Pay: $40/hr.

Location: Rockville, Maryland

Contract: Long term contract to hire

Job Description:

• Monitor and maintain a production environment which includes routers, switches, load balancers, remote VPN, proxies, DNS, DHCP, NTP and IPAM
• Administers network management tools to include configuration, implementation, monitoring, maintenance, and management of system baselines.
• Solid knowledge of routing protocols, network hardware and software, security technologies and network infrastructure.
• Plan and execute Network/Security changes and ensure performance and security are maintained.
• Installs, configures, services, repairs, and maintains hardware and software for network services, storage and network devices, and server systems.
• Implements required hardware upgrades and repairs inoperative devices to maintain mission capability.
• Install, terminate, reroute, and test copper and fiber optic cabling associated with offsite locations. Coordinate material and tool supply requirements for all cable and equipment rack installation projects.
• Completes all required installation documentation and will be knowledgeable in network cable installation techniques and labeling schemes.
• Dynamic and fast-paced work environment, requiring effective interactions and communications.
• Maintain network communication closets and equipment racks to include cabling and elevation drawings.
• Must be able to define cable plant expansion paths and routing of cable according to client standards.
• Make recommendations to engineering for improvements.
• Work with vendors to resolve issues and platform upgrades.
• Escalation support is required and mandatory.
• Certifying solutions prior to deploying it into production environments.
• Work with engineering to understand changes and provide input as required.
• Oncall rotation required.
• Amazon Web Services knowledge

Required:

• Over 3-5 year of experience supporting enterprise network environment.
• Installing, cabling and configuration of network equipment
• Knowledge of routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MP-BGP, IS-IS)
• Knowledge of MPLS, Layer2 VPN, Layer3 VPN
• Security Practices (Audits, planning, design, implementation, testing, and management) LAN/WAN/MAN internetworking technology
• Policy and Procedure review and implementation
• Networking and Application Protocols
• Network monitoring via SNMP, NetFlow
• Experience with the installation, configuration, integration and management of routers, switches, load balancers, proxies, etc.
• Must have knowledge and skills in the fundamentals of IP and core IP technologies.
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Excellent technical writing and documentation skills

Desired:

• CCNA
• AWS Cloud Practitioner