Network Engineer I
Missoula, MT - USA
Job Summary
Please Note:
- It is 100% onsite at Missoula Fire Laboratory Montana
- Timings : 8 hours a day.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a full-time Network Engineer to manage the day-to-day operations service desk and IT infrastructure of the Missoula Discovery Network. You will be primarily based on-site at the Missoula Fire Lab to ensure network availability security and compliance with the Authority to Operate (ATO).
- Service Desk Operations: Manage help desk support procedures assist users with network access and unlock user accounts.
- Infrastructure Management: Install configure manage and troubleshoot hardware and software associated with the Discovery Network.
- Network Maintenance: Complete applicable OS updates review security advisory alerts and perform root cause analysis troubleshooting.
- Security & Compliance: Ensure systems are scanned and remediated per USDA policy conduct quarterly log audits and maintain software/hardware inventories.
- Monitoring & Communication: Notify stakeholders of outages via email and Microsoft Teams and continuously monitor environment performance.
- Account Management: Perform user account reviews for privileged accounts quarterly and non-privileged accounts yearly.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience in network administration help desk support and IT infrastructure troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with maintaining active directories DNS entries and VLAN/subnet configurations.
- Cisco Certified Field Technician (Highly Preferred).
- CompTIA Security (Highly Preferred).
- CompTIA Network (Highly Preferred).
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a USDA LincPass (HSPD-12 PIV card).
Required Skills:
Qualifications: Proven experience in network administration help desk support and IT infrastructure troubleshooting. Familiarity with maintaining active directories DNS entries and VLAN/subnet configurations. Cisco Certified Field Technician (Highly Preferred). CompTIA Security (Highly Preferred). CompTIA Network (Highly Preferred). Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a USDA LincPass (HSPD-12 PIV card).