Network Engineer; Jr

Minimum Interim Secret Clearance with upgrade to Top Secret Clearance

Hybrid - Springfield/Franconia, VA area

Salary dependent upon candidate's skills, experience, certifications and education as it pertains to this specific position

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• PTO
• Paid Holidays

Soft Tech Consulting is seeking a highly motivated, self‑directed, and experienced individual to fill the role of a Junior Network Engineer for our existing government client in Alexandria, VA area.

United States citizenship required.

• Provide network performance statistics and reports.
• Install and configure all network hardware and equipment, including routers, switches and encryptors.
• Inspect, maintain and replace network cabling and other network‑related equipment. Administer hardware and software upgrades for network equipment.
• Perform network design and capacity planning.
• Develop, implement and maintain policies, procedures and associated training plans for network resource administration, appropriate use and disaster recovery.
• Perform network asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information.
• Administer and maintain user accounts, permissions and access rights.
• Recommend, schedule and perform network improvements, upgrades and repairs.
• Interact with vendors, outsource rs and contractors to secure network products and services.
• Ensure the stable operation and efficient performance of data networks, monitoring and managing all network hardware and equipment, including routers, switches and encryptors. Analyze network performance across the organization’s LANs and WANs, and identify and develop remedies for network performance bottlenecks.

• A degree in computer science or a related discipline is preferred.
• 4+ years of directly related experience, including 2 years of engineering experience.
• Experience installing, configuring, supporting network environments, and configuring network hardware and software; installing, configuring, supporting cables, routers, switches, encryptors, etc.
• Experience with Juniper network solutions is highly desirable.
• Network design and capacity planning experience highly desirable.
• Develop, implement and maintain policies, procedures and associated training plans for network resource administration.
• Ensure the stable operation and efficient performance of data networks.
• Appropriate Juniper or Cisco network certifications are a plus.
• Experience with network security measures, network management and analysis tools such as Solar Winds.
• Experience maintaining and performing upgrades to the network environment.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting Juniper routers and switches.
• Experience with developing, implementing and maintaining network policies, procedures.
• Experience working with LANs and WANs.
• Experience working with firewalls.
• Experience in developing, reviewing, and editing technical documentation.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Able to work independently.
• Provide after-hours on‑call support on a rotational basis.

Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. is a woman and minority‑owned business headquartered in Chantilly, VA. With contracts in both the public and private sectors in the DC metro area and across the country, Soft Tech is an organization made up of highly successful and talented information technology professionals offering enterprise‑class solutions for any size organization at great value.

Soft Tech’s mission is to help government organizations design, implement, and maintain mission‑critical information technology solutions. By focusing jointly on our employees and our customers, we are able to achieve our mission by providing each and every one of our customers with continuous quality customer support.

Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.