Network Engineer

Freedom Technology Solutions Group is looking for a
Cloud Network Engineer
to join our team at acustomer site in McLean, VA to support a mission-critical geospatial data visualization application. The Network Engineer willbe responsible for maintaining and modernizing the current physical and cloud networks and helping to guide the system migration to the cloud. Yourfocus will be on system availability, performance, security compliance, and proactive operations, using automation, monitoring, and disciplined operational practices to keep systems reliable and compliant.

This is ahands-on role for an experienced Network Engineer who is not afraid to get their hands dirty and take on a challenge to improve and guide network design changes.

• Focus will be on Network Engineering, new project requirements, and operation and sustainment of existing infrastructure.
• Coordination of system maintenance, monitoring and upgrade of the current environment encompassing multiple platforms and technologies both physical and cloud based.
• Assist with research and implementation system-wide network solutions/capabilities/enhancements to support customer business/mission goals and objectives.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network media and components.
• Evaluate and monitor health and performance of the network including hardware and management software.
• Develop and maintain a road map for capabilities, operations, and technologies and full cloud migration.
• Assist with development and execution of test plans and supporting documentation of all network configuration upgrades, additions or revisions for customer approval before implementation.
• Support network traffic analysis and bandwidth optimization efforts to ensure attainment of performance and availability objectives.
• Evaluate and report on new/emerging network/communication technologies to enhance capacity, performance and reliability of the network.
• Evaluate and recommend changes and/or technology upgrades to address performance, standardization and industry best practices
• Follows all Customer network security processes and procedures, ensures compliance with all Government policies.
• Develop and maintain network architecture diagrams.

• Active security clearance with a polygraph.
• 8+ years related technical experience in Network and Transport technologies, tools, and techniques
• 4+ years’ experience with cloud network technologies, design and maintenance
• Experience with configuring and maintaining Cisco Juniper, switches, routers, and firewalls
• Experience with configuring networking on Linux systems (Centos, Red Hat, Amazon Linux)
• Experience with network modernization both physical and cloud
• Experience with supporting IP services to connect to systems operating at different classifications (IPv4, VPN, IPv6, Multicast, QOS, SDN, SNMP, VOIP, VTC, etc)
• Certifications:
  
  IAT II

• JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, CISCO CCNP, CCVP, CCNA or CCDP (or equivalent)
• CompTIA Security +

Flexible work environment

A team mentality – work with friendly, like-minded professionals

Work with innovative, cutting edge technologies

Enjoy extremely competitive compensation and benefits

A work-life balance you can count on

Opportunities to grow and advance your career on our dime

Amazing benefits including matching 401k, fully paid medical, and more

Generous paid time off – including paid site closure days

Competitive salary offerings

Paid training and tuition reimbursement

Fully paid life and disability

Company sponsored events (game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours)

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