Careers

Job Title:        Network Technician

Company:      Jackson and Tull

Location:        Silver Spring, MD and Hanover, MD (BWI Airport) 

Position Description: The Network Technician performs similar duties as directed or instructed by the senior network engineer. This individual adds or exchanges externally connected PC accessories and data communications equipment including cables, boards, batteries, disks drives, and other PC components. This individual also attaches, detaches, or exchanges LAN cabling to workstations, servers, network devices, telecommunications, and data communications equipment.

 Education: This position requires an Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; or Technical school certificate of completion in the data communications field including cable installation, or the equivalent military training. An additional year of specialized experience may be substituted for the required education.

 General Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least three (3) years of experience in a computer-related field.

 Specialized Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least two (2) years of experience installing and maintaining shared resources for communication networks and devices.

Job Title:        Network Engineer (Junior)

Company:      Jackson and Tull

Location:        Silver Spring, MD and Hanover, MD (BWI Airport)

 Position Description: The Network Engineer (Junior) performs similar duties as directed or instructed by the senior network engineer. This individual conducts studies pertaining to network configuration, and monitors traffic patterns such as protocols and peak usage. This individual must stay current with technological changes.

 Education: This position requires a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related scientific or technical discipline.

 General Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least five (5) years of experience in a computer-related field.

 Specialized Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least three (3) years of progressive experience in planning, designing, implementation, and analyzing data or telecommunications networks.

Job Title:        Network Engineer (Senior)

Company:      Jackson and Tull

Location:        Silver Spring, MD and Hanover, MD (BWI Airport)

 Position Description: The Network Engineer is responsible for the design and implementation of large data communications or telecommunications networks. This individual is also responsible for the design and implementation of LANs/WANs using hub switching and router technology. In addition, the Network Engineer is responsible for performing the following tasks:

1. Planning and monitoring the installation of communications circuits
2. Managing and monitoring local area networks and associated equipment (e.g., bridges, routers, modem pools, and gateways)
3. Conducting short and long-term plans to meet communications requirements
4. Performing hardware/software analyses to provide comparative data of performance characteristics and suitability within the existing systems environment
5. Preparing tradeoff studies and evaluations for vendor equipment
6. Generating network monitoring/performance report, for LAN/WAN utilization studies
7. Recommending network design changes/enhancements for improved system availability and performance

 Education: This position requires a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related scientific or technical discipline. If applicable, the candidate must be certified as network engineer for the specific network operating system as defined in by the State. The certification criteria are determined by the network operating system vendor.

 General Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least nine (9) years of experience in a computer-related field.

 Specialized Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least seven (7) years of progressive experience in planning, designing, implementation, and analyzing data or telecommunications networks. This individual must have experience with network analysis/management tools and techniques, and be familiar with Personal Computers (PCs) in a client/server environment. This individual must also be familiar with IT technology and long distance and local carrier management.

Job Title:        Systems Administrator

Company:      Jackson and Tull

Location:        Silver Spring, MD and Hanover, MD (BWI Airport)

 Position Description: The Systems Administrator monitors and coordinates all data system operations including security procedures and liaison with end users. This individual is responsible for performing the following tasks:

1. Ensuring that necessary system backups are performed, and storage and rotation of backups are accomplished
2. Monitoring and maintaining records of system performance and capacity to arrange vendor services, or other actions for reconfiguration, and anticipating requirements for system expansion
3. Assisting managers to monitor and comply with State data security requirements
4. Coordinating software development, user training, network management and minor installation and repair of equipment

 Education: This position requires an Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related technical discipline. A Bachelor’s degree in one of the above disciplines is equal to one (1) year of specialized and two (2) years of general experience. An additional year of specialized experience may be substituted for the required education.

 General Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least two (2) years of experience in a computer-related field.

 Specialized Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least one (1) year of experience administering multi user, shared processor systems and data communications networks.

Job Title:        Network Operations Center (NOC) Manager

Company:      Jackson and Tull

Location:        Silver Spring, MD and Hanover, MD (BWI Airport)

 Position Description: The NOC Manager deals with a broad base of stakeholders, including customers, vendors, engineers, and the entire technical team. This individual is responsible for managing and coordinating the NOC team. Important focuses of this coordination are to assure that the networking system runs effectively without interruption, and to assure that performance meets and exceeds SLAs. The NOC Manager is responsible for the accuracy of the Forward Schedule of Changes Calendar, reporting any unscheduled outages. This individual also manages the technical business processes (e.g. ITIL) of the organization. Typically, this position manages a team of technical resources that are staffed 24x7x365 and reports to top management, keeping upper management informed about what is happening in the agency concerning the agency’s network. This individual is able to quickly develop innovative solutions in response to various networking problems and direct the execution of these solutions. This individual ensures that customer needs are properly defined and satisfactorily met. This individual stays abreast of new technologies emerging in the industry.

 Education: The position requires a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline. The candidate must possess a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification. The certification criteria are determined by the network operating system vendor.

General Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least twelve (12) years of experience in a computer-related field. This individual must have a working knowledge of network operating systems. The proposed candidate must have at least five (5) years prior experience with managing a technical team. The proposed candidate must have effective verbal and written communication skills, and is able to communicate about networking issues effectively in a comprehensible manner. The proposed candidate must have effective troubleshooting skills. The proposed candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills, and must be able to provide superior customer service through their own actions and must be able to manage subordinates to provide superior customer service. The proposed candidate must have a good understanding of the industry that the candidate will be working in, and must have a deep understanding of technology. The proposed candidate is able to work independently and as part of a team.

 Specialized Experience: The proposed candidate must have a comprehensive working knowledge of the IT service management practices (e.g. ITIL). The proposed candidate must have at least ten (10) years of experience in one or more of the following areas: data communications engineering; data communications hardware or software analysis; network administration or management; or data communication equipment installation and maintenance. The candidate must have a working knowledge of Ethernet, VOIP and video technology, high speed WANs, routers, bridges, and switches. This individual must have working knowledge of with cable/LAN meters, protocol analyzers, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote Monitoring (RMON) based software products.

Job Title:        Software Functional Tester

Company:      Jackson and Tull

Location:        Silver Spring, MD and Hanover, MD (BWI Airport)

Position Description: The Testing Specialist shall design and execute IT software tests, and evaluate results to ensure compliance with applicable regulations. This individual prepares test scripts and all required test documentation, and must be able to design and prepare all needed test data. The Testing Specialist analyzes internal security within systems, reviews test results, and evaluates for conformance to design.

Education: This position requires a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in computer science, information systems, engineering, business, or a related scientific or technical discipline; or three (3) years of equivalent experience in a related field. (Note: A Master’s degree is preferred.)

General Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least four (4) years of experience in computer software development.

Specialized Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least two (2) years of software testing experience (integration and acceptance).

Job Title:        Performance Tester

Company:      Jackson and Tull

Location:        Silver Spring, MD and Hanover, MD (BWI Airport)

Position Description: The Testing Specialist shall design and execute IT software tests, and evaluate results to ensure compliance with applicable regulations. This individual prepares test scripts and all required test documentation, and must be able to design and prepare all needed test data. The Testing Specialist analyzes internal security within systems, reviews test results, and evaluates for conformance to design.

Education: This position requires a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in computer science, information systems, engineering, business, or a related scientific or technical discipline; or three (3) years of equivalent experience in a related field. (Note: A Master’s degree is preferred.)

General Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least four (4) years of experience in computer software development.

Specialized Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least two (2) years of software testing experience (integration and acceptance).