Who We Are:

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety efficiency and readiness.

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAEs Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.

• CAE Values: Empowerment Innovation Excellence Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.

What We Have to Offer:

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance

• A work environment where all employees are valued respected and safe

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver take initiatives and make decisions

• Recognition professional development advancement and having fun!

Summary

The Network Administrator I operates within the larger Core IT networking team supporting the enterprise and engineering network stacks within LAN/WAN/Cloud platforms. Working with the team this individual performs a variety of network maintenance installation and training tasks to ensure networking services adhere to corporate compliance and user requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in the configuration monitoring and troubleshooting of corporate network systems

• Participates in the maintenance troubleshooting and support of cloud LAN WAN and WLAN network infrastructure within complex local and global environments

• Assist with identifying and expanding corporate private and public cloud services features and capabilities

• Collaborate on detailed network design documentation to ensure strict security compliance scalable infrastructure and highly available computing operations on existing and future platforms

• Responsible for assessing and facilitating network requests: including firewall policies VPN carrier services cabling and physical connectivity network design/configuration Layer 2/3 services cryptography and overall network architecture (DNS/DHCP/IPAM)

• Learn and work within multivendor environments (Arista Cisco etc.)

• Support corporate network monitoring systems and expanded functionality for cloud-based operations. This includes CloudVision PRTG Perle OOBM etc.

• Provide shift-based continuous monitoring of network performance providing Tiers 2 & 3 support for a global network infrastructure

• Communicates effectively with end-users support staff management and other business units on internal cloud and hybrid initiatives

• Assist other teams with the integration implementation and troubleshooting of projects involving local remote cloud and hybrid network services

• Support enterprise cybersecurity efforts during investigations/assessments of all enterprise platforms

• Implement security-first network policies and procedures including ongoing system enhancements (software and hardware updates/patches) in support of SOX NIST 800-171 and CMMC compliance regulations

• Participates in the Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plan and procedures for all locations

• Participate in Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) and program onboarding activities representing all enterprise networking requirements

• Liaises with end-users management and other systems departments for resolution of IT support issues

• Exercises independent judgment in the planning scheduling organizing controlling and monitoring of IT projects

• Participate in an 24x7 on call rotation as assigned

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelors degree in computer related curriculum and 2 years networking and operating system design test and maintenance experience or AA degree and 3 years in networking and operating system design test and maintenance or equivalent related experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience in support and maintenance of complex network environment

• Knowledge of Firewalls Routers Layer 2/3 Switches (Cisco/Arista) VPCs VLANs WiFi cryptography and Wireless technologies

• Basic understanding of networking concepts including ACLs VLANs DNS IP addressing and routing fundamentals

• Basic understanding of WAN/LAN/WLAN and network security fundamentals

• Knowledge of IT Security policies and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) technologies

• Knowledge of Network Services such as DNS IPAM (S)FTP TFTP LDAP SMTP 802.1x TLS Certificates and DHCP

• Knowledge of infrastructure monitoring tools using SNMP Netflow and Syslog

• Familiarity of protocols HSRP OSPF EIGRP and other routing gateway load balancing SD-WAN and VoIP-related protocols

• Interest in or basic experience with hybrid cloud networking and compute workloads (on premises Azure GCC-High)

• Strong analytical diagnostic and problem-solving abilities

• Must be self-motivated and able to work in a team environment

• Must have well refined troubleshooting skills ability to determine the root cause of a problem and identify and resolve systemic problems

• Ability to manage multiple tasks while effectively focusing on priority issues

• Ability to create document and follow processes and procedures

• Ability to interface and work well with 3rd party vendors and corporate affiliates

Preferred Skills

• Entry-level network-focused certifications such as Arista Certified Engineer - Associate (preferred) CCNA Enterprise or CompTIA Network

• Experience with PRTG Solarwinds Nagios or equivalent platform monitoring products

• Knowledge and experience supporting a hybrid Microsoft and Linux ecosystem (on-premises/cloud)

• Exposure to Cisco Arista or Palo Alto hardware/software

• Familiarity with Infoblox IPAM or cloud-based management platforms

Security Responsibilities

• Must comply with all company security and data protection/usage policies and procedures

• Responsible for appropriately handling sensitive information and materials

• Must not share information with personnel who do not have a need to know

• All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources

• Must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Work Environment

• Duties performed in an office environment and manufacturing facility

• Must be able to work overtime on and off shifts as required

• Must participate in on call rotation as assigned

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to sit talk or hear in meetings or by telephone

• Manual dexterity is required to operate computers or office equipment

• Ability to reach with hands and arms

• Ability to support rack mounted equipment (up to 7 feet off the ground)

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

CAE USA Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any protected characteristic including disability and protected veteran status as defined under federal state or local laws.

Applicants needing reasonable accommodation should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process. If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at

About CAE

At CAE our mission is clear: to help make the world a safer place. For nearly 80 years weve driven innovation in simulation training and mission readiness to support critical operations worldwide. By leveraging advanced technologies we empower our customers to operate smarter faster and more sustainably. Join a purpose-driven organization where bold ideas are encouraged collaboration drives progress and your growth fuels our shared success.

Position Type

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CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color national origin age religion sex disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local CAE everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at .

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