Corporate Enterprise Network (WAN): Network Engineer - Senior

Description

The company is a technology and professional services firm that offers consulting, technology solutions and services to US government, defense and intelligence clients.

This role covers senior network engineering, implementation, modernization and sustainment for a DoD customer's worldwide WAN, which carries both classified and unclassified traffic. You will help keep connections between DoD sites, networks, cloud platforms and critical enterprise services secure and dependable.

Responsibilities

• Design, set up, test and maintain WAN routers, switches, firewalls and related equipment across the enterprise.
• Configure and troubleshoot advanced routing and switching, including BGP, OSPF, MPLS, multicast, QoS and IPv4/IPv6.
• Build and support connectivity across classified and unclassified networks and with DISN, NIPRNet, SIPRNet and other DoD networks.
• Engineer and maintain Cisco platforms and Check Point firewalls.
• Perform Tier III/IV troubleshooting, root cause analysis and restoration of network services.
• Plan and carry out equipment refreshes, replacements and infrastructure modernization.
• Run site surveys, infrastructure assessments, and installation planning and execution.
• Handle DISA circuit provisioning, testing, activation and troubleshooting.
• Write engineering change requests, implementation and test plans, rollback procedures and network diagrams.
• Apply DISA STIGs, agency configuration standards and cybersecurity requirements to network devices.
• Assess network capacity, utilization and performance, and recommend reliability improvements.
• Support enterprise cloud connectivity, application delivery and secure network integration.
• Test in the lab, evaluate technologies and validate interoperability.
• Advise government and contractor WAN management, NOC staff and other engineering teams.

Requirements

• Five years of progressive IT experience, including at least two projects in network and telecommunications services and network management, with at least one completed within the previous three years.
• High school diploma.
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level III baseline certification.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional Enterprise (CCNP-E).
• Preferred: Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) or higher. If not held at hire, it must be earned after hire.
• Preferred: AWS Cloud Practitioner.
• Preferred: Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals.
• Preferred: CompTIA Cloud+.

Conditions

US citizenship is required.

Requires either a DoD Top Secret clearance or a Secret clearance with a favorably adjudicated Tier 5/SSBI investigation.

Must live within commuting distance of one of these locations: Fort Belvoir, VA; Columbus, OH; Dayton, OH; New Cumberland, PA; Ogden, UT; Philadelphia, PA; Richmond, VA; Anniston, AL; San Diego, CA; Fort Bragg, NC; Robins AFB, GA; or Tobyhanna, PA.

Work daily from customer or contractor facilities as needed.

Travel of up to approximately 40% may be required, in CONUS and OCONUS, for installations or troubleshooting.

On-call engineering support 24x7x365 as required.

Work from offices, comm closets, warehouses and other deployment environments, and spend extended periods at a computer.

Projected salary of $110,000+ per year. Final pay depends on years of relevant experience, clearance level, certifications, technical skills, contract requirements and overall qualifications.

Benefits

• 26 days of paid leave covering vacation, sick time, personal time and holidays, used as you choose.
• Performance bonuses based on individual contributions and company-wide results.
• 401(k) with a 3% company match, vested immediately.
• Company-paid life insurance up to $300K, plus optional coverage for you and your dependents.
• Medical plans, dental, vision, FSA and HSA options.
• 15 days of fully paid parental leave for new parents.
• Military differential pay for employees on active duty.
• Paid training and certifications, tuition reimbursement, and the tools needed to do the job.
• If the company is sold, the CEO has committed to returning 80% of net proceeds to employees.