Network Engineer (Secret Clearance)

• Document network plans and designs, install components, and configure services to meet project requirements.
• Analyze network topologies, traffic, and capacity requirements to support monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting during operational events.
• Between project execution events, support network team operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting across networks of varying classification levels.
• Implement security configurations, perform network diagnostics, identify corrective actions, and document changes clearly and concisely.
• Physically install network devices in equipment racks and user workspaces.
• Perform extensive computer-based work in an office environment, with additional work potentially required in a raised-floor computing environment.

• Enterprise network design and topology.
• High-speed network design and implementation.
• Juniper Networks certifications, including JNCIA-Junos or JNCIP (preferred), or Cisco CCNA certification (CCNP preferred).
• Proficiency with Juniper SRX-series firewall devices.

• Experience maintaining network topologies utilizing:

• Linux Identity Management (IdM) and Windows Servers for DNS and account management.
• Juniper firewalls.
• Arista switches.
• NAS/SAN storage.

Familiarity with multicast and routing protocols, including BGP and OSPF.

Experience with vulnerability scanning, system hardening, and remediation of security findings.

Strong technical writing skills, including the development and maintenance of network, system, and operational documentation.

Familiarity with public cloud networking and services, including Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Familiarity with VMware vSphere and virtual machines.

Familiarity with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system., * Creative thinking and demonstrated success leading the software development life cycle.

• A collaborative mindset, with a willingness to provide technical leadership and help others succeed.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with a proven ability to gain stakeholder support for concepts and ideas.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to develop win-win solutions that meet challenging customer requirements.
• A commitment to continuous professional development for yourself and others.
• The ability to identify opportunities to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to continuous improvement and innovation.

Required and Preferred Technical Qualifications

• Six (6) years of experience preferred integrating and configuring switches, routers, firewalls, and gateways in data communications systems using Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and associated TCP and UDP protocols.

• Demonstrated experience in at least two (2) of the following areas within the past five (5) years:

• At least one (1) year of experience as a computer systems manager or operator in Microsoft Windows or Linux-based computing environments, using Windows Server 2012 or newer, Windows 7 or newer client operating systems, and Linux operating systems.
• At least one (1) year of experience in local area network (LAN) administration, operations, and architecture supporting a minimum of 30 client systems.
• Hands-on experience managing a mixed Windows and Linux computing environment.
• Familiarity with virtualization techniques, including the simulation of hardware platforms, operating systems, storage devices, and network resources.
• An active and current Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance
• Certification preferred: DoD 8570.1-M Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II certification.

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