Technical Support Specialist
Node.DigitalAbout the role
Watch Officer
Location: Pensacola, FL
Must have an active Top Secret Clearance
The Watch Officer performs a wide variety of technical tasks in support of operations, production and test environments. Supports and provides Tier I (Help Desk) and Tier II (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems. Provides support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers. Observes, analyzes and reports data; and when appropriate makes necessary repairs to equipment. Utilizes various engineering and scientific drawings, manuals and other related documentation in the performance of assigned tasks.
This position requires shift work.
Requirements
Required Skills:
• Must be able to work shift schedule
Must have an active/current Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
•Must be able to obtain DHS program suitability prior to starting employment.
•Experience and/or familiarity with one or more of the following: Solaris, AIX, Red Hat, IRIS, Microsoft Windows (2000, XP, 2003), VMware, SharePoint, Citrix.
•Experience with monitoring system health and status.
•Experience documenting problems and resolutions through a tracking program.
•Experience performing various administrative duties and providing technical assistance, with the supervision of a team leader to remotely located users.
•Tier I experience General troubleshooting, triage, or performance of specific tasks (i.e. user account creation, password resets/unlocks, share drive access, remote software installations).
Desired Skills:
•Experience interfacing with the following groups: software development, testing, integration, deployment, sustainment, maintenance, etc.
•Experience working in an Agile environment desired
•Experience with ITIL methodology desired.
•Experience and/or familiarity with one or more of the following shell scripts: Bourne, C, Krone, Bash, Perl, etc.
•Experience and/or familiarity with one or more of the following: TCP/IP, Cisco switches and routers, VLAN, firewall, VPN, storage arrays (RAID, Blades), etc.
•Experience performing incident response (tiered support model), using an Incident Management System.
•Tier II experience: Prioritize incidents. Perform detailed troubleshooting and root cause analysis. Determine multi-user, multi-system correlations.
•Tier III: Provide system administrative support to correct deficiencies noted in the trouble ticketing system for COTS and GOTS software packages.
•Experience interfacing directly with customer and program management teams.
•Experience providing status to program management and input to customer status reports.
Desired Certifications:
•Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Cisco Certified Network Associate or Professional (CCNA, CCNP, etc.), Microsoft certifications (MCP, MCDST, MCSA, etc.), Cloud certifications
•DoD 8570.1-M Compliance at IAT Level I
•Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certification
Required Education:
•Bachelor's degree with 4 years of relevant experience.
•Eight (8) additional years of relevant professional experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree.
This position is not a telework or remote position.
Company Overview:
Node.Digital is an independent Digital Automation & Cognitive Engineering company that integrates best-of-breed technologies to accelerate business impact.
Our Core Values help us in our mission. They include:
OUR CORE VALUES
**Identifying the~RIGHT PEOPLE~and developing them to their full capabilities**
**Our customer’s “Mission” is our “Mission”. Our~MISSION FIRST~approach is designed to keep our customers fully engaged while becoming their trusted partner**
**We believe in~SIMPLIFYING~complex problems with a relentless focus on agile delivery excellence**
**Our mantra is “~Simple*Secure*Speed~” in delivery of innovative services and solutions**
Benefits
- Medical (100% Coverage for Employee)
- Dental
- Vision
- Basic Life (100% Coverage for Employee)
- Health Saving Account
- 401K
- Three weeks of PTO
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Pre-Approved Online Training
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