Network Engineering - LLJP00001826

Job Title: Network Engineering

Job Location: Lexington MA 02420

Onsite Requirements:

• CISCO, Juniper and Extreme Hardware
• Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and encryption devices such as TACLANEs
• SIEM tools (Splunk, SolarWinds, OpenNMS, Nagios)

Job Description:

• Seeking a highly motivated network engineer to work within our team of scientists and engineers supporting a wide variety of projects.
• A successful candidate will provide expertise to set up and maintain system networks, including design, configuration, and security.
• Day to day activities include:
• Working with program managers to develop and design secure networks of various levels of complexity
• Creating and maintaining network diagrams
• Creating documentation for existing and new programs
• Providing input on the integration of new systems to the networks
• The position also requires monitoring the health and security of multiple networks.

Must Have Skills:

• Proven ability to configure routers, switches, firewalls, and encryption devices such as TACLANEs, as well as network design and implementations
• Network Systems Analysis
• Optimization of Distribution Networks
• Cisco device and security administration
• SSH Server implementation, Host Based Firewall, Web Server
• System Auditing, Hardening and Firewall Configurations
• PaloAlto configuration
• Experience with SIEM tools such as Splunk, SolarWinds, OpenNMS, Nagios
• UDP Multicast and Unicast
• Prepare network diagrams using Microsoft Visio
• Inter-process Communications (TCP/IP, Thin Communications Layers, Publish/Subscribe Middleware, DDS)
• Troubleshoot and Resolve Complex Networking Issues
• Ability to communicate network security designs at a high level to program managers, sponsors, and developers
• Work enthusiastically in an team-oriented agile development process
• Switch efficiently between tasks across multiple simultaneous projects
• Employ good time management and organization skills to work independently

Nice to Have Skills:

• NetApp and other storage device configurations and maintenance
• Palo Alto and other non-Cisco firewall configurations
• VMWare infrastructure knowledge and virtual machine creation and configurations
• Linux administration experience and Linux network configuration knowledge, as well tools such as nmap, tcpdump, Wireshark and other network tools specific to Linux.

• **3rd party and subcontract staffing agencies are not eligible for partnership on this position. 3rd party subcontractors need not apply.
• This position requires candidates to be eligible to work in the United States, directly for an employer, without sponsorship now or anytime in the future.
• This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role.
• Due to the nature of the work, a United States Government Clearance is required to be eligible for the position**