Network Engineer - 2nd or 3rd shift Security Clearance

Position: Network Engineer - 2nd or 3rd shift with Security Clearance
About Peraton Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace.

The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit  to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure. Program Overview Peraton provides a secure, worldwide, high-performance communications network comprised of real-time interactive applications operating over a dedicated IP backbone with secure services for complex national and worldwide executive-level communications.

Peraton provides the O&M of the network infrastructure and its components, integration for development of hardware and software solutions, and task support for the delivery of system, network, software, and security solutions. About

The Role Peraton is seeking a driven Network Engineer to join our dynamic Network and Unified Communications Architecture team of network and UC engineers in Washington, DC. Peraton has served as the prime contractor for this program since its inception in the 1980's. We provide high-level government leaders with reliable secure voice, video, and fax communications anytime, anywhere, in any environment in support of day-to-day operations.

We support a secure, worldwide, high-performance communications network comprised of real-time interactive applications allowing complex national and worldwide communications. Peraton provides the O&M of the network infrastructure and its components. We provide integration for development of hardware and software solutions, and engineering support for the delivery of system, network, software, and security solutions. In this role, you will provide Tier II Escalated support for in-depth troubleshooting, advanced problem resolution, remote diagnostics and systems analysis, and escalate unresolved issues to Tier III engineers.

The Network Engineer is responsible for but not limited to:

* Evaluate LAN/WAN performance and capacities to identify problem areas or bottlenecks.

* Perform a variety of network management services related to the operation, performance, or availability of data communications networks.

* Responsibility for overall performance and availability of networks

* Provide LAN/WAN support with skill in network analysis, integration, and tuning.

* Analyze client LANs/WANs, isolate source of problems recommends reconfiguration and implementation of new network hardware to increase performance.

* Implement networking technologies and concepts (such as Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols).
Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

* An active/current TS/SCI Security Clearance is required.

* Must be able to work shift schedule (Panama) supporting 24/7 operations.

* Bachelor's degree in engineering (or similar technical field) and five (5) years relevant experience; or a master's degree and three (3) years of relevant experience; or a PhD and zero (0) years of relevant experience; or a High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in the above-cited duties may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

* A current/valid CCNA certification.

* Experience and understanding with Cisco and Juniper devices, VLANs, VPNs, LAN/WAN technologies, and/or routing & switching.

* Experience in two (2) to three (3) of the following areas:

* Network troubleshooting

* Routers/switches

* Cisco IOS/Junos OS

* Firewalls

* Net Scout/Wireshark or any other packet investigation/analysis tools

* Solar Winds monitoring or database tools

* Call Manager & unity or other OSCP, DNS, QoS, VPN

* Operational experience with local and wide area network infrastructures (including routers, firewalls, switches,…