M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

Network Specialist 4

Network Engineering & AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Antonio, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma with 12 or more years of experience in installation, troubleshooting, or testing of electronic security systems; alternatively, an associate degree with 10 or more years of experience, a bachelor's degree with 7 or more years of experience, or a master's degree with 5 or more years of experience.
Understanding of Information Technology Infrastructure Library concepts.
Understanding of security issues and their implications for network solutions.
Knowledge of network concepts, technologies, tools, and philosophies, and the ability to design an organization's network infrastructure and services.
Knowledge of system development methodology, project management, system architecture, and analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong oral communication, technical writing, and presentation skills.
Ability to build productive relationships with team members, clients, and other network or system stakeholders, including outside the candidate's area of expertise.
Ability to balance high quality standards with schedule pressures in a demanding environment.
Ability to be resourceful, self-starting, flexible, proactive, solution-oriented, and customer-oriented.
Must be able to support a 24/7 on-call schedule.
Applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. citizenship, for access to classified information. A DoD Secret clearance is required.
Ability to work for extended periods at a computer and sit for extended periods.
Ability to reach by extending hands or arms, manipulate objects with finger dexterity, understand spoken information, communicate verbally, read and understand written information, apply general rules to specific problems, and identify and understand another person's speech.

Responsibilities

Report survey measurement results in actionable form to more senior personnel and management.
Conduct surveys, inspections, and tours of client sites as required.
Install, configure, and maintain network services, equipment, and devices.
Work closely with field engineers to simulate expected system-level performance and provide feedback on potential improvements.
Assist senior network engineers in identifying and resolving network security issues.
Support network designs for each service-level agreement classification.
Support design documents for small projects and large programs.
Assist senior engineers in preparing narrative design documents, system designs, subsystem designs, and computer-aided design layouts, panels, wiring, hardware, and communications documentation.
Prepare specifications and perform quality assurance, quality control, and technical reviews of designs.
Resolve comments and review or approve commission testing plans for safety, risk, and manufacturability.
Author test plans and lead or supervise testing activities.
Author testing and commissioning procedures and prepare test reports.
Commission deployed systems.
Develop test fixtures and simulation devices, and generate standard PITCO plans and procedures.
Troubleshoot and debug complex network problems and recommend operational-efficiency improvements.
Perform preventive maintenance, including software, hardware, and firmware upgrades, security updates, performance upgrades, and scheduled maintenance.
Originate and submit maintenance plans and provide role-back plans.
Serve as backup for team members during paid time off.
Perform hardware and software upgrades and replacements on existing systems.
Document critical working procedures and network-operations troubleshooting.
Apply a moderate understanding of network administration as it relates to business operations.
Assist team members in identifying and resolving basic or moderate network and telecommunications issues.
Interpret and analyze results against established benchmarks and goals.
Work with project managers to meet expectations for network tasks.
Complete project tasks and assignments by project deadlines.
Contribute quality and accurate work to the employee's team and closely related teams.
Research available technologies and products as needed by operations or project managers.

Desired Qualifications

Experience reading network and connectivity schematics and plans.
Experience with network system startup, configuration, and calibration.
Experience in testing and troubleshooting.
Experience using basic electrical and machinist hand tools.
Experience using testing, calibration, or industry-specific tools and software, including spectrum analyzers, cable testers, and alignment tools.
Experience with ticketing and monitoring toolsets.
Knowledge of one or more information technology or network platforms, such as Cisco, Aruba, Juniper, or Arista.
Experience with standard network software such as Visio, Wireshark, PuTTY, and command-line interfaces.
Knowledge of cybersecurity and Security Technical Implementation Guide applications to network systems.

Overview

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 9,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

We are seeking a Network Specialist 4 to join our Security and Electronic Systems (SES) business Unit. As part of (SES) Strategic Business Unit you will be part of a team that designs, engineers, integrates, operates and maintains electronic security services inclusive of intrusion detection, access control, biometric authentication, video surveillance, audio visual, it systems, perimeter defense and command and control systems for federal, local and commercial customers across high-growth markets.

This position is in support of the US Air Force Education and Training Center.

