Network Architect

Our Mission:

At Dobbs Defense, we deliver mission-centric IT, Cyber, and data analytics solutions for our government and commercial clients through the convergence of automation, innovation, training, and education. Delivering high-quality IT, cybersecurity, and data analytics solutions through proven and innovative methods is our vision.

Dobbs Defense Solutions is seeking a self-driven and resourceful Senior Network Engineer to join our dynamic Network and Unified Communications Architecture team of network and UC engineers in Arlington, VA.

As a Senior Network Engineer, you will bring your years of experience and expertise to propel the team to success and will be a pivotal member of a team that drives work forward within the program. The work is hands‑on and requires engineers that can work with limited guidance; that said, the Senior NE will provide technical guidance to junior engineers.

You will support the creation and review of network designs, conduct hardware evaluations in a lab and with vendors. We are seeking a proactive candidate who will not shy away from writing a test plan or reading through vendor’s technical documents to solve a problem and write a resolution report.

• Create/modify network drawings, author system engineering documents and plans.
• Support design, test, and pre‑deployment readiness reviews.
• Support the network operations of the Production system.
• Provide the team with recommendations on modern engineering approaches and strategies to improve successful task order deployments.
• Develop, implement, and manage network engineering processes including configuration management and design standards to ensure contract compliance, technological relevancy, and sustainability.
• Perform capacity planning of the network by monitoring and analyzing network performance and availability.
• Proactively researches and evaluates tools and technologies, as appropriate, to the network environment, while developing solutions to increase performance and lower the total cost of ownership.

• Bachelors degree in engineering (or similar technical field) and eight (8+) years relevant experience;
  Masters degree and six (6+) years of relevant experience;
  PhD with three (3+) years of experience. 12 years of relevant experience in the above‑cited duties may be substituted in lieu of a completed higher education degree.
• A current/valid IAT LVL III Certification (Security+ CE, CCNP, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, and CCSP).
• Experience with the design, implementation, and support of network infrastructure solutions for routing and switching of complex networks.
• Experience implementing and troubleshooting WAN topologies leveraging ethernet, T‑Carrier, and Optical Carrier circuits.
• Experience and understanding of networking fundamentals such as network protocols and common services (e.g., DNS, FTP, SSH, SNMP).
• Implementation and troubleshooting experience of networks using concepts/protocols such as BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VPNs and emerging concepts such as Software Defined Networking.
• Prior experience supporting a Government and/or Department of Defense customer.
• An Engineering degree with a networking focus.
• Eight (8+) total years of experience in the architecture/design, development, and implementation of Wide Area Network (WAN) architecture.
• Exceptional verbal, written (including the development of CONOPS and procedural documentation), interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Experience using Python to automate routine network tasks.
• Understanding and experience with Software Defined Network (SDN) deployments.
• Juniper Enterprise Routing and Switching, Professional (JNCIP‑ENT).
• Advanced Network monitoring and log analysis tool experience with the ability to deploy and improve the current deployments of these systems.
• Experience working in a telecommunications carrier environment performing mission critical network implementations.
• Self‑driven and resourceful in achieving goals independently as well as in cooperation with others.
• Experience with application of DoD IAVAs, DISA STIGs, and NIST security controls.

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