Senior Network Engineer-536147

Requirements

Job Requirements :

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science or related IT field and ten years of experience in support of Windows / Linux / Unix operating systems, Cisco networking equipment and systems integration for classified and unclassified networks.
• Experience in planning and executing systems engineering projects in support of system engineering life cycle development for classified and unclassified environments.
• Strong problem solving, leadership and project management skills.
• Proficiency with all aspects of Windows Server 2003, 2008 Active Directory Services.
• Understanding of the Border Gateway Routing Protocol (BGRP) and Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE).
• Knowledge of CISCO routers and switches and networking technologies.
• Experience with VPN encryption devices, such as Cisco routers, Cisco ASA’s and Nortel Connectivity.
• Ability to troubleshoot network connectivity issues and resolve problems related to outages.
• Ability to evaluate residing systems for network, system and security readiness as well as provide troubleshooting for application environment issues.

Desired Qualifications :

• Eight years of experience with designing, installing and supporting routing, switching and firewall equipment
• Eight years of experience designing secure complex network solutions based upon requirements
• Eight years of experience working with Cisco, Juniper and Ciena switches
• Three years of experience with routing and switching protocols such as OSPF, BGP, HSRP, VRRP, spanning tree, various 802.1 protocols, trunking and traffic aggregation
• Three years of experience working with Palo Alto firewalls, Panorama
• Two years of experience working in Microsoft Azure cloud environment supporting and designing new solutions
• Two years of experience working directly with internet service providers
• Two years of experience with deploying or administering network configuration management solutions
• Three years for experience designing and implementing fault tolerant solutions to eliminate single points of failure and make networks as resilient as possible
• Experience supporting and managing enterprise wireless network solutions
• Experience supporting federal agency networks and datacenters
• Experience with implementing and using performance management and security management tools
• Good understanding of requirements for federal agencies network such as trusted internet connections (TIC 3.0), DHS Binding Operational Directives, OMB Memorandums etc.
• Knowledgeable about the zero trust networking technologies and hands-on experience with supporting solutions implementing this concept
• Experience working with and implementing IPv6 addressing and networking for the entire networks
• Familiarity with DHS CDM program implementation and / or support
• Strong knowledge and deep understanding of the OSI network stack and hands-on experience with layer 2 and 3 concepts
• Strong knowledge and deep understanding of network security concepts and implementation to protect federal networks
• Strong knowledge and deep understanding of protocols such as DNS, DHCP, HTTP, SMTP
• Understanding of and experience with ITIL, CMMI, and / or PMP processes and implementation.

Benefits

Benefits Include :

• Covers 100% of employee benefit premiums, including Medical (PPO or HDHP Option), Vision, Dental
• Matching 401K
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Pet Insurance
• Professional Development / Education Reimbursement
• Parking and Transit Benefits for NY, NJ, ATL, and DC Metro areas

Other Duties :

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.