Responsibilities

Technical:

Survey Reports measurement results in actionable form to more senior personnel and management.
Conducts any surveys, inspections, tours, etc. of client sites, as required

Design:

Install, configure, and maintain network services, equipment, and devices.
Work closely with the field engineers to simulate expected system level performance and provide quick feedback on potential improvement
Assist senior network engineers to identify and resolve network security issues.
Support network designs for each SLA classification.
Supports design documents for small projects and in support of large programs
Assists Senior Engineers in preparation of Designs, including: Narrative Design Documents, Systems
Designs, Subsystem Designs (CAD / Panels / Layouts / Wiring / Hardware / Communications)
Preparation of Specifications, Perform QA/QC and technical reviews of designs.
Comment Resolution Testing & Commission Review / Approval of test plans (Safety / Risk / Manufacturability)
Author test plans Leads / supervises testing activities
Author testing / commissioning procedures
Preparation of test reports
Commissioning of deployed systems
Development of test fixtures and simulation devices Generates standard PITCO plans and procedures

Service & Maintenance:

Troubleshoot and debugging complex network problems and recommending operational efficiency improvements
Preventative maintenance (software/hardware/firmware upgrades) including security updates, performance upgrades and schedule maintenance.
Originate and submit maintenance plan and provide role back plan.
Serves as backup for team members during paid time off.
Perform hardware / software upgrades and replacements on existing systems
Requires ability to support 24/7 on-call schedule

System Analysis and Reporting:

Documents the crucial working procedures and Troubleshooting of network operations.
Employs moderate understanding of network administration as related to business operations.
Assists team members in identifying and resolving basic/moderate Network/Telecom issues.
Interprets and analyzes results versus established benchmarks and goals.
Works with project managers to meet expectations for Network tasks.
Completes project tasks and assignments to meet project deadlines.
Contributes to own team and closely related teams through quality and accuracy of output.
Performing research on available technologies and products as needed by the Operations or Project managers

Qualifications

Clearance/Citizen Type: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; DoD Secret clearance is REQUIRED.

Requirements:

High School Diploma with 12+ years of experience with installation, troubleshooting and/or testing of electronic security systems or
Associates with 10+ years of experience or
Bachelor's Degree with 7+ years experience or
Master's Degree with 5+ years experience

Technical Skills:

Understanding of ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) concepts.
Understanding of security issues and implications for network solutions.
Knowledge of network concepts, technologies, tools and philosophies, and the ability to design an organization's network infrastructure and services.
Knowledge of system development methodology, project management, system architecture an analytical/problem solving skills.

Communication Skills:

Strong oral, technical writing, and presentation skills
Ability to build productive relationships with team members, clients and other network/system stakeholders.
Ability to establish working relationships with others outside area of expertise.

Behavioral Skills:

Ability to balance high quality standards with schedule pressures in a demanding environment.
Must be a resourceful, self-starter, flexible, pro-active, solution-oriented, and customer-oriented.
Preferred Experience:
Reading network and connectivity schematics and plans
Network system startup, configuration, and calibration
Testing and troubleshooting
Use of basic electrical and machinist hand tools
Use of testing, calibration, or industry-specific tools and software (spectrum analyzer, cable tester, Alignment tool) Tools/Software
Ticketing and monitoring toolsets
Knowledge of one or more IT/Network platform, such as: Cisco, Aruba, Juniper, or Arista
Standard Network Software (Visio, Wireshark, Putty, CLI, etc)
Knowledge of Cybersecurity and STIG applications to network systems

What we offer:

A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.
An opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry-leading firm that has been in business for 75 years.
Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement.
Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management.

Abilities:

Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
Sitting for extended periods of time.
Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Identify and understand the speech of another person.

About the Company

M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

M.C. Dean designs, builds, operates, and maintains integrated cyber-physical systems for mission-critical facilities, secure environments, and large enterprises. Its work spans electrical power, security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio-visual, and IT systems, all coordinated through management platforms that support long-term operation and sustainability. The company works end-to-end: it engineers solutions, installs them, and then runs and maintains them to ensure continuous, secure, and resilient performance. What sets it apart is its ability to provide comprehensive, turnkey technology and infrastructure services for critical environments—combining physical systems with digital management to create secure, automated facilities. The goal is to deliver automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems and the platforms needed to manage them over the long term.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Tysons, VA
Founded: 1949

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