Overview
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visitperaton.comto learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Responsibilities
Peraton is seeking to hire aSenior Network Management Support (Technical) professionalfor its' Regional Cyber Center-Europe programLocation: On-site, Wiesbaden, GermanyShift work - 2nd and 3rd shift possibleResponsibilities:Provide technical oversight of Network Operations Center (NOC) activities at RCC-E, ensuring 24/7 monitoring coverage, adherence to operational procedures, and timely response to network events affecting DoDIN servicesDeploy, configure, and administer enterprise network monitoring and management tools (NMS/EMS), including SNMP polling, syslog aggregation, and threshold-based alerting to enable proactive identification of network degradationManage incident escalation procedures for network outages and performance issues, coordinating with Tier 2/3 engineering teams, NETCOM, and government stakeholders to ensure timely resolution and proper documentationGenerate and deliver network performance reports, availability metrics, and trend analyses to government leadership, providing actionable recommendations for capacity upgrades and infrastructure improvementsAdminister SNMP and syslog management infrastructure, ensuring all network devices are properly onboarded to monitoring platforms, log retention policies are enforced, and security events are forwarded to SIEM systemsCoordinate with transport and circuit management teams to track WAN circuit status, manage outage tickets with service providers, and maintain accurate network inventory and circuit documentation#RCC-E
Qualifications
Required:Bachelor’s degree (STEM/Business Admin) and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, ORAn associate’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience, ORAn additional 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of degreeMust meet TESA QualificationsDoW 8140 - IT (Network Operations Specialist) - AdvancedCertifications - must hold one active certification (one of the following):CCNA; ORCCNP Security - any track; ORJNCIS (Juniper Networks Certified Specialist)Minimum of 4 years of demonstrated experience with TCP/IP networksMinimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience with U.S. military command/control systems or commercial LAN/WAN environmentsU.S. citizenship requiredActive DoW Secret security clearancePreferred:Hands-on experience with SolarWinds Orion (NPM, NTA, NCM) or equivalent enterprise NMS platformsProficiency with SNMP v2c/v3 configuration, MIB management, and trap receiver administrationExperience with NetFlow/IPFIX traffic analysis for anomaly detection and bandwidth utilization reportingFamiliarity with Cisco ISE and network access control (NAC) policy managementKnowledge of network automation and scripting (Python, Ansible) for NOC workflow optimizationExperience with ITSM platforms (ServiceNow or Remedy) for incident, problem, and change managementFamiliarity with DoDIN NOC operational procedures, NETCOM reporting requirements, and Army network management policiesExperience with syslog management platforms (Splunk, ArcSight, or equivalent) and SIEM integration