Employment Opportunities for NCS Students

 

Contact me if you need further information or help pursuing these opportunities. Back to my homepage.

 

Many of the listings below are not time-sensitive, and offer good opportunities for students to pursue, especially listings of companies in the Utica and Rome area!

 

Many of the listings below also offer examples of what employers are looking for in graduates.

 

Students: Please register your account with the Handshake system offered by SUNY Poly Career Services!

 

Update May 2022:

The Griffiss Institute in Rome is seeking an IT intern. This is a fantastic opportunity for NCS students:

Please contact me directly if you are interested in this position, as it is not advertised on their website yet.

·       www.griffissinstitute.org

·       https://www.griffissinstitute.org/about-us/employment

 

Alum Brian B. sends links to recently open positions at Community Bank:

He says they are “local and within the area of SUNY Poly and might be a nice opportunity for some recent students that graduated.” Open positions include

·       Technology Support Intern

·       Technology Support Specialist 1

·       Technology Support  Hardware Support Lead

Here are links:

ProArch is an IT services company looking for a summer intern and several others for open positions in NY:

·       Openings in Rochester, Syracuse, and Fairport

·       See their website at www.proarch.com and see job openings at
https://apply.workable.com/proarch-3/

·       Here is more information on one of the postings:

Job Description

 

ProArch is an IT services and consulting company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with offices in Syracuse and Rochester, New York. Our business is growing, and to serve our customers in the best possible manner, ProArch is looking to hire highly qualified, motivated, hard-working professionals. A position is open for a Network Consulting Engineer.

 

ProArch Sales and Consulting staff work with clients to design the best solution to fit the business need. The technical staff works to configure, install, secure and support IT environments of all sizes. The Network Consulting Engineer expected to be able to assess, design, implement and secure complex network technology.

 

Network Consulting Engineer is a client-focused position with technical subject matter expertise that includes Local Area Networks, Wide Area Networks and SD-WAN, Wireless LAN, Cloud Virtual Networking, Security, and Advanced Routing.

 

Primary Responsibilities: Network Infrastructure

·       Perform network assessments including discovery, analysis, recommendations and remediation for WAN, LAN, WLAN, Hybrid virtual networks

·       Configure and implement switches, routers, load balancers, and firewalls

·       Design network infrastructure to meet client objectives including but not limited to WAN, LAN, and Virtual Network

·       Software-Defined WAN implementation and configuration

·       Design, configure and implement wireless networks

·       Hybrid cloud networking design and configuration (Azure / AWS / On-Premises)

 

Secondary Responsibilities: Security, Server, Storage, Cloud Configuration

·       Experience analyzing network topologies, security architectures, security solutions, tools, and IT Policies and standards to find gaps between in-place programs and industry best practice

·       Analysis and harden devices per best practices and industry standards

·       SAN specific storage network design and implementation (FCoE, iSCSI, FC, Storage Spaces, vSAN)

·       Understand virtualized networking for VMware vSphere, NSX, and Microsoft Hyper-V virtual switching

·       Cloud integration experience

 

 

Update Feb 2022:

Oswego County NY is looking for a Information Technology Intern!

 

One of our graduate students is the hiring manager. Please let me know if you want more information.

 

“The Oswego County Department of Facilities & Technology has a summer internship available. The internship will focus on help desk support activities to include troubleshooting, the installation of computers and peripherals, and the opportunity to provide project support. This 15 week internship will run from approximately mid-May until the 3rd week of August with an additional option of 2 weeks during winter break.

 

Preferred Qualifications: Junior or Senior in college currently enrolled in a 4-year degree program with a major in Computer Science, Information Technology or a closely related field.

 

To Apply:  Review of applications will begin immediately. Please submit letter of interest with resume and application to:

 

Oswego County Human Resources Department

46 East Bridge Street

Oswego, New York 13126

(315) 349-8209    Fax: (315) 349-8254

Email:  humanresources@oswegocounty.com

Web: www.oswegocounty.com/humanresources”

 

Capraro Technologies in Utica is looking for people!

 

From an email Feb. 21, 2022:

 

“We are in need of either interns, graduates and/or experienced people who want to work. We need IT related help desk and network people. Experienced software developers. And we have a need for cyber security type people. Above all we want mature, smart people who want to work in this area.”

 

caprarotechnologies.com

 

Our alum has started a pen testing company

 

There may be opportunities if you are interested in penetration testing.

 

Check out hacketcyber.com

 

AT&T is looking for people!

 

Go to att.jobs and there are many positions worldwide in “Cybersecurity” and “Network Engineering and Operations” categories.

 

An alum from SUNY Poly has let me know he is looking are students in ECE< CS, and NCS in his AT&T lab in NJ. Let me know if you want more information.

 

The federal government is looking for entry-level Information Technology Auditors

 

Our NCS alum has let me know about a position opening up in her team. Please let me know if you want more information.

 

“This position is located in the Government Accountability Office within the Information Technology and Cybersecurity Team. GAO supports the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities to legislate, appropriate, and oversee the Federal government for the benefit of the American people. As an Information Technology Auditor you will be part of a team responsible for planning and conducting in-depth audits and evaluations of executive and legislative branch IT programs.”

 

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/636683500

 

Update Sep 2021:

 

A note from an alum who has established a successful career as an Information Technology and Cybersecurity (ITC) Analyst at the Government Accountability Office (GAO). These are great internship opportunities! Please contact me if you would like to be put in touch.

