Sr. Juniper Network Engineer

Marathon TS Inc

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IT - Hardware
Lorton, VA (On-Site/Office)

Marathon TS is looking for a Senior Juniper Network Engineer on the ESA V program, in Lorton, VA. ESA V is an IT applications and infrastructure services program supporting several customers within the Department of Justice (DOJ). The program provides a range of IT services, including software application support, enterprise infrastructure support, service desk, ITSM, deskside support, workstation engineering and maintenance, telecommunications and mobility engineering services, managed print services, Active Directory services, and video conferencing. This customer unit is responsible for providing field communications support to their field agents, officers, and investigators worldwide. This position will provide expert level network engineering support to manage and maintain the equipment, networks and web applications that support the field
communications systems deployed by our customer.

Location: Onsite at customer site in Lorton, VA
Schedule: Work hours are Monday through Friday, 9am - 5pm.

The candidate will be subject matter expert skilled in Juniper SRX-series branch routers, Juniper EXseries switches, Cisco Firepower ASA firewalls, AnyConnect VPN clients, TrippLite serial consoles, Ethernet & TDMA delivered Private IP & Internet circuits, Private APN cellular networks, Network Time Protocol (NTP). Extensive experience in the implementation of information security (IS) best practices & performance of work in accordance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) to ensure that systems can maintain accreditation. This position requires working independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will be personable and articulate and will focus on making sure that the customer's needs are met quickly and effectively. He or she will be a self-starter who can work with limited supervision. Excellent communication skills are required to effectively interface with customers to understand requirements, issues, and mission needs, and then to be able to translate them into actions.

Responsibilities include:
Learn a new Government system and become the single Subject Matter Expert for all
systems issues.
Independently provide network engineering operations and maintenance (O&M) support for a mission-critical government system; support the system as the SME on the team, requiring broad and deep knowledge across the applicable technologies
o Juniper SRX-series security devices, certified at the JNCIP-SEC or JNCIE-SEC
levels; ensure configurations consistent with industry best practices & FISMA;
implement defense-in-depth methodology by using appropriate firewall rules,
security policies and other IS-consistent configurations; monitor pre-shared key
(PSK) and AutoVPN virtual private network (VPN) links; implement high availability
(HA) configurations as needed
o Juniper EX-series switches using 1Gbps & 10Gbps backplanes; implement
connectivity with Juniper & other vendor technologies using copper & fiber; implement high availability (HA) as needed
o Cisco Firepower ASA firewalls using AnyConnect for client VPN access; implement
high availability (HA) as needed; ensure connectivity to backend authentication
services; ensure secure configuration for remote network & network resource access
Design & maintain out-of-band (OOB) management network using TrippLite serial consoles, iDRAC and other technologies to ensure secure & available management of network devices
Working with customer personnel, contractors, vendors to participate in design &
specification of Private IP (PIP) and Internet circuits to support systems
Ensure high availability of Network Time Protocol (NTP) across all networks to ensure
consistent & accurate time is available to all servers & network devices.
Work within configuration management process to ensure consistent & secure modifications to equipment configurations
Develop and maintain technical documentation and diagrams related to the field
communications systems equipment & networks

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience or a Masters degree with 10+ years
experience. High school diploma with 4+ years experience may be considered in lieu of a
degree.
Candidate selected will be subject to a Government Public Trust security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to the customer's information. Current
clearance is not required, but selected individual cannot start the assignment until the
required security clearance is granted by the customer.
U.S. Citizen
Subject Matter Expert on Juniper network infrastructure
Extensive experience in providing O&M support to complex, mission-critical systems
Extensive experience on designing, implementing and configuring network infrastructure
Extensive Experience working independently and collaboratively to troubleshoot and correct operational issues
Working closely with customers and users to troubleshoot and resolve complex user issues
Ability to brief customer to include senior management
Extensive experience configuring, designing, implementing and troubleshooting with
following technologies:
o Juniper SRX-series branch routers
o Juniper EX-series switches
o Cisco Firepower ASA firewalls
o AnyConnect VPN clients
o TrippLite serial consoles
o Ethernet & TDMA delivered Private IP & Internet circuits
o Private APN cellular networks
o Network Time Protocol (NTP)
o Information security (IS) best practices & Federal Information Security Modernization
Act (FISMA), and accreditation
o Configuration management process
Establish goals and project plan objectives
Excellent communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and work well with team members and customers

Desired Qualifications:
Security Engineering Experience
Participated in ATO process
Business Analysis/Requirements Development Experience
Technical Writing and Documentation Experience
Government contracting experience, particularly with the DOJ
DOJ Clearance

Marathon TS is committed to the development of a creative, diverse and inclusive work environment. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Marathon TS will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Marathon TS does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status").
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