Platform

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• CCNA or other Cisco network certifications.
• CompTIA Network+ certification.

Clearance Required:

Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

GovCIO is a team of transformers--people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.

But we can't do it alone. We need great people to help us do great things - for our customers, our culture, and our ability to attract other great people. We are changing the face of government IT and building a workforce that fuels this mission. Are you ready to be a transformer?

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. EOE, including disability/vets.

Posted Pay Range

The posted pay range, if referenced, reflects the range expected for this position at the commencement of employment, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and internal equity. The total compensation package for this position may also include other compensation elements, to be discussed during the hiring process. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the GovCIO reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, GovCIO or individual department/team performance, and market factors.