The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in networking protocols (TCP/IP, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF), cybersecurity (firewalls, VPNs, Zero Trust), and infrastructure management tools (SolarWinds, ARMIS, Ansible) with strong leadership abilities to guide network specialists and collaborate across military and contractor organizations. Mastery of networking protocols and technologies, including TCP/IP, XDM, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, RSTP, VRRP, Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND), EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, Point to Point Protocol (PPP), High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC), V35, and RS-449.