Are you interested in using your skills to help shape the Cyber, Security, & Intel space? If so, look no further. We are seeking a Telecommunication Technician to join our team of passionate individuals in Columbia, Maryland. In this role you will support challenging, mission-critical projects that make a direct impact on the nation’s security and intelligence mission. **Responsibilities:** + Analyze complex local and wide area network systems, including planning, designing, evaluating, and configuring operating systems and protocol suites for virtualized and containerized systems. + Resolve difficult interoperability problems to obtain operation across host, hypervisor, and guest nodes. Load and configure cloud servers and vendor (e.g., Cisco, Juniper) or white box routers and switches. + Support the acquisition of hardware and software and subcontractor services. + Act as a technical project leader or provide work leadership to junior employees, as needed \#divergent + Experience with network planning for telecommunications switches + Experience with conducting integration and system level testing of telecommunications systems or platforms + Experience with Kubernetes + Experience with Cisco, Juniper or equivalent networking equipment + Experience with VMWare, QEMU, KVM, or Docker + Experience with Linux or OpenStack + Knowledge of telephony and telecommunication + Knowledge of networking services + Knowledge of software defined networking **Clearance Required:** + TS/SCI w/Poly **Minimum Education:** + HS diploma or GED **Minimum Years of Experience:** + 14 years of experience with providing technical support for the engineering and testing of complex software and hardware systems in the communication field **Preferred:** + Cisco CCNA or equivalent preferred + RHCSA preferred