 

I hope all is well in Upstate NY! I’m reaching out to inform you of a paid internship position for next summer at my agency. The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Information Technology and Cybersecurity team is looking to hire summer 2022 intern auditors. We are looking for bright and innovative individuals who are interested in data analysis, research, and writing related to IT and Cybersecurity issues in the federal government. This is a great opportunity for NCS students who have a strong interest in how Cybersecurity issues align with public policy.

 

Below is a link to the vacancy announcement that is posted on USAJobs.gov. We would greatly appreciate if you could encourage interested undergraduate and/or graduate students to apply.  This announcement will close on October 15, 2021.

 

Information Technology and Cybersecurity (ITC Auditor Intern) Student Trainee –

·       Undergraduate student: USAJOBS - Job Announcement

·       Graduate student: USAJOBS - Job Announcement

 

About GAO

 

Continually rated one of the best places to work in federal government, GAO is at the epicenter of government decision making. With headquarters in Washington, D.C., GAO employees are on the front lines of congressional oversight work. GAO officials frequently testify before Congress and are cited regularly in the national press. Annually, GAO’s recommendations lead to actions that improve government services. GAO also provides an excellent return on investment, resulting in tens of billions of dollars in financial benefits each year.

 

GAO’s Information Technology and Cybersecurity (ITC) Team leads audits to help the government address important challenges. Specifically, the ITC team evaluates other federal agencies’ implementation and management of areas such as privacy, systems acquisition and development, investment management, and cybersecurity. (GAO’s own IT operations are managed by an internal technical support team, not the ITC team.)

 

 

Updates May 2021:

Fayetteville-Manlius CSD is seeking 2 upper-level civil service titled technology professionals, a Manager of Technical Support and an Information Security Manager. The Manager of Technical Support will be responsible for directing, planning, developing, maintaining and supervising the technical support services of the information technology department.  Responsibilities include maintaining network systems, making decisions and recommendations on hardware and software, preparing budget requests, and supervising the work of staff assigned to technical support. The Information Security Manager under the direction of the Manager of Technical Support will be responsible for ensuring the security, confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic information, as well as creating, maintaining and enforcing appropriate security policies and procedures; communicating and mitigating identified risks; developing and administering security educational strategies; and evaluating, recommending and deploying security software and hardware. Both positions offer a competitive salary.  Support Staff applications are available online at fmschools.org under the Department & Service/ Employment and Personnel, or at the district office.  Applications accepted through May 3^rd and may be faxed (315)692-1090, emailed Payroll-HR@fmschools.org, or mailed to F-M Central School District, HR Dept., 8199 E. Seneca Tpk,  Manlius, NY 13104   EOE

Updates March 2021:

Support Services Engineer                                                                            Revision 2/2/2021

 

Summary of Position:

This position is responsible for providing all aspects of day-to-day Information Technology (IT) support for customers and their users. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, helpdesk support and maintenance of hypervisors, servers, storage, backup systems, network and network security devices, Cloud services, VoIP and IP video camera solutions, end-point devices and more.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

 

·       Provide value to a cross-functional team and engage in a learning work culture

·       Communicate well by striving for mutual respect and being professional, approachable, friendly, and honest with colleagues, customers, and vendors

·       Provide excellent customer service by projecting a positive, helpful image and maintaining a professional attitude

·       Handle and resolve incoming escalations from level one Engineers and escalate to level three Engineers or the supervisor, if needed

·       Take lead on special assignments with level one Engineers and others as assigned and report progress to the supervisor

·       Provide on-going training and guidance to level one Engineers

·       Serve as the first point of contact for end-users requesting technical support over the phone, email, or service ticket system

·       Provide all aspects of day-to-day IT support for technologies including, but not limited to; Cisco and Meraki network equipment, Cisco on-prem and Cloud VoIP solutions, Citrix virtual applications, Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware ESXi virtualization, Nimble Storage SAN, Windows Server 2012/2016/2019, Exchange Server 2013/2016/2019, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Windows 10 endpoints, Barracuda appliances, Veeam backup solutions, Axis IP video camera solutions, more

·       Respond to and resolve remote monitoring and management (RMM) systems alarms and notifications for managed services customers

·       Submit accurate service ticket information and time in the service ticket system

·       Maintain technical documentation

·       Continually improve technical skills by attending vendor training, working with experienced colleagues, earning certifications, and/or reviewing the personal development plan

·       Demonstrate leadership ability when working in a team setting or alone and unsupervised

·       Analyze workflows and schedule work to meet priorities and goals in an efficient, effective manner

·       Maintain high availability when on-call

·       Adhere to work schedule and demonstrate flexibility as requested

·       Additional duties and special assignments as requested

 

Qualifications:

•               Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field and a minimum of 1 year experience in IT or equivalent professional experience

•               Ability to demonstrate proficiency providing IT support

•               Ability to multi-task and prioritize

•               Strong verbal and written communication skills, including interpersonal, facilitation, and effective presentation skills

•               Ability to pass background checks

•               Ability to obtain and maintain security clearances, if required by our clients

•               Hold a valid drivers’ license and be able to commute to local client locations, as needed

•               Must be available to participate in on-call rotation

•               Must be able to work flexible hours, if necessary

 

Preferences:

•               Cisco CCENT

•               CompTIA A+

•               Microsoft 365 Fundamentals

•               Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate

•               1 plus year’s extensive experience with supporting Windows servers and personal computers

·       1 plus year’s extensive experience with supporting Cisco networks

 

Key Words:

Help Desk Support

Information Technology

Computer Science

Network Administration

Systems Administration

Windows Server

Active Directory

VMware

Cisco

Microsoft

Meraki

 

Title:  Cyber security Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Intern

Company:  NetJets Services, Inc.

