Please Note:

• 
  It
  is 100% onsite at Missoula
  Fire Laboratory, Montana
• 
  Timings
  : 8 hours a day.

Job Summary:

We
are seeking a full-time Network Engineer to manage the day-to-day operations,
service desk, and IT infrastructure of the Missoula Discovery Network. You will
be primarily based on-site at the Missoula Fire Lab to ensure network
availability, security, and compliance with the Authority to Operate (ATO).

• 
  Service
  Desk Operations:
  Manage help desk support procedures, assist users with network access, and
  unlock user accounts.
• 
  Infrastructure
  Management:
  Install,
  configure, manage, and troubleshoot hardware and software associated with the
  Discovery Network.
• 
  Network
  Maintenance:
  Complete
  applicable OS updates, review security advisory alerts, and perform root cause
  analysis troubleshooting.
• 
  Security
  & Compliance:
  Ensure systems are scanned and remediated per USDA policy, conduct quarterly
  log audits, and maintain software/hardware inventories.
• 
  Monitoring
  & Communication:
  Notify stakeholders of outages via email and Microsoft Teams, and continuously
  monitor environment performance.
• 
  Account
  Management:
  Perform
  user account reviews for privileged accounts quarterly and non-privileged
  accounts yearly.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• 
  Proven
  experience in network administration, help desk support, and IT infrastructure
  troubleshooting.
• 
  Familiarity
  with maintaining active directories, DNS entries, and VLAN/subnet
  configurations.
• 
  Cisco
  Certified Field Technician (Highly Preferred).
• 
  CompTIA
  Security+ (Highly Preferred).
• 
  CompTIA
  Network+ (Highly Preferred).
• 
  Must
  be eligible to obtain and maintain a
  USDA LincPass (HSPD-12 PIV card).