Lab Network Engineer

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency, is seeking a Lab Network Engineer to join our Client's team.

IAT - Level II

Responsibilities:

• The candidate will be a primary Network Engineer supporting the C2BMC Program.
• In this role, the candidate will serve as a Network Engineer and Developer supporting network build-out and deployments to the operational environment as necessary.
• The candidate will work within an agile scrum team and plan work based on customer requirements and program contractual agreements.
  
  

Experience Requirements

• Must have previous experience with presentation skills using Microsoft PowerPoint and Visio drawing tools.
• Must have experience working collaboratively in a team environment with other highly motivated network engineers as well as independently on large field projects
• Candidates with prior C2BMC network experience are highly desired.
• Also desired are candidates with knowledge, skill sets or experience using protocol analyzers/sniffers (such as Wireshark)
• Industry vendor certifications from Juniper (JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, JNCIE) a must and from Cisco (CCNA, CCNP) a plus.
• Also desired previous experience in authentication & encryption methods/capabilities (TACACS , Active Directory, GEM-X), Virtualization technologies such as VMWare vCenter and vSphere.
  
  

Required Technical Skills:

• The candidate must be a proven network engineer with hands-on mid-level experience and knowledge of network design, development and testing methodologies.
• Be very familiar with the following: the TCP/IP Model, the OSI Model, Multicast, Firewalls, Routing Protocols, experience with capturing and deciphering packets (50% of testing efforts involve packet capture and analysis), Network Address Translation (NAT), Network Timing, ability to read technical network diagrams.
• Specific experience with Juniper and/or Cisco networking equipment required
• A self-motivated individual and possess strong verbal/written communications skills
• A solid understanding of the OSI Model, TCP/IP, routing protocols BGP and OSPF.
• Proven network traffic analysis, diagnostic and troubleshooting experience.
• Experience in UDP multicast, VLANs, GRE Tunnels, and TCP/IP network designs.
• Understanding of standard DOD security practices such as, STIG compliance and system accreditation implementation efforts.
• Experience working with Firewalls and IPS/IDS Desired
  
  

Technical Skills:

• Familiarization with virtualization is highly desired.
• Agile development and related test methodologies
• Automated testing framework, Python, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
• Manipulation of large data sets, spreadsheet analysis, and associated tools
• Development of action plans based upon analysis of data, documenting deficiency reports, and presenting analysis results and plans of action orally and/or in written format (e.g., slides, annotated slides, test report document).
• Hands-on experience with WAN optimizers, TACLANEs, and optical transport equipment.
• A solid understanding of JUNOS is preferred.
  
  

Education

• Career level typically with an advanced degree and 3 years experience or bachelor's with 5 years experience or equivalent
• Wide application of principles, theories, and concepts in their field and provides solutions to a wide range of difficult problems with imaginative and thorough solutions
• Works under general direction, and results are reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives
• Failure to achieve results normally results in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources
• Frequent internal and external customer contacts and represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.
  
  

Security Clearance Required: Top Secret

Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.