Required Skills/Experience: Minimum of 8 years of experience with a BS/BA, 6 years with an MS/MA, or 3 years with a PhD; alternatively, 4 years of additional work experience may substitute for a Bachelor's degree Minimum 3 years of Cisco experience; proven expertise with Cisco network hardware, including routers, switches, firewalls, unified communications equipment Proven experience in VMware environments Proven experience in virtual and physical Internet Protocol, Fiber Channel networks, and routing protocols Proven experience designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting LAN, WAN, and low bandwidth networks protected by network encryptors Certifications: Information Assurance Certifications consistent with the 8570 IAT Level III Professional Certification in Cisco, VMware, and/or ITIL is desired