Senior Network Systems Engineer

ONSITE Martinsburg, WV, Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Shift: 2nd Shift. Sunday - Thursday 3pm - 1130 pm. Able to also work 4 ten hour days. First month is first shift for training.

Salary range of $95,000 - $110,000 and is based on experience and technical interview.

Essential Duties

The VA NSOC defends, manages, and monitors the network operating status and cyber security posture of the VA by providing the day-to-day management, operation and configuration of the enterprise network infrastructure, Internet Gateways, the delivery of enterprise security systems and services, the monitoring and reporting of security incidents, the conduct of threat and vulnerability analysis, the validation of adequate security controls within the enterprise and the full range of functions across the spectrum of activities relating to incident management, incident response and enterprise network management.

Serve as a member of a Tier III support team that transitions complex network engineering solutions from pure architectural to pure operational environments, for all systems supported by the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) Network Security Operations Center (NSOC) within the Office of Information Security (OIS).

• Coordinates the planning, design, and installation of equipment, using knowledge of engineering and programming as well as sophisticated instruments and computers.
• Following deployment, provide Tier III support for all solutions transitioned through the team; to include updating documentation as required in a fluid network operations environment
• Provide Tier III level support for all network and security systems supported by the VA NSOC, to include in depth packet analysis and troubleshooting using network sniffers (Wireshark and/or Riverbed Transaction analysis) and other network management tools
• Tier III support includes change control facilitation with associated implementation, testing, and back out plan documentation, and some maintenance window and 24x7x365 on-call escalation tasks, followed by detailed after action documentation and appropriate communication to leadership.
• Assist with compliance reporting and remediation.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Competency:
  • Must have CCNE or CCNP certifications
  • Must be a subject matter expert in the area of Network Engineering (Cisco, Citrix, Palo Alto, F5 Load-Balancing, Remote Access).
  • Have a thorough understanding of the OSI model, Ethernet, and TCP/IP
  • Experience with the design/architect/implement of medium to large sized networks and have deployed said technologies in these networks.
  • Proficiency with analyzing packet captures using Wireshark
• Education / Experience: Bachelor's Degree in computer science, electronics engineering or other engineering or technical discipline is required. 5-8 years of relevant experience is required. 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education on a case-by-case basis.

Benefits Overview: Full-time employees are offered comprehensive and competitive benefits package including paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, health insurance, life insurance, military leave, training, tuition reimbursement, a wellness program, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) retirement plan with company matches/immediate vesting, commuter benefits, and more.

EEO Policy: It is our policy to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, and termination, are made without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.