We are seeking a Network Engineer to support a long-term program in Dulles, VA. The role requires an active TS/SCI full-scope polygraph clearance and involves continuous monitoring and coordination of engineering projects, deployment and maintenance of network systems, and troubleshooting network issues.
Requirements
- Assist with continuous monitoring of IT systems for Customer accreditation.
- Coordinate engineering projects and resolve technical questions or conflicts.
- Deploy and maintain network systems.
- Diagnose network issues and restore the network to optimal performance levels.
- Gather performance and utilization metrics from infrastructure components.
- Guide networking engineering efforts in hardware, software, and virtual infrastructure domains.
- Maintain up-to-date network topology drawings.
- Perform moderately complex network designs and upgrades.
- Perform Tier-3 engineering and support for virtualization infrastructure.
- Plan network configurations for integration into the network.
- Prepare technical proposals for changes or new technologies to the network.
- Provide system documentation to support A&A efforts.
- Review user requests for upgrades or additions to the network.
- Support network life cycle stages such as design, configure, test, deploy, and maintain.
- Utilize network analysis tools to identify performance problems.
- Diagnose and resolve technical problems with overseas populations.
- Direct or install IT infrastructure and operating systems.
- Inspect and test all equipment before deployment to overseas locations.
- Make recommendations on the best deployment strategy.
- Provide end-to-end support of field network and forensic capabilities.
- Provide real-time and 24/7 on-call support to worldwide users.
- Provide Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other integrated documentation.
- Provide technical support to various Customer-developed and COTS forensic application developers.
- Research and recommend systems, equipment, and technologies to improve existing systems.
- Use application deployment guides and information from application developers to determine the most efficient IT infrastructure components.
- Demonstrated experience analyzing existing systems and identifying necessary corrective actions and improvements.
- Demonstrated experience building, maintaining, and troubleshooting gold image hard drives.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating and performing security testing.
- Demonstrated experience creating network topology diagrams.
- Demonstrated experience designing, configuring, and troubleshooting Routing and Switching systems (Cisco expertise required).
- Demonstrated experience implementing L2 and L3 VPN across an MPLS network.
- Demonstrated experience installing, maintaining, and configuring Aspera Enterprise Server and Aspera P2P.
- Demonstrated experience performing configuration and management of automation solutions.
- Demonstrated experience performing configuration and management of Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) and vRealize Suite.
- Demonstrated experience configuring and managing virtual network servers and workstations.
- Demonstrated experience configuring and managing VMware vCenter and VMware NSX-T.
- Demonstrated experience performing Hypervisor deployments.
- Demonstrated forensic software experience, including Cellebrite, XRY, WinHex, FTK, and Autopsy.
- Demonstrated experience with Gateway Redundancy Protocols to include HSRP and VRRP.
- Demonstrated experience with network IP address management.
- Demonstrated experience with network security, such as firewalls and ACLs.
- Demonstrated experience with routing protocols, including OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP.
- Demonstrated experience with vulnerability scanning tools.
- Demonstrated experience working in Local Area Network (LAN) environments and Wide Area Network (WAN) environments.
- Demonstrated experience working with TCP IP protocol suite, IP subnets and masking, and routing protocols.
- Demonstrated experience engineering the design, build, and configuration of Linux servers and virtual infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience performing administration, troubleshooting, patching, and supporting Linux servers and virtual infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience performing engineering, implementation, and troubleshooting of VMWare virtualization infrastructure.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience performing risk analysis for proposed IT infrastructure changes.
- Demonstrated experience performing system monitoring and analysis, including root cause analysis of system faults and outages.
- Demonstrated experience working with vendors on system troubleshooting.
- Demonstrated experience explaining protocols, technical procedures, and processes clearly and accurately to technical/non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated experience with Software Defined Networking technologies like Cisco ACI and VMware NSX-T.
- Demonstrated experience with load-balancing technologies like F5 BIG-IP and Citrix NetScaler.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 100% company-paid health/dental/vision care benefits
- 100% company-paid LTD/STD/Life Insurance benefits
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous holiday/vacation/sick leave policy
