Senior Network Engineer

Must have lived in the U.S. at least 3 of the last 5 years. Investigation must be fully adjudicated before start (currently about 2 3 weeks) Certification: None required; CCNP / CCIE, Palo Alto PCNSE, Zscaler or Cisco ISE certifications preferred, Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 8+ years of network engineering experience in federal or enterprise-level IT environments. Cisco ASA 5500 / Firepower firewalls (required); Palo Alto firewalls managed with Panorama. Expert Cisco switching, including network software upgrades; LAN/WAN routing and switching; IPv4 and IPv6. Expert troubleshooting of complex network issues, including packet-capture (PCAP) analysis with Wireshark. Zscaler, Cisco IPsec VPN troubleshooting and Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE). RSA SecurID / RSA Authentication Manager and network authentication protocols (RADIUS, LDAP). Azure networking with network security groups (NSGs). SolarWinds, including automation scripts; Riverbed, Grafana or Cribl for monitoring and troubleshooting. Vulnerability remediation, TLS certificate renewal and installation, and change management processes. Writing, maintaining and implementing network-security SOPs and technical documentation (required). Willing to work onsite after hours and on weekends for maintenance windows and to take part in the on-call rotation (required). Strong problem-solving, communication and organizational skills. Able to pass a Public Trust (NACI / Tier 1) investigation; must have lived in the U.S. at least 3 of the last 5 years., Experience supporting HHS or other federal civilian agency networks. Current or recent federal Public Trust investigation. CCNP, Palo Alto PCNSE, Zscaler or Cisco ISE certifications. NetScaler / Citrix ADC exposure.