Area of Interest:  Information Technology

Location:  

Columbus, OH, US, 43219

Req ID:  1929

Purpose of Position

Interns are assigned special projects and various other duties that are intended to provide them with valuable professional work experience and industry insight. Interns will perform meaningful work alongside other talented professionals gaining insight to NetJets' unique culture and business philosophy.

Specifically, the Cyber Security Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) internship will focus on developing cyber security skills and building knowledge across a wide range of governance, regulatory, and compliance functions, including policy, standards, controls, training and awareness, auditing, asset management, and third party risk.

Tasks and Responsibilities

·       Advance the cyber security awareness program through the creation of training content and communications to educate staff on how to protect the company and themselves against cybercrime.

·       Assist in the development of a modern cyber security framework providing control guidance in a way that is meaningful and consumable by the company. Incorporate foundational standards from NIST, Cloud Security Alliance, CIS Controls, etc.

·       Assist with the auditing and monitoring of systems and applications, ensuring our inventory database is up to date and automating processes to streamline compliance.

·       Assist in building out our next generation supplier management program. 

Education: High School

Certifications and Licenses

Years of Experience: 0-2 years of experience

Core Competencies

·       Adaptability

·       Collaboration

·       Curiosity

·       Service-Oriented

·       Strives for Positive Results

 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other (KSAOs)

·       Must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate program, working towards a Bachelor's Degree.

·       Task-oriented, organized, and conscientious.

·       Clear, professional written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

·       Strong work ethic, self-motivated, positive, personable, and ability to develop relationships.

·       Must be proficient in EXCEL, Word, Outlook and have experience with internet research.

·       Must be comfortable with Excel spreadsheets, tracking, and analysis.

·       Excellent critical thinking/problem solving skills.

·       Ability to handle confidential information.

Desired qualifications would include one or more of the following:

·       Background or interest in cyber security

·       Background or interest in cyber security policies and standards

·       Background or interest in cyber security risk management

·       Background or interest in cyber security awareness and training

 

 

 

 

Updates October 2020:

 

 

An email received early Oct.:

Hi sir,

   My company, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is looking for a

cybersecurity intern for 2021.  In the financial services industry,

this is the season to apply.  We're a large multistrategy/multimanager

hedge fund located in NYC (though I don't know when/if the position is

on site)

 

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search/?currentJobId=2025262112&keywords=cybersecurity%20internship%20schonfeld

 

 

I'm not sure if I'm sending it to the right place, but I wanted SUNY

Poly students to be included as possible candidates. 

 

 

 

 

https://www.schonfeld.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/schonfeld-group/

 

--

Best Regards,

Tom Murphy

 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-murphy-b488757/

 

 

Update March 2020:

 

Note from a former student who works at Slocum Dickson Medical Center.

 

Contact me if you want to make personal contact. The career site for SDMG is available at https://sdmg.com/careers.

 

“We currently have a helpdesk position open at Slocum, as well and a Systems Analyst and Systems Engineer position, which require some more experience. If you know anyone that's interested, preferably a recent graduate or someone in the grad program part time, I can refer them. 

 

I'll be training the helpdesk person, and the systems positions are great. The current ones they'll be working alongside of are very knowledgeable and great to work with. 

 

If anyone in career services is interested in sending the listings out in a newsletter or otherwise that would be great. Let me know if you have anyone that's interested!”

 

https://sdmg.com/job/pc-tech-analyst/

https://sdmg.com/job/application-systems-analysyt/ 

https://sdmg.com/job/systems-engineer-i/

 

 

Annese Associates (Converge One) opening in Syracuse:

 

Security Engineer II

Job Locations US-NY-East Syracuse

 

Overview

 

The Security Engineer will work directly with clients and the SecureWorks SOC to respond to security incidents and remediate if needed to mitigate any security vulnerabilities.

 

Responsibilities:

·       Interprets and implements customer change requests on managed security device platforms, primarily firewalls and IDS/IDP devices

·       Meets service level agreements related to device change implementation

·       Manages and accesses remotely devices at various customer locations

·       Answers and authenticates inbound calls and emails from technical clients (Network Administrators/Application Owners), creates tickets for all assigned work, and addresses client requests and issues

·       Troubleshoots issues including: security-related issues (firewalls, IPS, understand of common protocols in security like DNS, SSL, TLS, HTTP(s), ftp, etc.), routing and switching, protocol problems, WAN/LAN failures, and performance issues across a distributed segmented network infrastructure with multiple security zones

·       Maintains and administers perimeter security systems such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems

·       Maintains good understanding of VPN technologies and security protocols like IPsec, ISAKMP, SSL, PKI, RADIUS, TACACS, EAP, LDAP etc.

·       Operates and maintains LAN / WAN equipment and related services

·       Follows up with customer contacts to ensure satisfactory completion of work

·       Acts as escalation point for operational issues and support

·       Additional Specific Duties and Responsibilities

·       Performs On-call rotation with team members

·       Works with Dell SecureWorks if possible; Cisco FireSight Management (FirePower); and Cisco ACS/ISE management

 

Qualifications:

·       Possesses strong analytical capabilities and desire to learn new technologies

·       Hands on experience with one or more of the following firewall platforms or technologies: CheckPoint, Cisco ASA/PIX, Juniper/Netscreen, SonicWall, Palo Alto, IP Filter or iptables

·       Hands on experience with one or more of the following IDS/IPS platforms: TippingPoint, Sourcefire, Imperva, Cisco IPS, or ISS RealSecure

·       Fundamental understanding of basic network principles related to TCP/IP

·       Technical aptitude and interest related to networking, Internet, and computer technologies

