Network Engineer

Overview

The Opportunity: A well-designed network is critical to move data, connect command and control systems, and enable networks to achieve their mission requirements. Crafting the right network with the right equipment and software while implementing security standards requires a combination of technical skill and careful planning. We’re looking for a network engineer who can design and deploy network infrastructure that supports dynamic tasking and varied requirements.

Job Number: R0233396

The Opportunity: A well-designed network is critical to move data, connect command and control systems, and enable networks to achieve their mission requirements, but how can an organization make sure their network will fit their current and evolving needs? Crafting the right network with the right equipment and software while implementing security standards requires a combination of technical skill and careful planning.

That׳s why we need you, a network engineer who knows how to design and deploy network infrastructure that can support dynamic tasking and meet varied requirements.

As a Network Engineer on our team, you'll:

• Use your experience in network design and architecture to support the client's multiple persistent and episodic networks that support Joint, Service, and Coalition experiments, demonstrations, and test and evaluation events.
• Design, configure, upgrade, and maintain network infrastructure, troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues, analyze current working infrastructures, and increase security, reliability, and availability for mission-critical network systems.
• Leverage knowledge of Department of War (DoW) Enterprise Network Design and Architecture to optimize client operations and modernization.
• Apply experience with software and hardware firewalls, Cisco hardware, cloud migration, optical infrastructure networking, and virtual routing and forwarding to advise clients on mission-critical projects.
• Contribute with technical curiosity and knowledge of industry standards to impact national security missions.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience as a network engineering lead or architect for Enterprise DoW Networks
• 3+ years of experience as a senior network engineer supporting large DoD networks providing engineering support in a professional setting
• Experience in virtualization with networking and systems
• Experience with Cisco network technologies, including routers, switches, and Next-Generation Firewalls
• Ability to design and implement scalable and resilient network infrastructures
• Secret clearance
• HS diploma or GED
• Security+ or Cisco CCNA Certification

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with Zero Trust concepts
• Experience with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and network security in accredited DoW networks
• Experience with Access Control systems such as Cisco ISE and Network Access Control (NAC), including using network management and monitoring tools such as Splunk and Cisco Catalyst Center
• Knowledge of Cloud operations in Microsoft Azure or AWS
• Knowledge of network protocols, including TCP/IP, BGP, and OSPF
• TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, or Computer Science
• Cisco CCNP, ISC2 CISSP, Juniper JNCIP, or Cisco CCIE Certification

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;
Secret clearance is required.

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