Network Lab Manager

Description:

Who we are:

At Applied Network Solutions (ANS), we bring together some of the most curious minds in networking and cybersecurity. ANS was founded to disrupt the status quo. For over 20 years, our team provides expertise in network, system engineering and both offensive and defensive cybersecurity operations.

What we do:

Our vision is for a future in which talent and customers alike come to ANS because of our reputation for delivering technical excellence, solving our nation’s toughest challenges and our ability to exceed expectations.

Why ANS:

At ANS we value the integrity of your work. We are looking for the right person to plan, analyze, design, develop, test, secure, integrate, implement, operate, and maintain the custom solutions that ANS delivers. Together, let’s ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

We are seeking a Network Lab Manager to join our team. Partically remote but must reside in the DMV area and willing to be on-site in the Springfield, Virginia area, 2-3 days a week.

Requirements:

This role will work closely with Infrastructure engineering, Orchestration engineering, SecDevOps (SDO) engineering, as well as other technology stakeholders to maintain, develop and support the AGUN program. The Lab Manager will work collaboratively with AGUN engineering teams to build and maintain multiple environments to support deployment, monitoring and operations, troubleshooting and resolve issues for the program.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide management support for the AGUN EITI Lab to include scheduling major activities and deconfliction of lab use.
• Develop and manage a lab maintenance communication plan to include a schedule with authorized maintenance windows and pre maintenance alert notifications to all key stakeholders.
• Communicate with engineers and publish status of system outages as needed.
• Coordinate with logisticians and other lab administrators to conduct inventories of test lab equipment and material.
• Identify hardware and software needs to initiate order, receive, and install equipment.
• Identify hardware/software issues and work with engineers to take corrective actions to resolve.
• Lead a small team of system administrators and engineers to maintain the lab configuration, improve lab reliability, and maximize lab resource availability
• Coordinate with configuration management to ensure the lab baseline is controlled and changes within the lab are authorized
• Coordinate with Cybersecurity for security scans and patching. Assist with and perform security assessments of lab equipment as necessary.

Basic Qualifications

• Must reside in the DMV area and willing to be on-site in the Springfield, Virginia area, 2-3 days a week.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field and at least 8 years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Proven experience with lab management, equipment operations, maintenance, and task planning and completion.
• Experience in a System Administration role supporting software configuration management and development environment.
• Must have the ability to assist in the management of networking infrastructure, including firewalls, routers and switches.
• Active DoD IAT Level II (i.e. Security+) certification or equivalent required prior to start.
• Ability to work independently as well as with others on a team
• Ability to multi-task and function in a dynamic fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and technical skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience documenting and providing information for security accreditation and certification.
• Experience with the following systems: Windows/Linux operation systems and VMware.
• Experience with virtualized network infrastructure including network element managers, monitoring applications, and network management applications
• Previous scanning, patching and STIG mitigation experience.
• Understanding of configuration management tools such as Gitlab and Nexus.
• Knowledge of CI/CD integration.
• Knowledge of Agile development methodologies and the Atlassian suite of tools.

Benefits:

ANS offers excellent compensation along with a generous benefits package to include:

• Family Medical, Dental (w/ adult orthodontia) and Vision coverage
• Pet Discount Program
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Maternity/ Paternity Leave
• Supplemental Military Leave Pay
• 11 Paid Holidays
• 401(k) plan with 6% Company Contribution
• Generous Professional Development Program
• 100% Employer paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
• 100% Employer paid Life Insurance
• Supplemental Whole Life Insurance
• Lucrative Referral Bonus Program
• Annual Allowance for ANS Swag
• Potential for Paid Overtime
• Flexible Work Schedules

Applied Network Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

As required by local law, Applied Network Solutions, Inc. provides reasonable salary ranges of compensation for work performed in applicable states. Ranges are not a guarantee of compensation and depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to contractual requirements, work location, years of experience, skill set, and education. Overtime is not guaranteed for this position.

The anticipated pay range for this position is $100,000.00 - $165,000.00 USD.