Job Description
Job Description
Description :
Network Engineer Responsibilities
- Provide network engineering, implementation, sustainment, migration, technical refresh, and lifecycle services for Datacenter and Cloud enterprise network infrastructure.
- Ensure all software and firmware on network hardware are maintained and up to date on vendor supportable code versions.
- Implement network architectural changes in response to future network technology enhancements, customer requirements, security requirements and enhancements, technical refresh efforts, lifecycle requirements, or changes in network capacity requirements.
- Support a number of Intrusion and Detection Systems (IDS) and other network defense architectures in support of cyber defense operations and cloud migration initiatives.
- Support all current and future Data Center enterprise network infrastructure architectures and cloud initiatives in accordance with industry standards and best practice.
- Responsible for commissioning, capacity planning, de-commissioning, and tracking of wide area connectivity supporting Data Centers
- Communicate, brief ideas and information to people of non-technical background to include senior leadership.
- Assist in technical working groups, contribute to product evaluations, developing recommendations, and preparation / presentation of briefings.
Requirements : Required Skills :
Must have an active SECRET or higher security clearance.4+ years of relevant experience with design and implementation of complex Datacenter and Enterprise Network infrastructure in a multi-vendor environmentDoD 8570.01-M / 8140.01 IAT Level II Certification (Security+, CySA+, etc.)Relevant secondary certification (i.e. Cisco, F5, Juniper, Palo Alto, Cloud, etc.)Excellent verbal and written communication skillsPreferred Skills :
IT bachelor’s degree or Vendor Network Certification (Professional or higher)Strong and extensive knowledge of datacenter-based network methods, protocols and technologies to include :Routing [BGP / OSPF / MP-BGP / MPLS / VPN / Multicast / PBR]Switching [RSTP, VLAN, VXLAN, LLDP, VPC, LACP, LAG]TCP / IP, IPv4, IPv6, UDP, Layer 1 through Layer 7, IPSEC, HAIPEFirewalls [VPN, ACLs, Whitelisting]Load balancing [APM, ASM, LTM, GTM]SDN / NFV / IAC [ACI, Service Insertion, Ansible]Identity and Access Management with RBAC [AAA / RADIUS / TACACS / LDAP]Network management and analysis (Performance Manager (PM), Juniper Space, Cisco ISE, Splunk]Structured cabling and installation standardsApplication of net- work security and design practicesCloud management [AWS / AZURE]Knowledge in software modules to include : [F5 BIG-IP LTM, GTM, APM, ASM]Proficiency in use of government systems to track ops and management of systems and performance including but not limited to ITSM+ (ServiceNow), GTMS, Microsoft 365