·       Administers routers, switches, firewalls, wireless

·       Resolves trouble tickets

·       Monitors and tests network performance and provides network performance statistics and reports

·       Evaluates and recommends near- and long-term network capacity needs

·       Creates and maintains documentation as it relates to network configuration

·       Conducts research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the networking industry

·       Two years of experience working in external customer facing environment for support

·       Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills in English

·       Ability to demonstrate high standards of conduct and ethics as well as appropriate judgment, independence, and discretion

·       Strong analytical, interpersonal, and relationship building skills

·       Strong work ethic and personal drive to excel

·       Strong sense of urgency and commitment  to get the job done

·       Superior negotiation, coordination, and conflict resolution skills

·       Ability to use (and learn new) complex systems, technologies, and applications

·       Ability to adapt to change quickly and multi-task

·       Desired/Preferred Qualifications

·       One or more vendor certifications for enterprise level security platforms such as CCSA, CCSE, CCSP, JNCIA, JNCIE, GCFW, CCNA

·       Non-vendor specific certifications such as Linux+, Security+, Network+ or SANS/GIAC Certifications (GCFW, GCIA, and GCIH)

 

Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) has 32 openings in Rome NY

 

Here is a partial listing of titles NCS and CS students may be interested in:

·       Software Engineer, Senior

·       Software Developer Intern

·       Software Developer Intern

·       Software Developer Intern

·       Quantum Scientist

·       DevOps Engineer, Senior

·       Software Engineer, Junior

·       Software Engineer, Senior

·       Software Engineer, Senior

·       Software Engineer, Mid

·       Software Engineer, Mid

·       Software Engineer, Mid

·       Information Assurance Engineer

·       Data Scientist, Senior

·       Software Developer Intern

·       Information Systems Security Manager

·       Contractor Special Security Officer (CSSO)

·       Software Engineer, Senior

 

BAE in Rome, NY has 9 current openings, including Summer 20202 internship:

·       Software Engineering Internship - GXP

·       Software Engineer - GXP

·       Senior Systems Engineer - Program Management Office

·       Chief Engineer - Information Systems

·       Technical Intern - Software Engineering (Summer 2020)

·       Senior Principal Cyber DevOps Engineer

·       Software Engineering Internship for Graduates - GXP

·       Senior Software Engineer - Java / Javascript

·       Project Analyst Senior

 

Update Oct. 2019:

 

Several recent opportunities for students:

 

Article from the Utica Observer Dispatch, July 26, 2019:

www.uticaod.com

 

Local firm gets drone contract

Schumer: AX Enterprise, Thales USA awarded $7.7M for research

By Samantha Madison, smadison@uticaod.com

 

ROME — AX Enterprize LLC, based in Yorkville, and Thales USA have received a $7.7 million Air Force Research Lab contract for drone research, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced Thursday.

 

The contract will allow the two companies to work on how civilian and military unmanned aircraft systems can be safely integrated into the National Airspace System, he said.

 

“The Air Force made the right choice by selecting AX, Thales USA and the existing UAS infrastructure in Rome for this critical work,” Schumer said in a statement. “These investments are exactly the kind we envisioned when we secured the FAA Test Site in Rome and why I make it a priority to increase funding for Rome Lab each year. Safely integrating UAS into the national airspace has enormous economic and national security potential for the United States.”

 

The work will be done at the Griffiss UAS Test Site in Rome by Yorkville-based AX Enterprize, Thales USA, NUAIR, Scherzi Systems LLC and Syracuse University’s Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering and the Autonomous Systems Policy Institute, according to Schumer.

 

AX Enterprize has been working with all aspects of UAS for years. The company has done work on the construction of the FAA’s New York UAS Test Site Operations and Data Management Center at Griffiss International Airport.

 

“ We believe this is an opportunity for AX to play an important role in advancing the UAS industry in the U.S. while maintaining safety and security in the National Airspace System,” said Pat Baskinger, CEO of AX Enterprize, in a statement. “AX is thrilled to be a part of this unique moment in aviation history.”

 

Thales USA is a global leader in air traffic management solutions and recently established a presence and dozens of jobs in the Mohawk Valley and Central New York.

Rome Lab is the contracting authority and work is expected to be done by Sept. 30, 2020, according to Schumer.

 

U. S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi called the contract and the ongoing drone technology developments a win for Central New York and the local community.

 

“ Rome continues to lead the world in drone research,” Brindisi said in a statement. “I am thrilled to see these local companies selected for this contract.”

 

Before multiple drones can fly in the same airspace as other manned aircraft, procedures are needed for drone pilots to safely detect and avoid other air traffic, which has been a major part of the work being done at the test site in Rome. This project furthers that research.

 

The contract also intends to develop a policy approach and data exchange models to ensure that unmanned and manned aircraft can operate in close proximity safely in the National Airspace System.

 

“I’m pleased that the Air Force choose AX Enterprize and Thales USA to receive this contract, and I would like to thank Sen. Schumer for helping to secure it,” said Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr. “This announcement is further evidence of the crucial importance of collaboration between Rome Lab and Oneida County’s UAS Test Site at Griffiss and of the value of having partners such as NUAIR, Syracuse University and Scherzi Systems.”

 

Article from the Utica Observer Dispatch, Oct 18, 2019:

www.uticaod.com

 

Area technology firms continue to grow

By Jolene Cleaver

 

When it comes to keeping information and research ventures in the Utica-Rome area, stakeholders say there is staying power.

 

In late September, Quanterion Solutions Incorporated in Utica was awarded a $41 million contract by the United States Department of Defense for the operation of a Homeland Defense & Security Information Analysis Center.

