Cable Manager

Role: Cable Manager - Intermediate

Location: Quantico, VA

Education: BS Degree (IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Info. Sys., Data Science, or SW Engineering)

Training: TBD (pending DoD validation)

Certifications: TBD (pending DoD validation)

Years of Experience: 3+ years; experience may be considered as alternative to foundational qualifications.

Clearance Level & Investigation: Secret

Job Description:

The Network Technician provides enterprise & tactical infrastructure knowledge, experience, & integration to Cyber Protection Team (CPT). The Network Technician supports CPT elements by understanding network technologies, defining mission scope, & identifying terrain. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Conduct functional & connectivity testing to ensure continuing operability.
• Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers, & others to design application & to obtain information on project limitations & capabilities, performance requirements, & interfaces.
• Configure & optimize network hubs, routers, & switches (e.g., higher-level protocols, tunneling).
• Consult with engineering staff to evaluate interface between HW & SW.
• Design group policies & access control lists to ensure compatibility with organizational standards, business rules, & needs.
• Develop & document systems administration SOPs.
• Evaluate factors such as reporting formats required, cost constraints, & need for security restrictions to determine HW configuration.
• Install or replace network hubs, routers, & switches.
• Maintain baseline system security according to organizational policies.
• Manage accounts, network rights, & access to systems & equipment.
• Patch network vulnerabilities to ensure information is safeguarded against outside parties.
• Perform security reviews, identify gaps in security architecture, & develop a security risk management plan.
• Plan, execute, & verify data redundancy & system recovery procedures.
• Plan & recommend modifications or adjustments based on exercise results or system environment.
• Provide feedback on network requirements, including network architecture & infrastructure.
• Provide ongoing optimization & problem-solving support.
• Examine network topologies to understand data flows through network.
• Validate intrusion detection system (IDS) alerts against network traffic using packet analysis tools.
• Assist in construction of signatures which can be implemented on cyber defense network tools in response to new or observed threats within NE or enclave.
• Conduct analysis of physical & logical digital technologies (e.g., wireless, SCADA, telecom) to identify potential avenues of access.
• Conduct network scouting & vulnerability analyses of systems within a network.
• Determine course of action for addressing changes to objectives, guidance, & operational environment.
• Identify potential points of strength & vulnerability within a network.
• Notify designated managers, cyber incident responders, & cybersecurity service provider team members of suspected cyber incidents & articulate event's history, status, & potential impact for further action in accordance with organization's cyber incident response plan.
• Consult with customers about network system design & maintenance.
• Design countermeasures & mitigations against potential weaknesses & vulnerabilities in system & elements.
• Design, develop, & modify network systems, using scientific analysis & mathematical models to predict & measure outcome & consequences of design.
• Diagnose network connectivity problems.
• Engage customers to understand their expectations & wants.
• Evaluate security architecture & its design against cyberspace threats as identified in operational & acquisition documents.
• Identify optimal locations for network sensor placement to collect on targeted devices.
• Implement & enforce DCO policies & procedures reflecting applicable laws, policies, procedures, & regulations (such as United States Code Titles 10 & 50).
• Integrate toolkit into existing networks & create documentation for new architecture.
• Maintain Operational, technical, & authoritative situational awareness during effects-based operations
• Notify designated mission leadership or applicable team members of any suspected cyber incident.
• Provide & maintain documentation for TTPs as inputs to training programs.
• Provide feedback for RFI generation.
• Repair network connectivity problems.
• Install, update, & troubleshoot systems/servers.
• Identify threats to Blue Force vulnerabilities.
• Check system HW availability, functionality, integrity, & efficiency.
• Conduct peri