Valiant Global Defense is seeking an experienced, highly skilled Network LAN/WAN Administrator to join our professional team providing mission training services for a Mission Training Complex (MTC) on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.  The LAN/WAN Administrator designs, configures, and maintains LAN and WAN circuits using Cisco networking equipment to support enclaves of Microsoft and Linux servers which use artificial intelligence to create simulations for Army battlefield information systems.  The successful candidate is fluent in Cisco command line interface for configuration and implementation of various network devices, including routers, switches and call managers.  The candidate possesses strong interpersonal skills to work as a member of a team of networking professionals.  We offer an excellent opportunity to hone your technical skills in a distributed server/client networked architecture, and become involved in the exciting world of artificial intelligence and simulations.  Come be part of a team assisting today’s Army warrior preparing themselves to defend our nation. 

• Design and engineer communications and computer networks to transmit data using Cisco products, and hardware encryption devices. Network support will include LAN/WAN circuit connections, local VLAN management, route management using dynamic routing protocols, and VoIP support using Cisco Unified Call Manager.
• Provide dedicated LAN/WAN/VTC/VOIP technical support at MTC facilities & ensure NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliance.
• Integrate computer systems, servers, secure and non-secure voice, video, and data circuits, using public, private and multicast IPs.
• Provide technical integration solutions and recommendations for exercises and events, to include networks and computer systems layout and setups for Mission Command Systems/Simulations Integration.

• Must possess an Information Assurance Technical II (IAT II) baseline certificate in accordance with DoD 8570.01-M (e.g., CCNA-Security, Security+, SSCP, CySA+, GICSP, or GSEC).
• Must possess a Secret clearance.
• Achieve computing environment (CE) certification (e.g., CCENT, CCNA, CCNP, etc.) within 6 months of employment.
• Experience in troubleshooting and supporting Cisco hardware.
• Technical knowledge/experience in Cisco router/switch topologies.