 

This contract directly supports its work for the DOD in collection and analysis of data for various federal contracts, said Quanterion President Preston MacDiarmid, with data work conducted typically being in the realms of infrastructure protection, biometrics, medical, cultural studies and alternative energy.

 

“It was a competitive contract. We were awarded based on our technical capabilities. … It’s operating a DOD Center of Excellence,” MacDiarmid said.

And, with support like the contract, more ventures are in the pipeline for Quanterion, which has been seated in Utica since 2000. MacDiarmid just can’t talk about those ventures yet.

 

With companies like Quanterion seated in the Utica-Rome region, some agree the area is continually poised as a “tech valley” that is showing growth.

In Rome, New York State Technology Enterprise Corp. started in 1995 with three employees at the former Griffiss Air Force Base.

 

But this week, the technology consulting company that has grown to over 200 employees celebrated new corporate headquarters at the now-named Griffiss Business and Technology Park.

 

As for the staying power of such companies in the area, William Guglielmo of the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce, said in a statement, “Tech companies— such as Assured Information Security, Alion Technologies, Booz Allen Hamilton, and the Air Force Research Lab are competitively recruiting the world’s top cyber talent.”

 

“Heightened economic activity at Griffiss will benefit all of Rome because more people will live in our community and take an active part in purchasing goods and services, buying homes, renting apartments, participating in community events, attending our schools and churches, and rebuilding our property tax base,” he said. “Sales tax receipts will increase with more people spending money locally, which will help local governments meet their financial obligations and stabilize property taxes.” Contact reporter Jolene Cleaver at 315-792-4956 or follow her on Twitter (@OD_Cleaver)

 

Summer Internship Opportunity

 

Summer Internship Opportunity

 

Summer Internship Opportunity

 

 

Update May 2019:

 

Summer Internship Opportunity at CTI, Inc., Utica, NY

 

Capraro Technologies, Inc. is currently seeking an

Application Programmer to participate in application and database

development projects.

 

Qualifications and Experience: Experience with PHP, Java, C#, MariaDB,

MSSQL Server is desired. 

 

Experience with the following technologies is also a plus: 

            *JSP/JSF

            *J2EE

            *Advanced Javascript

            *Visual Studio

            *XCode

 

Projects will include app development on iOS and Android as well as 

web based applications.  Ability to prioritize and work simultaneous 

projects is essential.  

 

Please contact Gerard T. Capraro directly with inquiries.

Email: gcapraro@caprarotechnologies.com

Phone: 315.733.0854

www.caprarotechnologies.com

 

Opportunities at the Griffiss Technology Park and Air Force Research Laboratory

 

Please see the list under the Update January 2019 heading below for a good listing of employers in the Rome, NY area.

 

A couple new additions that include the Syracuse area:

 

Secure Network, Inc.

Penetration testing experts!

https://www.securenetworkinc.com

 

Lockheed Martin

Major military contractor.

https://www.lockheedmartinjobs.com/search-jobs/Syracuse%2C%20NY

 

 

Update Feb. 2019:

 

Nanofactory CBN Inc. – IT Systems Administrator II position (from an alum of our program)

 

-----Start of NanoFactory CBM posting -----

Nanofactory CBN Inc. seeks a systems administrator to assist with current IT operations working from the greater Ottawa ON area.  The candidate will work in a small team in cooperation with CBN IT in New York to create innovative IT service solutions.

 

To ensure your success, we’ll take the time to ramp you up on our company, products, systems and processes.  Here’s what you can expect in your first year:

The first few months or so you’ll spend getting to know us, your team and ongoing projects. In addition, you’ll be tasked with taking client calls, articulating issues and documenting them effectively.

 

As you become more comfortable in the role, you’ll begin to triage client issues, perform 1st level support for workstations and resolutions for peripherals (printers, cameras, scanners, etc.). You’ll also ensure escalations are clearly communicated, solutions are communicated to clients, follow ups are completed and tickets closed.

 

By 6 months, you’ll leverage your technical training to perform networking troubleshooting (connectivity, pings, routing, etc.), as well as getting acquainted with our back-end services.

Within your first year, if we’ve all done our job successfully, you’ll be authoring technical troubleshooting guides, starting to specialize and become a SME in an area of interest and have acquired the skills and knowledge to visit remote sites to perform installations and troubleshooting.

 

Currently IT supports around 50 clients, we plan to expand to supporting around 200 in the next few years.

 

There is nothing more important to us than our colleagues' success.  On any given day you could be dealing with network, peripheral, application, back-end server, or Windows and Linux issues to name a few.  If you are naturally service focused, genuinely passionate about technology and learning, possess the confidence to be an individual contributor in a team environment, open to a flexible work schedule and like to travel...let’s chat. 

 

Keywords: sysadmin, networking, VPN, security, python, cluster, cloud, AWS, gpu, hpc

-----End of NanoFactory CBM posting -----

 

Update January 2019 – Opportunities in Rome, 8 miles from campus!

Contact me if you need further information or help pursuing these opportunities. Back to my homepage.

 

Here are some regional employers who we have partnered with in the past, and who have interesting job announcements as of Jan. 27, 2019:

 

Annese and Associates (now ConvergeOne)

IT outsourcer has about a dozen jobs posted for NY, about half in the upstate area including Syracuse.

https://www.convergeone.com/about/careers

 

Assured Information Security, Inc.

