Resident Network Engineer - Chantilly, VA - TS/SCI CI Poly

Resident Network Engineer needed for a Direct Hire opportunity with SOC's client to work in Chantilly, VA or Richardson, TX.
***US citizenship required; active TS/SCI; CI Poly required***
Responsibilities :

• The ideal candidate will have Senior Network Engineering Design/Architecture, Operational, and Support experience in Data Center network environments
• Juniper products to be supported: QFX, EX, Apstra, Junos
• Deep understanding and can demonstrate technical expertise in the configuration, troubleshooting and operation of technologies and protocols commonly implemented in Data Center networks including Layer 2 switching technologies, EVPN, Layer 2 and Layer 3 Multicast, OSPF, BGP, and associated tunneling technologies (GRE, VXLAN, etc.)
• Experience with Automation Frameworks, DevOps Concepts, scripting, and Programming Languages (Kubernetes, Ansible, Python) a plus
• Provides technical knowledge and analysis, high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, and implementation advice on exceptionally complex problems that need extensive knowledge of the subject matter for effective implementation.
• Contributes to project meetings to report status, issues, and risks.
• Participates, as needed, in all phases of development with emphasis on the planning, analysis, testing, integration, documentation, and presentation phases.
• Applies principles, methods, and knowledge of the functional area of capability to specific task orders or project requirements.
• Uses advanced mathematical principles and methods to solve exceptionally difficult and narrowly defined technical problems in engineering and other scientific applications to arrive at automated solutions.
• Assess and document the current site network configuration and user requirements.
• Travel as necessary

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to effectively work independently and function in a team environment
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and work calmly under pressure
• Ability to prioritize work activity to achieve customer and account team goals
• Expert-level relationship management, communication skills, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to effectively work with customer engineers and JTAC to resolve hardware and software issues and implement solutions
• Ability to effectively communicate case status updates and deliver root cause analysis
• Support informal and formal technology briefings and training sessions

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• Certifications such as JNCIS, JNCIP, JNCIE, CCNP, CCIE are a plus

Employment Pre-requisites
The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation, d rug urinalysis, and verified compliance with Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors.
Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations which may have been provided by job boards. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.
SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

Estimated Min Rate: $119000.00
Estimated Max Rate: $170000.00