Network Architect

Job Description: 

XOR Security is currently seeking talented Network Architect supporting our client at Fort Meade. Our premier clients within the Department of Defense for the Defense Cyber Crimes Center DC3). The DC3 program provides comprehensive Forensic, Malware Analysis, and Reverse Engineering support across the Defense enterprise by providing deep analysis of potential threat activity targeting critical DoD assets.  

Details:

• Designs and plans network communications systems.
• Provides specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture.
• Conducts cost/benefit analysis and provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements. Conducts testing of network design.
• Responsible for monitoring network hardware operations to ensure properly set configuration options.
• Plans implementation of enhancements and upgrades to the network.
• Advises network users of hardware requirements, configurations, and limitations. Maintains technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
• Evaluates and reports on new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network. May be assigned responsibility for the management of the systems administration function, including associated staff.
• Performs a range of network, system, security and software administration functions. Network Administration skills include Route/Switch/Firewall administration, VLAN implementation, PXE boot use/configuration, DHCP, DNS, VLAN Knowledge; System Administration skills include Active Directory Domain administrationknowledge, administering Group policies, ADUC account creation, Managing FTP/SMB servers; Network Security skills include Understanding of an Intrusion Detection System (IDS), ability to read and translate SNORT rules, perform PCAP analysis; Software skills include ability to perform Extract Transform Lead (ETL) scripting, conducting RDBMS admin/query, consuming APIS, and Web scraping.

Requirements:

• BS 5+ Years, MS 3+, PhD 0+
• TS/SCI w/CI Poly

Closing Statement:XOR Security offers a very competitive benefits package including health insurance coverage from first day of employment, 401k with a vested company match, vacation and supplemental insurance benefits.

XOR Security is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). M/F/D/V.Citizenship Clearance Requirement. Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements – US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED.