Network Planning Analyst jobs in Columbia, SC

AAC is seeking a Network Administrator to support their client on a federal contract working ON-SITE at a NOC center in downtown Columbia, SC.

** The selected candidate must be capable of obtaining a Top Secret Security Clearance **

** Candidate must be available to work any 10-hour shift assigned **

This position will require the ability to work 10-hour shifts, 4 days a week onsite. You will be supporting a 24/7 NOC environment, and the right candidate should be willing to work 1st (7 AM – 5 PM), 2nd (1 PM – 11 PM), or 3rd (11 PM – 8 AM) shifts.

Skill Sets Anticipated:

• Ability and knowledge to perform primary steady-state administration, monitoring of enterprise management systems, maintaining systems, troubleshooting issues, correcting problems, installing system security patches, patch management, hardware and software upgrades, data storage, data retrieval, backup job creation, backup job modification, backup job verification, data replication, system optimizations, updating documentation, and providing research assistance for problem resolution involving configuration issues or other conflicts
• Knowledge and experience supporting steady-state, enterprise-wide SCCM deployments
• Experience and knowledge monitoring, supporting and utilizing enterprise management applications and tools such as, but not limited to HP SIM, SolarWinds, CommVault, vCenter, NICE Vision Control Net, EVOIP Nagios monitoring, SCCM, SCSM, SCOM, Splunk, Cisco PRIME, Dell OpenManage Essentials, customized SharePoint sites
• Knowledge, expertise, and technical proficiencies providing steady-state support for an enterprise-wide Microsoft Active Directory infrastructure. Thorough understanding of enterprise-level server software including the latest Microsoft Server technologies to include associated hardware and software
• Ability to manage and perform enterprise-wide upgrades and changes
• Ability to monitor systems for potential problems and resolve issues promptly. Ability to monitor systems and activities to ensure compliance with enterprise-wide standards. Ability to manage AD/DC components, such as DNS, Organizational Units, AD Sites and subnets, GPOs, ACLs, accounts/passwords, create accounts, disable accounts, delete accounts, add DC Groups, and perform system backup/recovery operations
• Ability and knowledge to perform secondary administration providing steady-state monitoring of systems, access control, hardware installations, wiring/cabling support, equipment rack re-locations, power source support, backup media rotations, etc. This assistance could also include installations/upgrades, OS configurations, problem resolution, and system administration or recovery with the direct guidance of the remote staff
• Knowledge and experience in supporting steady-state systems Backup, Restore, and Recovery procedures

Minimum Candidate Requirements:

• Associate’s Degree in Computer Science or related IT field OR
• 2 years of experience in Computer, Windows Active Directory, network, and IT hardware support in an enterprise or multi-site IT environment
• Experience with SCCM
• Demonstrated understanding of basic routing and switching
• Knowledge of basic networking and routing protocols
• Ability to demonstrate basic troubleshooting best practices

Desired Candidate Requirements:

• SolarWinds
• Server patching
• SCOM
• SPLUNK
• Experience working in a NOC environment

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Network monitoring: 1 year (Preferred)
• SCCM: 1 year (Preferred)

Security clearance:

• Confidential (Preferred)

Work Location: In person