What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Engineer Level 5 position at Omm IT Solutions?
PLEASE NOTE:
- Client is requiring on-site work.
- This open position is located in Woodlawn,
MD.
- Candidates should be made aware that the
current expectation is that they will be required to be in the office THREE
days per week.
- However, that requirement may
change to FIVE days in the office if the customer mandates.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
- Client is seeking a Network Engineer who
will support several projects at a large federal agency. This position will be
located in Woodlawn, MD.
- Provides technical analysis in data
center and cyber security network planning, engineering, and design.
- Provides analysis for implementation
techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to network and cyber
security related problems.
- Maintains technical expertise in all
areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and
interfacing, such as routers, multiplexes, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
- Coordinates third-party maintenance for
network equipment and troubleshoots problems with department users and department
network administrators.
- Evaluates potential networking products,
technical solutions, and capacity requirements to meet business needs.
- Validate enterprise-level network
design, newly released equipment software and operating system for
vulnerabilities and deficiencies. Makes changes to mitigate the risk.
- Develops advanced technological ideas
and guides their development into a final product.
- Reviews the customer's network looking
for opportunities to enhance network functionality, performance and reliability
by utilizing the proven industry best-practices and architectures.
- Provides specifications and detail
schematics for unified network architecture of the enterprise.
- Analyze current networking device
configurations and determine implementation requirements.
- Develops implementation strategies,
plans and processes for a nationwide rollout/upgrade of the network equipment.
- Develops Standard Operating Procedures
(SOPs) for administering the monitoring and performance measurement system.
- Upgrade configuration of existing
networking equipment to support new features and functions.
- Provides daily monitoring/detection of
potential performance/throughput issue and develop risk mitigation solutions.
- Configure and maintain Virtual Private
Network (VPN), Network Admission Control (NAC), Cisco Identity Service Engine
(ISE), Cisco NEXUS, Cisco ASR.
- Provide guidance to team members and
provide status metrics to Government customer and Peraton management.
- Provide third-level support and
troubleshooting of network problems. Periodically provide after-hours and
weekend support.
- Demonstrate strong oral and written
communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical topics to
managementand non-technical audiences, as well as
interface with the customer on a daily basis.
Requirements
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Masters with 12
years of experience or Bachelor's or Higher with 14 years of experience or
Associates with 15 years of experience or High School/GED with 18 years of
experience
- A Bachelor’s degree and 14+ years of
relevant work experience with at least 5 years in engineering complex network systems; OR a Master’s degree and 12
years of relevant work experience; OR a Ph.D. with 9 years of relevant work experience; OR 18 years of relevant work
experience in lieu of a degree.
- Cisco Certified Network Engineers must
possess a Cisco CCIE or equivalent level of Cisco Certification.
- Possess a second CCIE or CCDE
credential.
- Extensive verifiable knowledge of Local
Area Network technologies such as Ethernet, Identity Service Engine (ISE),
802.1x
- protocol, wireless LAN as well as the
physical media and equipment associated with each.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a
Position of Public Trust clearance.
Preferred
Qualifications:
- Preferred one of the CCIE certifications
to be in Security domain.
- Hands-on experience with Cisco NXOS,
Cisco ISE, SD-WAN.
- Prior hands on experience with Cisco
networks.
- Knowledge of Wide Area Network
technologies.
- Understanding of network connectivity
for physical and virtualized servers and Storage Area Network (SAN).
- Knowledge of IP routing protocols and
implementations.
- Understanding and experience with public
and private cloud networking services.