Network Engineer

Title: Network Engineer

Location: On-site McLean, VA

·       Job Type: Full-time (40 hours per week) with benefits.

·       Availability: immediate.

·       Security Clearance: TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.

·       Years of Experience:

3+ years with a PhD

4+years with a master’s degree

5+ years with a BS degree

Job Description:

Our client is looking for a Network Engineer to join the Luke Team! You will support the customer's data communications network; maintain the network hardware and software as well as monitor the network to ensure availability to all system users; and perform the necessary maintenance to support network availability. You will design and create routing designs to extend customer networks. You will need to be proficient in Cisco network solutions, as well as software defined networks and firewalls from AWS, Google, and Microsoft. The ideal candidate should be able to provide troubleshooting and scripting examples and experiences and discuss previous routing design best practices, including the tools you used to create the

designs. Also, bring your experience with system accreditation processes and procedures to the discussion, and plan to share examples of previous implementations and how they have led to successful system accreditations. The purpose of the Luke program, is to provide dev ops, applied technology investigations, operations and maintenance and infrastructure lifecycle support services across the ODNI’s enterprise. Our support in NOVA and Bethesda includes software engineering/development, O&M, technology investigations, customer advocacy, business process engineering, and system design.

In this role you will:

·       Deploy, configure, maintain and monitor all active network equipment (Cisco routers, switches, firewalls) ensuring seamless network operations

·       Responsible for troubleshooting and resolving network issues, implementing security measures and proactively optimizing network performance

·       Monitor and resolve network related service tickets

·       Maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and network design documentation

·       Perform network upgrades to maintain system integrity and overall availability

·       Support and administer third-party applications

·       Ensure security and efficiency of IT infrastructure following industry standards

·       Experience conducting root cause analysis – network failures / implementing corrective actions

·       Quickly Diagnose / Resolve connectivity issues – both cloud and on-premise environments

·       Maintain accurate network documentation – Diagrams / Configurations / Policies

·       Prepare reports -- Network Performance / Utilization / Incidents

·       Experience setting up alerts / monitoring systems for network health and performance

·       Understand how to leverage automation – configuration management / network deployments

·       Analyze / Troubleshoot network incidents -- use monitoring tools to identify / resolve issues

Required Qualifications

·       Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

·       5+ Years of experience

·       Experience working with and troubleshooting Cisco and/or Juniper network vendor platforms

·       Knowledge of and experience with networking technology and protocols, TCP/IP, Routing (static, OSPF, BGP, and policy-based), Firewalls (zone based polices and ACLs), SSH, VPNs

·       Knowledge of network management platforms such as Solarwinds

·       Experience with network device hardening in accordance with industry best practices

·       Knowledge of different operating systems (Microsoft, Unix, Linux, etc.)

·       Attention to detail, problem solving mindset, critical thinking and teamworking skills

·       Strong analytical and problem-solving skills – able to troubleshoot complex network issues

·       Scripting skills for automating routine network tasks

·       Have familiarity with network automation tools (Ansible / Terraform)

·       Network monitoring and management tools (e.g., Dynatrace, PRTG, Nagios, Wireshark, as examples

·       Working knowledge – load balancers / proxy servers

·       Working knowledge – hybrid cloud infrastructures

These Qualifications Would Be Nice to Have

·       Understand network segmentation / best practices for securing network environments

·       Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and networking trends

·       Cisco CCNP or Juniper JCNIP certifications or skill level at minimum (Senior / Expert)

·       Familiarity with cloud hosting solutions such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud

·       VMWare experience

CompTIA Network+, CCNP, CCNA certifications.