Overview
At Criterion Systems, we developed a different kind of business-a company whose real value is a reputation for excellence built upon the collective skills, talents, perspectives, and backgrounds of its people. By accepting a position with Criterion Systems, you will join a group of professionals with a collaborative mindset where we share ideas and foster professional development to accomplish our goals. In addition to our great culture, we also offer competitive compensation and benefit packages, company-sponsored team building events, and advancement opportunities. To find out more about how Criterion can help you take your career to the next level please visit our website: www.criterion-sys.com . Criterion Systems is a Military/Veteran Friendly Company therefore we encourage Veterans to apply.
Responsibilities
Our staff provides cybersecurity support to the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration.
We are seeking aNetwork Operations Center (NOC) Analystto support a government customer on-site inLas Vegas, Nevada.
The candidate will be part of a Service Desk / Network Operations team working in a 24x7x365 environment. The position requires interaction with cybersecurity personnel at customer sites, various levels of management, and outside agencies. Position can include up to 10% travel, local and nationwide. Applicant must be a positive, flexible, self-starter requiring minimal supervision, and able to excel in a fast-paced environment. Communication skills are critical with the ability to verbalize and provide documentation to both technical and non-technical audiences. Applicants must be detail-oriented and have the ability to multi-task effectively.
Duties, Tasks & Responsibilities
This position requires shift work (Day, Swing, or Graveyard) based on 24x7x365 operations.
This position requires work on a classified network and must therefore be in the office for a minimum of four days per week.
Support the current reporting of weekly and monthly enterprise metrics.
Follow up on technical issues with Operations engineering team and all stakeholders in resolution process.
Support accurate updates of service tickets and tracking problems to resolution.
Maintain enterprise customer point of contact information.
Provide initial remote troubleshooting, analysis, and triage of reported events.
Act as both an external and internal facing point of contact to facilitate handling of problem reports and escalate technical issues and communicate network status.
Support software and hardware issues and ensure stable system performance.
Observe industry best practices, standards, and procedures.
Support maintenance and monitoring of the system/server infrastructure to include patching, system upgrade, backup, and configuration.
Tracking and documenting daily work tasks and issues and communicating them with the rest of the team.
Receive and document subscriber site security incident reports, and communicate to appropriate parties.
Assist in account management for internal users and external subscriber organizations.
Perform certification and professional development training to remain current on technologies and to improve skill sets and efficiency.
Update management on operational and staffing issues.
This position may require shift work.
Develop and maintain work-flows and standard operating procedures for the Service Desk / Network Operations Center.
Qualifications
Required Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies
US Citizenship required (no dual citizenship).
Active security clearance with SSBI investigation, DoD TS, or DOE Q equivalent security clearance, or ability to secure same.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related engineering discipline; Four (4) years of computer/IT work experience may be substituted for a degree.
Strong problem solving and root cause analysis skills.
Minimum of three (3) years' IT-related work experience.
Full time on-site work in a government or customer facility supporting a 24x7x365 environment.
Travel required up to 10%.
Customer service focus, and strong interface/communication skills.
Ability to ask relevant questions of customers and engineers in support of problem resolution.
Ability to work independently with little supervision.
Ability to follow procedures and work instructions to perform tasks.
Identify process gaps and pro-actively improve system inefficiencies.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to support shift work.
Compliance with NIST NICE 800-181,NICE Framework, Revision 1, 11/10/2020within 12 months.
Clearance:
Active security clearance with SSBI investigation, DoD TS, or DOE Q equivalent security clearance, or ability to secure same.
Work Schedule
Full-time on-site
Pay Rate
The projected compensation range for this position is $28/hr - $32/hr. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Criterion Systems considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits Offered
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Tuition/Training Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.
Criterion Systems, LLC and its subsidiaries are committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination at all levels of our organization. We believe in treating all applicants and employees fairly and make employment decisions without regard to any individual's protected status: race, ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex/gender, gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, physical and mental disability, marital/parental status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), age, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit https://careers-criterion-sys.icims.com/.
Job LocationsUS-NV-Las Vegas
ID 2024-3364
Category Information Technology
Type Junior
