Job Description Founded in 2007, Markon is a nationally recognized consulting firm headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. With employees in seven states and overseas, we support the intelligence community, defense and civilian sectors, as well as commercial clients. Markon is committed to advancing clients through project management and business improvement services offered in a premiere, highly personal environment. Join our winning team! We empower our employees to make decisions and encourage them to take on leadership roles. New ideas from employees are also encouraged. Markon is a place where you can truly demonstrate your capabilities to your full potential. We are consistently named a Washington Post Top Workplace and Best Place to Work in Virginia because we put our employees first. Markon offers an exceptional benefits package that ranks in the top tier of our industry. Markon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Description: Markon is seeking multiple levels of Network Engineers to support our Intelligence customer. Some duties may include: Duties include: * Designs and plans network communications systems. * Provides specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture. * Conducts cost/benefit analysis and provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements. * Conducts testing of network design. * Responsible for monitoring network hardware operations to ensure properly set configuration options. * Plans implementation of enhancements and upgrades to the network. * Advises network users of hardware requirements, configurations, and limitations. * Maintains technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc. * Evaluates and reports on new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network. * May be assigned responsibility for the management of the systems administration function, including associated staff. Job Requirements Requirements: * Depending on the level: Requires anywhere from 3-11 years of experience * Experience with a variety of network technologies and solution architectures * Broad understanding of technical principle, theories, and concepts in the networking field. * Knowledge of state-of-the-art systems engineering principles and network design concepts * Virtualization experience (VDI & VMWare) * Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, etc.) * Agile Development methodologies * Cisco Certifications: CCNA or CCNP preferred Travel 0 - 10% Location Herndon, VA - Herndon, VA US (Primary)
McLean, VA - McLean, VA US Education Bachelor's Degree Job Type Full-time Career Level Experienced (Non-Manager) Category Information Technology Exemption Type Exempt Date Needed By Security Clearance TS/SCI with a Full Scope Polygraph