Has 17 openings, including Cyber Research Co-op, in Rome, NY:

https://www.ainfosec.com/careers/current-openings/

 

Andro Computational Solutions

Has a position for a Junior Software Defined Radio Waveform Engineer in Rome, NY

www.androcs.com

https://www.androcs.com/careers.html

 

Black River Systems

Offers internships for students in Utica, NY

www.blackriversystems.com

http://www.blackriversystems.com/your-career/internships

 

Boos-Allen-Hamilton

Has 30 open positions, including Summer Interns, in Rome, NY:

www.boozallen.com

https://careers.boozallen.com/en-US/search?keywords=&location=rome%2Cnew%20york

 

General Dynamics (NEW 1/29/2019)

An NCS alum who works at General Dynamics  as a contractor for Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) is hiring a Senior Field Technician. Here is the link:

https://gdit.com/careers/2019-51860-sr-technician-field

 

MAPolce Consulting

Has multiple openings in the Rome, NY and Syracuse, NY area, including Network Consultant, and Cloud Services Engineer:

https://mapolce.com/careers/

 

NCI Inc.

Has several entry-level openings in Rome, NY:

www.nciinc.com

https://careers-nciinc.icims.com/jobs/search?ss=1&searchLocation=12781-12816-Rome

 

North point Defense

Has openings in Rome, NY:

www.northpointdefense.com

https://northpointdefense.com/careers/

 

Northern Safety

Has multiple openings including Network Administrator and IT Specialist in Frankfort, NY:

www.northernsafety.com

https://www.northernsafety.com/Career-Opportunities

 

NYSTEC

Has multiple openings, mostly in the Albany, NY area:

www.nystec.com

https://www.nystec.com/culture-careers/

 

Peraton

Has openings in Rome, NY:

https://careers-peraton.icims.com/jobs/search?ss=1&searchLocation=12781-12816-Rome

 

Precision Castparts’ Special Metals group

Has 10 openings, including two in IT services, in New Hartford, NY:

www.precast.com

http://www.pccforgedproducts.com/brands/special_metals/

https://careers.precast.com/jobsearch/#All~Job~Categories|US~-~NY~-~New~Hartford||d-ASC|1

(1) Senior Service Desk Technician – https://careers.precast.com/jobsearch/job-details/it-senior-service-desk-technician/20509/1/

(2) IT Services Technician -- https://careers.precast.com/jobsearch/job-details/it-services-technician-level-1/20514/1/

 

Quanterion Solutions, Inc.

Has multiple openings, including Cyber Assessment, Pen Testing, in Utica, NY:

https://www.quanterion.com/about/careers/

 

Secure Network Inc.

Looking to hire interns in Syracuse, NY. James Carroll, SUNY Poly BS-NCS graduate says “Just wanted to circle back around on this in 2019 - now that the crazy "end of the year compliance" rush is over I'm looking at some possible interns for this year. They would likely be traveling to Syracuse/could work remote for the *right* candidate (working remote is not for everyone as I'm sure you know). It’s a great place to work. Paid internship, very laid back. 20+ year old company but still have a "start up" culture and feel. We're small enough to be agile and take new ideas and direction from good employees/new employees.”

https://www.securenetworkinc.com

 

SRC Inc.

Has over 100 openings in Syracuse, NY:

https://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_syracuserc/external/results/searchResult.html

Multiple Federal Government Positions

At the end of January we plan to post an announcement to USAJobs for Summer 2019 IT Auditor Interns (it will be open for about 3 weeks). I will reach out in a couple weeks with the live link once it is posted. This internship program is open to students that will be returning to school (either undergraduate or graduate) at the end of the summer.

 

The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Information Technology team is continuing to hire! We are looking to bolster our dynamic workforce with bright and innovative professionals who are interested in IT issues in the federal government. We are specifically seeking individuals who enjoy data analysis, research, and writing to join our team of performance auditors who focus on crosscutting IT issues as well as specialized areas such as cybersecurity.

 

The Professional Development Program (PDP) is perfect for recent graduates as it offers training and mentoring, as well as the opportunity to grow and contribute professionally. We currently have an announcement available on USAJobs for full-time (PDP) IT Auditor positions at our headquarters in Washington, D.C., and would greatly appreciate if you can encourage interested students to apply (please see the link below for more information).  This announcement will close on March 4, 2019.

 

GAO Information Technology Auditor (PDP IT Analyst)

http://bit.ly/GAOITAuditors

Applicants must meet one of the following conditions: (1) completed a bachelor’s degree before hire date with a 3.0 GPA (or higher) that provided at least 24 semester hours of IT-related coursework and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks; OR (2) a full-year of IT-related graduate-level education; OR (3) a full-year of IT-related work experience.

 

Spring 2019 ONLY: AFRL-Sponsored Attendance at the upcoming SPIE Defense+Security Conference: Disruptive Technologies in Information Sciences)

 

I have been contacted by the conference chair who has travel funds for students to attend this conference in Baltimore in April 17-18. Please contact me if you are interested!

 

Spring 2019 ONLY: SUNY Poly Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)

Applications for PAID summer research here at SUNY Poly are being accepted until March 8. Go to

https://sunypoly.edu/academics/undergraduate-research-program.html

 

Update August 2018

Contact me if you need further information on these opportunities.

Various Opportunities for Fall 2018

Time sensitive: If you are interested in a Summer 2019 internship with The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), then Google "dhs virtual internship fair” and you will find a link to the “Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Analysis Virtual Internship Fair”. This runs Thursday Sept. 13 2018 from 2-8 pm. If you sign up, you will be able to view openings and submit your resume to apply for a position.

