MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Network Engineer Data Center Manager to join our team supporting our customer in the Charlottesville/Albemarle County area.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serves as a Data Center Manager/Sr. Network Engineer at customer’s Primary Data Center.
• Perform scheduled (daily/weekly/monthly) Preventive Maintenance Inspections (PMI) of the primary data center (environmentals) and hardware supporting the network and core services; document data center environmental findings and report to leadership.
• Responsible for providing support to end-user community on difficult hardware, software and network related problems, questions, and use.
• Responsible for installs, tech refresh, and maintaining all IT hardware to support customer’s Top-Secret Network.
• Provides resolutions to out of the ordinary issues for users. If unable to diagnose problem, will work with service desk management or Tier 3 to diagnose and resolve problem.
• Ensure core services are servicing customer-base from primary data center and assist with failover procedures to alternate data center when required. This includes functional testing and real-world scenarios. Core Services include but are not limited to the following: Exchange (email), File Services, Print Services, SharePoint Services, and more (based on high-availability and site reduction need).
• Responds to trouble tickets, customer calls for support. Responsible for providing in-depth and high level, support to end-user community on hardware, software and network related problems, questions, and use.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of five (5) years of related experience in computer hardware, software, networking systems, and in the set-up, configuration, use, and troubleshooting of computer systems.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and resolving issues with data storage, network connectivity, Active Directory accounts and security groups, third-party software, VDIs, desktops, thin clients, printers, scanners, fax machines, and MFDs.
• Demonstrated experience managing and updating customer tickets in a ticketing system.
• Outstanding customer service skills and practices.
• Experience contributing to a service desk technical knowledge base.
• Compliance with DoD 8570.01-M/8140.01 and have CompTIA Security+ certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient with Solarwinds Web Helpdesk
• Proficient working with SharePoint and supporting customer related issues
• Proficient working with and supporting Microsoft Office products

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have a current/active TS/SCI clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a Yankee White Clearance.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to be in a stationary position more than 50% of the time
• Must be able to communicate, converse, and exchange information with peers and senior personnel
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer
• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.