Network Engineer II Security Clearance

Position: Network Engineer II with Security Clearance
Description Delaware Nation Industries is providing 24x7 Network Support for the Indian Health Service (IHS) agency, delivering healthcare through several hundred facilities to our Native American communities across the nation from Las Vegas, Nevada. This is a direct hire/salary position with excellent benefits, and outstanding compensation including full medical, dental, 401K vacation and holiday pay. Responsibilities/

Qualifications:

R&S
* Candidate should have practical experience with the following technologies:
Cisco Nexus/IOS switching platforms and Cisco routing platforms.
* Knowledge of Routing Protocols including: OSPF, BGP and Layer-2 technologies including IOS XE & Nexus as well as IPSec/VPN technologies.
* Proficiency in using tools and methods to diagnose network issues such as:
Wireshark, Live Action NX and PRTG.
* General support for Cisco and Aruba wireless LANs. Data Center
* Candidate will configure complex WAN/LAN technologies in support of enterprise class data centers. Security
* Ideal candidate will have enterprise-level experience configuring and managing Cisco and Palo Alto firewalls.
* Supporting Federal communication requirements, network security vulnerabilities, and compliance issues. Monitoring & Operations
* Support & perform network architecture/design, installation, implementation, maintenance and troubleshooting of core communications networks.
* Candidate will demonstrate a high level of expertise in resolving problems and troubleshooting network communications/infrastructures issues involving a variety of hardware/software and different protocols and platforms. Tracking tasks using tools including Service Now.
* Candidate needs to be proficient in using tools and methods such as: advanced protocol analysis, system log review, event correlation, network management/performance tools, and dataflow mapping to diagnose and resolve network problems/incidents.
* Communicates with the customer/user base regarding network issues/problems/solutions and leads/participates in numerous network engineering/customer/user teleconferences. Telecommunications
* Candidate should understand supporting the order and delivery process for WAN circuits.
* Provides support for circuit incident management through close coordination with Verizon and other vendors as required.
* Experience in configuring and supporting wireless WAN technologies for remote sites is a plus. Process & Documentation
* Directly contributes to organizational objectives to meet SLA's.
* Develops documentation of processes related to supporting the IHS agency including new service designs and topologies. Requirements
* Able to obtain a US Government Public Trust Clearance
* CCNP required with a minimum of 4 years' experience plus additional industry-related certifications.
* Palo Alto experience is also required, supporting an enterprise network.
* Experience with WAN circuit delivery, monitoring and maintenance.
* A minimum of 5 years' experience working within an enterprise network infrastructure consisting of multiple data centers and supporting large enterprise network LAN & WAN operations.
* Experience creating detailed physical and logical data center and site-level network diagrams.
* Experience with ITIL or other IT service-delivery methodologies