 

Booz Allen Hamilton – Air Force Contractor with branch office in Rome, NY. Check out their web site at https://www.boozallen.com/careers.html, click on “Cyber Jobs”, and choose “Rome, NY”. You will see 30 positions in Rome announced in the one-month period form 7/31/18 to 8/30/18. Wow!

 

Some of the local companies that regularly hire our graduates include Assured Information Security, Inc., Northern Safety, MA Polce Consulting, and PAR Government. Check out the Rome NY Chamber of Commerce website for a list of companies in Rome associated with the AFRL Information Directorate headquarters located in Rome, NY.

 

James Carroll, an alum of the NCS program, has let me know the Syracuse-based company he is at is looking for interns. James writes “A lot of our positions are OSINT (open source intelligence) related which is the cornerstone of almost every service we offer. They will get their hands dirty in some penetration testing, physically breaking into banks, and some other neat things. We're a small company but have been around for over 20 years. We have a good client base both locally and internationally.” Check them out at www.securenetworkinc.com.

 

Choice Hotels offers summer internships in Phoenix AZ. Look for these in spring. Cassandra Shay, a senior, writes: “These are paid, full time, and offer great experience on a production network. At Choice Hotels you are a full-fledged member of the Networking Team and responsible/involved in maintenance and administration of the network. Students who have taken and done well in NCS 315 are absolutely qualified for this position.”

Internship Opportunity for Fall 2017

An associate of mine writes: “I am looking for a student who would like to fulfill an internship at Upstate Cerebral Palsy.  The project that they would be working on would be rolling out a Avaya VoIP telephone system.  There is no need for an Avaya system background.  However, it would be beneficial for the student to have a basic networking (switches, cabling, VoIP) skillset.” Please contact me if you would like contact information about this opportunity.

 

IT Security Analyst I - St. Luke's - 7/13/2017

Tracking Code

1643-659 

Job Description

Description: The IT Security Analyst I provides IT security planning and recommending security measures to protect computer systems, networks and data. IT security analysts are expected to stay up-to-date on the latest intelligence, including hackersՠmethodologies, in order to anticipate security breaches. Candidate will be responsible for preventing data loss and service interruptions by researching new technologies that will effectively protect a network.

Required Skills

Requirements: 

- Associates or Bachelors Degree in computer science, engineering, telecommunications or related field preferred.  

- 0-4 years experience in IT security or applicable experience

- Minimum 2 IT certifications required such as CCNA and MCP; CISSP or HCISPP preferred.

- Professional appearance, positive attitude, and excellent attendance record                   

Job Location

Utica, New York, United States

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular 

 

Update Late April 2017

More opportunities! The job market for NCS grads is good!

_      PAR Government Systems has the following jobs they are trying to fill. Do not be intimidated by their desire for 3+ years experience they really are interested in recent grads for full-time work, and also for Summer interns.

_      We had a speaker from PAR at a recent NCS Club meeting: it was fascinating! Some YouTube videos I found after hearing about the project:

o   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zhgvNfJTnM

o   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMa2oT1wMIs

o   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zhgvNfJTnM

o   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohmajJTcpNk

 

Software Engineer - PAR Government Systems

*Job Responsibilities

 

Performs work that involves using conventional types of algorithms and solutions on computing equipment to include Android, iOS, Windows Tablet, and personal computing (PC) devices.  Primary activity is software design, development, integration and testing.  Duties also include preparation of specifications, performance of studies, primary and secondary fact finding, and demonstration/exercise support.

 

 

*Knowledge and Skills

Bachelor's degree with 5+ years experience in related field. Expertise in C++, Matlab/Octave and GPU familiarity. 

 

Knowledge and/or experience in Java, object oriented and network centric systems.  Operating system experience includes Windows, Android, and/or UNIX/LINUX.

 

Experience with one or more of the following development tools/environements is desired: Microsoft Visual Studio, .NET, Apple iOS External Accessory Framework, Open GL, FFMEG, Spatial Lite.

 

Domain experience in geospaitial systems (i.e., moving map display), full motion video, geopositioning devices, advanced GPS technology, and/or mission planning solutions a plus.   

 

Clearance Level: Secret

 

*Judgement and Analytical Responsibilities

 

Able to develop, integrate, and test software solutions with minimal daily supervisory requirement.   Be able to develop new software or readily modify exsiting software.  Must be able to take immediate direction from Chief Architect and Chief Engineer. Must be able to develop in a controlled software configuration management environment.

 

*Management/Control Responsibilities

 

No direct supervisory responsibility, but may coordinate the work of technicians or others who assist in specific assignments.

 

*Communication Responsibilities

 

Contacts are primarily with individuals at comparable or lower levels within the corporation. Provides detailed explanations of, at times, complex information.  Obtains information required in the conduct of work.     

 

 

 

Senior Systems Engineer - PAR Government Systems

*Job Responsibilities

 

Performs work that involves using innovative algorithms for waveform reception.  Duties may include implementing receiver components from waveform specifications and isolating problems in implementations. 

 

*Knowledge and Skills

 

Bachelor's degree with 5+ years' experience in signal processing or communications. Knows, and uses well, the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of particular field of specialization. Desired Master's or PhD degree. Clearance level: Secret.

 

*Judgement and Analytical Responsibilities

 

Exercises some judgment, evaluation or originality in performing varied, non-routine tasks under general supervision.  Work is performed using standard practices and methods, but where unusual or difficult problems exist, supervisor selects techniques and procedures to be applied.  Decisions have limited impact on unit.

 

*Management/Control Responsibilities

 

No direct supervisory responsibility, but may coordinate the work of technicians or others who assist in specific assignments.

