Network Engineer

About Us

At Applied Network Solutions (ANS), we bring together some of the most curious minds in networking and cybersecurity. Founded to disrupt the status quo, ANS has provided expertise in network and system engineering as well as offensive and defensive cybersecurity operations for over 25 years.

Our vision is to create a future where talent and customers choose ANS for our reputation in delivering technical excellence, solving the nation’s toughest challenges, and exceeding expectations.

We value the integrity of your work and are looking for the right person to plan, analyze, design, develop, test, secure, integrate, implement, operate, and maintain the custom solutions that ANS delivers. Together, let’s ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

About the Role

ANS is seeking a Network Engineer (Implementation Engineer) to join our team in Denver, CO. In this role, you will interpret customer requirements and apply standard design approaches for service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Fully document designs with diagrams, bill of materials, cabling sheets, configurations, and other supporting documents.
• Schedule maintenance windows for migrating user connections from legacy to modern infrastructure with little to no impact on critical data flows.
• Provide technical expertise to Operations engineers and technicians, supporting fault isolation and resolution.
• Solve tough problems with innovative and scalable solutions.
• Develop secure network designs including configurations that align with Defense Information Security Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and enterprise policies.
• Obtain Authority to Operate (ATO) for new devices, software, and capabilities.
• Supervise (not manage) other network support specialists to plan, coordinate, and implement network services.
• Develop and improve design products, processes, and systems for our team to work efficiently and effectively.
• Serve as an escalation point for incident management of enterprise-level outages, involving troubleshooting across multiple enterprise segments and teams.

Requirements

Candidate must have 10 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a Doctorate and 3 years, master’s and 4 years, bachelor’s and 6 years, associate’s and 8 years, or HS diploma and 10 years.

• Must hold an active TS/SCI with Poly clearance.
• Must be compliant with DoD 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2.
• Experience specific to network engineering, including Tier III or higher network operations and/or network design and implementation.
• Prior responsibility for production network hardware configurations for Cisco, Brocade, and/or Juniper.
• Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting standard routing protocols in a production network, such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) or Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).
• Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting standard switching and trunking protocols in a production network, such as Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), 802.1q, and port-channels.

Desired Qualifications

• Network engineering and design experience specific to CAN/LAN, including application of industry standards, developing configurations, and integration of solutions into production environments.
• Network engineering and design experience with MPLS WANs, network management tools, and firewalls.
• Expert knowledge of routing and switching protocols, with the ability to demonstrate knowledge through briefings and documentation. Extensive BGP experience is a plus.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional - Enterprise Routing and Switching (JNCIP-ENT) equivalent knowledge.
• Initiative and discipline to work unsupervised as part of a network engineering team. Experience establishing processes, developing documents, and organizing repositories is a plus.

Benefits

• Family Medical, Dental (with adult orthodontia), and Vision coverage.
• Pet Discount Program.
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Maternity/Paternity Leave.
• Supplemental Military Leave Pay.
• 11 Paid Holidays.
• 401(k) plan with 6% Company Contribution.
• Generous Professional Development Program.
• 100% Employer-paid Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• 100% Employer-paid Life Insurance.
• Supplemental Whole Life Insurance.
• Lucrative Referral Bonus Program.
• Annual Allowance for ANS Swag.
• Potential for Paid Overtime.
• Flexible Work Schedules.

Pay

The anticipated pay range for this position is $100,000 - $185,000 USD.