Network Engineer

Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder

W2 position with full benefits

Estimated Duration: Ongoing

Location: Greenbelt, MD

Offer contingent on ability to successfully pass a background check and drug screen.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $70-$90/hr benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

• Provide system and network optimization design, implementation, testing, and maintenance support for a complex enterprise network using industry best practices.
• Resolve escalated network and security support issues (Tier 3).
• Independently conduct network assessments, identify possible vulnerabilities, and recommend/develop solutions to problems found.
• Lead development of network documentation, diagrams, and standard operating procedures.
• Support continuous service improvements (CSI).
• Active participation in Root Cause Analysis for Problem Management activities.
• Work with cross-functional teams to plan and execute network upgrades, migrations, and deployments.
• Manage vendor relationships, including engagement on Incident Support activities and ensure timely delivery of program deliverables.
• Monitoring, capacity planning, backup, and recovery of network equipment
• Keep up with technology trends. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tactics, and tools to improve service delivery.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, including providing training and support as required.Provide testing support for the setup, installation, and transition to operations of service infrastructure devices, NMS and tools.
• Function as the primary COOP capability support engineer.
• Support lifecycle sustainment and refresh activities.
• Utilize the designated ticketing system to document resolution and develop knowledge management artifacts.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or AA/AS degree and 8-10 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 5-7 years of prior relevant experience. Specific years of related work experience may be substituted for a degree at the Hiring Manager's discretion.
• Extensive knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, Network and Security architecture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common security elements.
• 8 years’ experience engineering and troubleshooting networks, including extensive routing and switching experience such as one or more of the following: MPLS, VPNs, routing protocols i.e. BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, switching protocols i.e. Spanning Tree Protocol, VLANs, LLDP, VoIP,
• Multicast protocols and emerging network technologies.
• Hands-on experience with standard industry products e.g. Cisco, Juniper, and Ciena.
• Effective communicator and able to coordinate network and customer issues with other technical sections.
• Strong understanding and in-depth knowledge of IP network/subnet addressing
• Experienced and adept at developing and maintaining technical documents, analyses, and reports.
• Experience developing and presenting technical information to senior customer management, customer stakeholders, and company management.
• Ability to multi-task and respond quickly to real-time dataflow issues.
• Ability to work non-standard work hours/shifts.
• Knowledge of Network Monitoring tools, e.g. NNMi, Specturm, MRTG, CACTI.
• Candidate must have or be able to obtain a Public Trust with a Level of Confidence of 50 or higher.
• Some travel may be required. 

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Juniper route, switch and security appliances. (MX, EX, SRX)
• Experience with Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) implementation and design concepts.
• Experience with NNMi configuration and maintenance.
• Experience with Splunk
• Experience with change, configuration and performance management NetOps concepts.
• Experience working with Commercial Carrier service providers, e.g., AT&T, Verizon.
• Knowledge of Linux.
• Desired Certifications / Training: Current holders of either a CCNA, CCNP or JNCIA

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action:
We are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected class. EEO/AA/MFDV

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Salary : $70 - $90