 

*Communication Responsibilities

 

Contacts are primarily with individuals at comparable or lower levels within the corporation. Provides detailed explanations of, at times, complex information.  Obtains information required in the conduct of work. 

 

 

 

Update Early April 2017

Spring 2017 Job Fair Notes: Good prospects for NCS majors include:

_      Annese

o   big IT firm always looking for interns and new grads

o   See Service Intern job listing scanned in below

_      PAR Tech

o   New Hartford company (Utica area) has both point-of-sale products for restaurant industry (cash registers, etc), but also Par Givernment which has contracts with AFRL, DoD, etc. like many other Rome companies

o   See listing of openings scanned below

o   Invited speaker to NCS Club on April 18 at 12:30.

_      NYCM

o   Upstate insurance company has 120 in their IT department, 10 focusing on just cyber

o   Edmeston, NY

_      Mohawk RIC

o   Centralized IT resource for many school districts in upstate NY

o   3 openings in IT

_      Raymond Corp

o   I recall they make fork lifts Рbig company with 1700 people in upstate NY

o   Has openings for IT people

o   See scanned card

_      Civil Service

o   Oneida County

o    

_      Express

o   For temp assignments, but these can turn into a permanent hire!

o   They really need IT people

_      CABVI

o   Utica non-profit has an opening for full-time IT technician

o   See posting scanned in below

_      Optanix

o   IT management software

o   Cisco focus

o   Headquartered north of Syracuse

o   See postings scanned in below

_      Day Automation

o   See posting for IT Net Technician scanned in below

o   See posting for Security Technician/Engineer scanned in below

_      Verizon

o   Their security team is located in NYC

 

See people.sunyit.edu/~fjam/S17_Job_Fair_Notes.pdf

 

 

 

Update Nov. 2016

 

Here are some opportunities from Career Services:

 

 

 

 

 

IT-Oriented Companies:

 

MA Polce Consulting

 

Local IT services company founded by SUNY Poly alumni Mike Polce. He is always looking for good people who know networking and security.

 

http://www.mapolce.com/about-us/employment

 

 

Annese & Associates

 

IT services company headquartered in Albany but with locations in Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, Herkimer, Warwick, and Brewster NY.

 

Annese Information Technology supports, trains, and enables employees to be successful using the technology we sell video conferencing, unified communications, and virtualization. Open positions as of Spring 2016 include:

 

Systems Engineer, Data Center, Clifton Park, NY

Solutions Architect, Infrastructure, Clifton Park, NY

Systems Engineer, Collaboration, Brewster, NY

Systems Engineer, Collaboration, Clifton Park, NY

Solutions Architect, Cloud, Clifton Park, NY

 

http://www.annese.com/jobs

 

 

 

Other Companies that Hire IT People

 

NY/NJ Port Authority

 

Several postings here for NYC area. The hiring manager is a SUNYIT alumni.

 

http://www.panynj.gov/careers/

 

 

Here are some specific postings of interest: NYNJ_Port_Authority_20160316

 

 

New York Central Mutual

 

Accepting applications for internships. Headquarters are in Edmeston, NY, located between Syracuse, Albany, and Binghamton. One of our NCS alumni (Chandler Evans) is on the staff of the IT Infrastructure group. From their web page:

 

IT Infrastructure (ITINF) is responsible for all aspects of the technology framework used by NYCM to perform the processes related to writing insurance policies and paying claims relating to these policies. ITINF is set up in two core areas - Network/Server and PC/Technical Services. Network/Server is in place to transport, process, and archive the data which is involved in the policy-writing and claims settlement processes, including infrastructure related to the telecom systems. PC/Technical Services provides desktop support for all employees and print services for policies and claims. In addition, all incoming and outgoing mail for the Company is processed through this area.

 

https://www.nycm.com/careers/intern.asp

 

 

 

Northern Safety

 

Headquartered in Utica, offers large online catalog of safety products. They have in the past hired a number of our students as interns and have recruited on campus often.

 

https://www.northernsafety.com/career-opportunities

 

 

 

Research-Oriented Companies:

 

Assured Information Security

 

Local infosec research company founded by SUNY Poly Alumni Chuck Green and Len Popyack. Closely associated with AFRL and other government contracting agencies. Always looking for good people, especially programmers.

 

http://www.ainfosec.com/home/careers/

 

 

 

Andro Computational Solutions

 

Rome NY based research company headed by Andrew Drozd, IEEE fellow. Usually looking for CS or ECE graduates.

 

AS of Spring 2016, looking for an entry-level Networking Engineer:

 

Ҏetworking Engineer (Full or Part Time)

BS, MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent knowledge of:

 

IPSEC and associated encryption, authentication, and key management techniques and algorithms, such as SHA-1, MD5, AES or similar

 

Knowledge of approaches and metrics for Benchmarking overhead of IPSEC and VPN

 

Experience setting up and testing Cisco or OpenSource networks

 

Experience with open source operating systems such as Linux OpenBSD with IPSEC suites

 

Goal is to construct a network testbed where a software defined radio link will be integrated into an IP based network with user authentication approaches implemented. Our goal is to benchmark the overhead cost, in terms of bandwidth use, goodput vs. aggregate throughput that includes overhead, and time delay, of varying levels of IP authentication. We will further develop and implement physical layer approaches to augment existing IP authentication techniques. This position will work with a team that includes software defined radio engineers to develop the overall IP/SDR test bed system.Ӽo:p>

 

http://www.androcs.com

 

 

 

AXEnterprize

 

An opening for someone to work on federal security compliance, including developing the NIST based documentation with the associated processes, procedures and checklists.

 

Email your application materials to info@axenterprize.com

 

http://axenterprize.com