Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities. An applicant’s eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 07/01/2024 Business Based Action, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and Transition Hiring Preference In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if the position allows for qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Qualifying Experience: Must have a minimum of 3-5 years proven experience with a full range of network systems (LAN/WAN and Cloud) design principles, methodologies and approaches used in developing, testing, installing, operating, managing, and maintaining network services supporting functional requirements. Proven experience with network architecture, cloud network architecture, interrelationships, operating modes, configuration, topology and protocols. Proven experience with complex configuration management techniques and requirements appropriate to managing large network systems. Must gather facts and use complex and effective analytical and evaluative methods to access information, plan the sequence of actions necessary, make sound decisions, and solve a variety of complex network problems; and to analyze component interrelationships and evaluate network systems and computer applications from an operational perspective. Must maintain an up-to-date awareness of technological advances and advise the team lead and management on meeting current and future requirements. Needs to have and maintain at a minimum a professional network certification that validates the ability to plan, implement, verify, and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks and work collaboratively with specialists on advanced security, voice, wireless and video solutions. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of and skill in configuring and installing switches and routers, monitoring network performance, performing network diagnostics, analyzing network traffic patterns, installing network software fixes and upgrades. Knowledge of and skills in operational functions for firewalls, Virtual Private Network (VPN), BigIP F5 load balancing, and configuring Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and Intrusion Protection System (IPS). Skills in working with various data center, enterprise-level and cloud network technologies. Knowledge of and skills in configuring and implementing hybrid network solutions using multiple cloud platforms and cloud providers. Knowledge of and skill in applying and implementing network design principles and concepts, network architecture principles and concepts, network protocols; remote access technology concepts, network operation and maintenance concepts and methods, network management tools, configuration management concepts and practices; network topology concepts; network optimization techniques; and acquisition management policies. Skills in cloud computing services and designing, implementing and operating management of multiple cloud services, and cloud-based infrastructure configuration and cloud security design. Skill in establishing connectivity between remote sites, creating network maps, troubleshooting network problems (outages), developing and implementing configuration management plans for complex LANs/WANs for both on-premises and cloud environments. Knowledge of and skills in configuring and implementing hybrid network solutions using multiple cloud platforms and cloud providers. **NOTE: Those qualified applicants who meet both the minimum qualification requirement(s) and highly preferred criteria(s) will be considered best qualified for this position and will be referred to the selecting official(s) first for consideration. All other applicants will be referred as needed and requested by the selecting official(s). **Reminder to Applicants: Your experience has to be clearly identified in your resume in order to receive consideration. If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified, and you will no longer be considered for this position. (Format example: Employer name, position title, beginning and ending dates of employment, with summary of duties, etc.)