Network Engineer

What You'll be Owning

• • Configure and optimize network switches, routers and firewalls.
  • Configure Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
  • Configure and troubleshoot virtual networking, VLANs, and virtual routing and forwarding (VRFs).
  • Develop and implement network backup and recovery procedures.
  • Diagnose network connectivity problems.
  • Install and maintain network infrastructure device operating system software.
  • Monitor network capacity and performance. Mitigate network vulnerabilities to ensure information is safeguarded against outside parties.
  • Test and maintain network infrastructure including software and hardware devices.
  • Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN's, firewall contexts, and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate
  • Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools.
  • Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management
  • Coordinate with the system engineering and dataflow efforts to ensure proper mission operations to minimize down time.
  • Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies.
  • Facilitate the implementation of high-speed, scalable, fault-tolerant network topologies as applicable to WAN and LAN design.
  • Provides assistance in all aspects of network management from network design through implementation, maintenance and upgrading of existing networks.
  • Analyzes design, specification, and related documents and implements communication system requirements to support the distributed functionality of a software engineering environment
  • Analyze network characteristics (e.g. traffic connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes and throughput), troubleshoots problems and recommend procurement of, and / or modifications

What You Must Have:

• • Bachelor's in Engineering, Comp Sci, Technology, or Math (STEM Degree required)
  • 8 years' experience as Network Engineer in programs that encompass system architecture, requirements analysis, process execution and evaluation.
  • 3 years of direct experience with IC or SIGINT activity
  • Experience with Cisco IOS, JunOS or equivalent
  • Experience with VMware
  • Experience with Switch VLAN setup
  • Ability to demonstrate cyber/IT related experience with attention to detail, customer service, oral and written communication, and problem solving.
  • Active TS/SCI with polygraph
  • Active DoD IAT Level II certification
  • Active Cisco certification

What Would be Nice to Have

• • Understanding of project design within the scope of security (RMF) requirements