Job Requirements
Suitland, MD
Top Secret/SCI Polygraph Unspecified
Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience)
$125,000 - $150,000
Job Description
Responsibilities:
Qualifications
Required:
Desired:
Clearance:
Location:
- Perform Network Engineering services enabling network management for a global system from network design through implementation, configuration, maintenance, and sustainment.
- Ensure customer requirements align with architecture designs and work closely with service delivery group to implement network upgrades, modernization efforts, equipment refresh support, and new network turn-ups.
- Perform troubleshooting of complex network issues and implement corrective actions via installation, testing, evaluation, and coordination with other departments.
- Continuously review existing WAN for performance, optimization, resilience, and security risks. Identify problem areas and develop solutions (feasibility/cost studies).
- Assist with development, review, and preparation of briefing materials, reports, and other project documentation. Coordinate responses to multiple periodic reports.
- Provide input to department strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. Provide a leadership role for the work group in application of network engineering demands.
- Expect some travel (10-15%) to local, CONUS, and OCONUS locations.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree in IT field or related technical discipline (cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, data science, software engineering, etc.).
- Eight (8) or more years of overall IT experience, with at least four (4) years as a Network Engineer supporting Government customers.
- Must have active Cisco CCNA certification in accordance with DODM 8140.03 Foundational Qualification requirements for Network Operations Work Role (Advanced).
- Extensive knowledge of enterprise WAN/LAN, OSPF, routers, switches, firewalls, cabling, cryptographic equipment (e.g., TACLANE encryptors), QoS, VPNs, COOP disaster recovery, and related physical hardware.
- Experience in protecting data, software, and hardware by coordinating, planning, and implementing network and cybersecurity measures.
- Experience with Cisco network/firewall devices and the Cisco UCS switching fabric.
- Experience with virtualization and network mgt software (VMWare, SolarWinds, etc).
- High proficiency with specialized test equipment and network analysis/management tools to analyze network characteristics.
- Excellent communication, time management, organization, and customer service skills (written and oral); able to effectively interact with customers, partners, and associates through a variety of remote support capabilities (ticketing, phone, email, RAS, etc.).
Desired:
- Familiarity with DOD and/or U.S. Navy organizations and functional missions.
- Experience planning, deploying, and maintaining cloud architectures, with emphasis on integrating on-premesis infrastructure with hybrid cloud environments.
- Other applicable IT certifications, such as CCNP, MCSA/MCSE, CISSP, etc.
Clearance:
- Current active TS/SCI clearance (Tier 5 investigation) as reported in DISS.
Location:
- Work is 100% on-site in Suitland, MD
group id: 91085617
