Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network System Engineer

Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA

130k-150k (Depending on experience) - Full Time with Benefits

Immediate Opening

Strategic Data Systems is an experienced technical solutions provider for the Navy, Marine Corps, DoD, and other federal customers. Our mission is to provide exceptional technical capabilities, management, and support to the warfighter.

SDS seeks a Senior Systems Engineer (Network) in Dahlgren, VA to maintain multiple computing environments by identifying network requirements; installing upgrades; monitoring network performance, and managing network configuration consistency. The Senior Systems Engineer will provide engineering, design, and implementation solutions for multiple network architectures.

Your work will involve maintaining multiple computing environments by identifying network requirements; installing upgrades; monitoring network performance and managing network configuration consistency.

This position will provide engineering, design, and implementation solutions for multiple network architectures.

• Layer 1 expertise (SFPs, media converters, cat5/6/6e, fiber types, connector types)
• Understanding MAC addresses, IP address, subnetting, ARP table
• dot1x configuration at the switch level, understanding of ISE policies/groups
• Spanning tree, VLANs, VTP
• OSPF, BGP. HSRP, ACL, VRF
• Some level of automation (Cisco Prime, Cisco Catalyst Center (CCENT)/DNA Center, SolarWinds, etc.).
• WLC and WAP management (3g/5g) (Aruba or Cisco preferred)
• SD-ACCESS
• ACI experience
• Understanding of network architecture. (Core, Distro, Access)
• Reading/Understanding logs
• SPLUNK experience
• Understanding of STIGs/Compliance
• SD-WAN

• Automation scripting development
• Backend experience with DNA/CCENT
• Wireshark experience
• TACLANE experience
• SNA – Cisco Secure Analytics

• Cisco CCNA or CCNP (If CCNA, commitment to achieve CCNP within 9-12 months)
• CompTIA Security
• TACLANE certification from General Dynamics is desired
• Minimum of 6 Years experience in Network Administration or Network Engineering
• Top Secret Clearance, or Interim TS with final secret (T5). TS/SCI Preferred for future requirements

• Implement local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), intranets, extranets, & other data networks 
• Maintains network availability in multiple networking environments by administering Cisco campus based switching environments with fiber-based and copper-based Ethernet connectivity (1gig and 10gig).
• Installs, manages, and maintains Cisco switching components to support campus, wan, and distributed core architectures. Works with Cisco chassis based systems, internet circuit termination equipment, and advanced Cisco management tools.
• Manage Cisco Prime Infrastructure and analyze network health, workflow, access, information, and security requirements; performing router/ switch administration, interface configuration, and switching protocols.
• Experience with network routers and switches, and strong Cisco switch and router configuration experience.
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, 802.1x, ACLs, ARP, RADIUS, IPv6, DHCP, Intrusion Prevention, Authentication, and ISP circuit connections
• Develop and execute test plans to check infrastructure and system performance
• Perform network modeling and analysis
• Define diagrams and designs for business technology initiatives
• Enforce policies for standardizing systems
• Maintains and monitors core backbone network services in multiple computing environments by identifying network connectivity requirements; performing network upgrades; monitoring network devices and logs, managing wired network connections, and managing network backbone infrastructure.

Strategic Data Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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