Network Engineer, CCNP, TS / SCI (Springfield, VA)

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation's top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

This position will require U.S. Citizenship and an active DoD TS / SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph. This position is onsite with our government customer in Springfield, VA.

The Senior Network Engineer provides subject matter expertise (SME), mentorship and on-the job training, as well as operational support for the technologies (systems, applications, and services) that make up the customer's IT networking enterprise architecture as part of the Networking and Communications Operations and Maintenance (O&M) team. Specifically, the Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for a variety of engineering and operational assignments related to the designing, deploying, and efficient and optimal operation of business critical enterprise and data center network environments across multiple sets of enterprise-level IT systems in support of the customer's globally dispersed Remote Office / Branch Office (ROBO) and data center environments.

Responsibilities

• The Senior Network Engineer will translate stakeholder and Government requirements into network solutions, modifications, and support upgrades (networking, reconfiguration, hardware and software acquisitions, installation, and testing). The network engineer will also strive to understand the application of current and emerging network software and hardware technology and protocols in order to provide innovative and new ideas to resolve complex engineering challenges.
• The Senior Network Engineer directly supports and oversees the Networking team's operations and maintenance (O&M) of deployed operational solutions backed by Cisco, Juniper, Riverbed, and SolarWinds. The Senior Network Engineer serves as the highest internal escalation tier for the Networking O&M team providing advanced troubleshooting support and guidance to rapidly assess and remediate challenges in the networking arena that arise. When issues, incidents, and / or problems arise, the Senior Network Engineer drives the situation and oversees the Networking team's troubleshooting and problem resolution, including Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• The Senior Network engineer is responsible for ensuring the Networking team as a whole produces and maintains documentation of the network systems(s), sub-systems(s), and component(s), in the customer's IT networking portfolio, including as-built documentation, capacity / performance plans, as well as all other area of secure system life-cycle planning.
• The Senior Network Engineer also works directly with the customer's IT Architecture and Engineering (A&E) team to consistently explore, investigate, research, analyze, and assess new technologies to modernize and improve upon existing networking solutions.
• Travel approximately 15% annually.

Qualifications

Associate degree from an accredited University OR Certifications;

CompTIA Security+ ce; or

This position will require U.S. citizenship and an active DoD TS / SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Counterintelligence (CI) poly is required.

Shall be Cisco Certified Networks Professional (CCNP) Data Center certified.

Strongly desired to be CCNP Routing and Switch, CCNP Collaboration, and CCNP Security Certified.

Demonstrated experience leading, directing, and evaluating task execution and performance exercising latitude and independence of a globally dispersed team to successfully meet team objectives, goals, and deadlines as expected.

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Why GuidePoint?

GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1000 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 4,200 customers.

Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company's success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.

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