Network Administrator with Security Clearance

Position Overview
Cadence Coalition LLC is seeking a Network Administrator (Intermediate / Level I) to support DISA’s Emerging Technology Directorate as part of the STEaKMM program at Fort Meade, Maryland.
The selected candidate will serve as a lead administrator, independently configuring, optimizing, and troubleshooting the networks that support the Technology Analysis Center (TAC) lab and technology assessment, integration, and testing.
Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as lead network administrator, operating autonomously in network configuration and troubleshooting.
• Configure, optimize, and maintain network infrastructure to support emerging technology assessments and demonstrations.
• Implement and maintain firewall policies, VPN configurations, and network access controls.
• Diagnose network connectivity, routing, security, and performance issues in test environments.
• Assist engineering personnel with network integration and technical validation of candidate solutions.
• Document network configurations, interfaces, ports, protocols, troubleshooting findings, and operational risks.
• Coordinate security and network changes with authorized DISA personnel.
• Manage and maintain physical and virtual switching infrastructure, VLANs, and service meshes; track and allocate network addresses and maintain IP and subnet documentation.
• Perform software and security updates, configuration changes, backups, and infrastructure as code for network devices.
• Maintain connectivity among all TAC Lab assets, establish and maintain VPN connectivity, and help JITC personnel resolve network issues at or above the TAC Lab point of presence.
• Work with the ISSO/ISSM to maintain security compliance and provide remediation or mitigation actions and artifacts supporting Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms).
• Contribute to Architectural Diagrams, Ports and Protocols, Configuration/SOP, and Lab Status Report deliverables.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum six (6) years of relevant network and systems administration experience, including at least five (5) years of Department of Defense (DoD) experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field. Five (5) years of specialized experience beyond the six (6) required may be substituted for the degree.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Ability to independently administer, configure, optimize, and troubleshoot networks, including physical and virtual switching, VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, IP address management, and network access controls.

Security and Certification Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and an active, final DoD Secret clearance with a favorably adjudicated Tier 3 investigation (or Continuous Evaluation enrollment current within five years, reflected in DISS) at the start of performance.
• Must currently hold, at minimum, a DoD 8140 Basic proficiency level certification for DCWF work role 441 (Network Operations Specialist) and keep it current; personnel without it may not have privileged access to DoD networks.
• Must be able to comply with DISA information-security, CUI-handling, and personnel access requirements, including signing a DISA Non-Disclosure Agreement and completing DISA initial and annual mandatory security training.

Work Location and Schedule

• Primary place of performance is DISA Headquarters at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
• Work supports DISA technology engineering and/or knowledge management requirements; onsite access is subject to Government facility and seating arrangements.
• Hybrid schedule with daily Monday through Friday on-site coverage at DISA, 6914 Cooper Avenue, Fort Meade, and core hours of 0900 to 1500 ET; the on-site/telework balance is set by the Government COR and may change with mission needs.
• Occasional local and CONUS travel may be required, with written COR approval in advance.
• Key personnel are required to be onboard at the beginning of the period of performance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DoD lab, test, enterprise, or integration environments.
• Experience documenting network architectures, technical controls, and integration findings.

Application Requirements
Applicants should submit a current resume clearly identifying:

• Bachelor’s degree (or qualifying experience substitution) and at least six years of relevant experience, including five years of DoD experience.
• Experience with switching and VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, IP address management, network administration, and troubleshooting.
• Current active Secret clearance status and availability to work at Fort Meade.
• DoD 8140 certification details for each certification held: certification type, certification number, expiration date, and certification provider.
• Willingness to be named as key personnel in Cadence Coalition’s proposal and to sign a letter of commitment.

About Cadence Coalition
Cadence Coalition LLC provides information technology, cybersecurity, software engineering, intelligence, mission support, training, and emerging-technology solutions to federal and defense customers.
Cadence Coalition LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.