Network Systems Specialist

3 days ago


University Park, United States The Pennsylvania State University Full time
Job Description

The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a highly skilled Network Systems Specialist to join our team in the Enterprise Operations Office of The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL). This role will provide high-level network administration, development, and design assistance within ARL's Special Project area, as well as support additional enterprise network areas as needed.

Key Responsibilities
  • Administration, ensuring operations, and secure configuration of ARL's network infrastructure
  • Respond and remediate system and network security vulnerabilities
  • Implement, test, and support new and emerging technologies while applying security best practices, and required compliance measures
  • Analyzing network traffic and diagnosing/correcting network and performance issues
  • Conduct risk assessments to determine residual level of risk and any required mitigations
  • Participate in the implementation of required policies, procedures, and configurations; make recommendations for improvements
  • Oversight of the installation and configuration of networks, and secure enclaves, to comply with Government and Federal regulations
  • Assisting in the development and acquisition of network management tools
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher, plus 4 years' related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • The ability to certify and maintain information security related certification (Security+, CASP+, CySA+)
  • Knowledge in NIST/ISO standards, DoD directives, and regulatory requirements
  • Network integration in a heterogeneous environment
  • Operating and providing network administration and support in a high-security research computing environment
Preferred Qualifications
  • A current, fully adjudicated TOP SECRET (Tier 5) clearance, and counterintelligence polygraph
  • Enterprise WAN/LAN switching and routing
  • Next generation layer 7 firewalls (Palo Alto)
  • Maintenance of secure Windows and Linux servers
  • Knowledge within the development and deployment of secure enclaves and VLANs
  • Skillset to include management of other network supporting services within a secure environment (IPAM/NAC/DNS/DHCP)
  • Possess excellent communication skills. Highly motivated and ability to work independently to plan, identify problems, and produce results
Working Location

The working location for this position will be fully on-site, located in State College, PA.

About ARL

ARL at Penn State is an integral part of one of the leading research universities in the nation and serves as a University center of excellence in defense science, systems, and technologies with a focus in naval missions and related areas.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.



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