Senior Network Engineer

About the role

Everforth ECS is seeking a Network Engineer - Senior to work in a hybrid remote/onsite capacity, with minimum of 3 business days onsite at our Fairfax, VA corporate office and/or our Ashburn, VA customer site. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.

Responsibilities

• Conducts short and long-term planning to meet network requirements
• Designs and implements network systems
• Provides support for network connectivity or related network issues for the user community
• Plans and monitors the installation of network systems
• Analyzes network activity and network problems to discover and prevent systematic errors. Recommends network design changes/enhancements for improved systems availability and performance
• Troubleshoots, diagnoses and resolves network problems. Researches, analyzes and recommends the implementation of software or hardware changes to rectify any network deficiencies or to enhance network performance
• Analyzes facilities bandwidth requirements and system interdependencies. Develops capacity planning models
• Assesses network performance to ensure that it meets the present and future needs of the business. Provides network planning recommendations to management
• Evaluates services provided by vendors and recommends changes
• Performs related duties and fulfills responsibilities as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• US Citizen; Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust determination
• 8+ years minimum network engineering experience
• 4+ years experience with technical work in a DHS/CBP environment
• 4+ years experience in an enterprise network environment with both administration and problem resolution of F5, Juniper and/or Cisco solutions required
• Knowledge of ITIL processes and experience adhering to them in a production environment
• Knowledge of DHS standards and compliance (i.e. STIGs, Retina report output)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), or Juniper Network Certified Internet Specialist (JNCIS), F5 Certified Administrator
• Security+ certification per DoD 8570 policy compliance

Skills

• Strong working familiarity with F5 Networks, Juniper JUNOS and/or Cisco IOS with hands-on experience configuring routers, switches, load balancers, and firewalls
• Knowledge of Enterprise system monitoring and management tools such as Splunk, Solarwinds, Wireshark, Websense, MRTG and NMAP
• Knowledge of commercial enterprise-level tools and products to provide network services, including: firewalls, IPS/IDS, DNS, DHCP, web security, VPN, and NAC
• Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Great people and communication skills are a must

Desired Skills

• Master's degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• Knowledge of Cisco SRND/SAFE and industry best practices
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix and Redhat Ansible
• Familiarity with network, server, storage virtualization, i.e. MDS switching infrastructure, VSAN, VRF, VPN, and VMWare vSphere
• Experience with Juniper products to include: M/MX-series, EX, and SRX
• Experience with Cisco enterprise grade products to include: Nexus 7000, 6500, 4500, ISR G2, ISR, ASA, IPS/IDS, TACACS+, and Radius
• Advanced knowledge of IOS, JUNOS, NX-OS, MPLS, BGP, GRE, IPSec VPN, and OSPF

Pay

Salary Range: $140,00-180,000

Schedule

Ability to work 3 days onsite at Everforth ECS and/or customer site. 15% CONUS travel or less expected for this position.

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