Sr. Network Engineer

Centurion is proud to be a leading provider of comprehensive healthcare services to correctional facilities, state hospitals, and community mental health centers nationwide.

We are currently seeking an Sr. Network Engineer to join our Corporate team located in Sterling, Virginia.

The Senior Network Engineer will be part of Network team responsible to design, deploy and maintain scalable, highly available network infrastructure spanning across multiple co-location facilities that support nearly 10,000 users and growing. This position will be responsible for providing advanced technical and engineering support for IT infrastructure and customer facing services. Use infrastructure tools and techniques to quickly identify and successfully resolve infrastructure, operational requests and issues while acting as an escalation point for corporate IT departments.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities Deploy, configure, manage and monitor network infrastructure (LAN, WAN) for high availability optimal performance as well as network security features

Install, set up and upgrade firmware on network equipment. Perform periodical preventative maintenance of networking equipment software/firmware.

Provide engineering support to install, configure, optimize, troubleshoot, monitor and manage deployment of Cisco routers, switches and Forti Gate firewalls

Serve as the network/security subject matter expert around Fortinet technologies and solutions

Deploy and manage virtual networks and support cloud infrastructure

Automate network monitoring to provide a proactive approach to mitigate network issues

Create and maintain all required network and technical documentation including diagrams and troubleshooting methodologies using provided tools

Prepare network asset management including maintenance of network component inventory and technical specifications

Answer, evaluate and prioritize network incidents/tickets as they relate to outage escalation. Participate in triaging and resolving Tier 4 requests

Perform network packet capture and analyze to troubleshoot and debug network issues

Keep stakeholders and project managers apprised of project status throughout the project life cycle with detailed and thorough communication

Liaise with vendors, customers and other IT personnel for problem resolution

Self-motivated with the ability to follow directions, complete time-sensitive tasks and meet deadlines with minimal supervision

Identify opportunities to implement improvements and increased efficiencies on existing infrastructure

Identifies and addresses network related vulnerabilities and establishes a process to mitigate them Establish, document, and maintain network technical standards, baseline configurations, and support processes and procedures

Fulfill routine communication requirements. Utilize ticketing system to document and manage client requests/issues and follow change management policies and procedures

Follows and adheres to simple and complex instructions, including SOP’s.Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment

Willing and able to travel for on-site installations

Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and/or holidays, as needed

Other duties as assigned or required

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field preferred. Equivalent work experience will also be considered
10 years or more of experience in a corporate IT operations environment5 years’ hands-on experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting networking technologies including switches, routers, and firewalls

Must have experience with IPsec tunnel configuration, routing tables, dynamic routing and network troubleshooting

Experience in the setup of DMZ and/or multi-layer network zones per data/information classification

Experience in designing and leading the implementation of small to medium scale projects

Experience with Fortinet technologies such as Forti Gate, Forti Manager, Forti Analyzer, etc

Experience with Service Provider/Datacenter class Cisco ASR/ISR routers and Nexus switches

Experience with building hybrid environments to span existing on-prem datacenters and Azure/AWSExperience working with and designing disaster recovery datacenter solutions

Experience with packet capture and network monitoring tools such as PRTGExperience with Cisco Meraki switches, WAPs and dashboard

Deep understanding of networking technologies and protocols such as, L2/L3 Routing/Switching, IPSEC, BGP, MPLS, VRF, QoS, Spanning-Tree, OSPF, 802.11, ACL, DHCP, TCP/IP,…