Administration

Networking Administrator Engineer - GOVERMENT CLEARANCE REQUIRED

McCall Communications Consulting, LLC

Colorado Springs, Colorado · United States

Job Description Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Network Monitoring: Watch network traffic and logs for unusual activity, security threats, or performance issues.
  • Vulnerability Assessment: Run security scans and penetration tests to find weak spots in servers, routers, and firewalls.
  • Incident Response: Act as an early responder to investigate network breaches, contain threats, and fix system flaws.
  • Policy Compliance: Ensure all hardware, software, and configurations match internal security rules and government standards (such as HIPAA or NIST).
  • System Maintenance: Install security patches, configure firewalls, and update encryption protocols without hurting daily network operations.

Required Skills

  • Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of TCP/IP, routing, switching, VPNs, and LAN/WAN setups.
  • Security Tools: Experience with intrusion detection systems (like Snort), vulnerability scanners (like Nmap), and SIEM platforms.
  • Troubleshooting: Ability to diagnose complex network outages or security tool failures quickly.
  • Communication: Skill in explaining technical risks and metrics clearly to managers and non-technical staff

Qualifications and Education

  • Education: A Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • Experience: 3 to 5+ years working in IT systems administration, network operations, or cybersecurity.
  • Certifications: Preferred credentials include CISSP, CISA or CEH. Required CompTIA Security+
Company Description

We are a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business that has collectively over 50 years of IT industry experience. From strategy planning to proposal delivery, everything we do will reflect your business and will appeal to your clients. Business mentors are key and that's why when it comes to client selection, we're choosy. We want to give each of our clients the time and guidance they deserve.

We didn't get there alone. And neither will you.

Company Description We are a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business that has collectively over 50 years of IT industry experience. From strategy planning to proposal delivery, everything we do will reflect your business and will appeal to your clients. Business mentors are key and that's why when it comes to client selection, we're choosy. We want to give each of our clients the time and guidance they deserve. We didn't get there alone. And neither will you.

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