IT Specialist (Network Systems Engineer)

Description:

The Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California is accepting applications for the position of Network Systems Engineer in our Sacramento office. The position offers an excellent opportunity to start or continue an Information Technology (IT) career in federal service. A relocation bonus will be considered for a candidate relocating from outside of the Sacramento area.

Requirements:

To minimally qualify, candidates must possess at least two years of work experience in the field of network administration. The experience should demonstrate familiarity with the following:

• TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, LAN/WAN, and network security protocols.
• Hands-on experience with routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless access points.
• Proficiency in Windows Server, Windows Desktop, and networked environments.
• Solid understanding of firewalls, IDS/IPS, whitelisting, network access control, and endpoint security best practices.
• Experience with tools such as InterMapper, Wireshark and SolarWinds.
• Experience managing and maintaining enterprise servers, including Windows Server and virtualization technologies (e.g., Hyper-V).
• Proficiency in server security, performance optimization, and patch management.
• Expertise in backup strategies, tools, disaster recovery planning and network storage arrays.
• General understanding of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

The successful candidate also must be highly organized, self-motivated, and possess outstanding project management skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills.