Network Engineer Tier 1 to SME - TS/SCI FSP - 24-53

Network Engineer Tier 1 to SME - TS/SCI Full Scope Poly - Active

Work Authorization: US Citizenship is required

Location: Herndon, VA

Onsite: 100%

Clearance: Active TS/SCI full-scope polygraph

Experience: Tiers 1 - SME

Type: Full Time

Salary Range: Commencing with experience

Benefits: The standard compensation package consists of a competitive salary, 100% company-paid health/dental/vision care benefits, 100% company-paid LTD/STD/Life Insurance benefits, a 401(k) with company match, and a generous holiday/vacation/sick leave policy.

Introduction:

Our client provides network engineering and support to various Customer programs. The Customer supports several mission networks, provides innovative ways to achieve operational excellence, and identifies and resolves network issues as needed. The Customers organization provides full lifecycle cradle-to-grave tier 1-4 engineering.

The organization has a global Bridging Gateway Protocol (BGP) MPLS transport network for its WAN connectivity, running on Juniper equipment and several mission LANS running Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) & Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) on Cisco equipment, which rides on the WAN network in VPNs. Behind the LANS is a data-sharing enclave running several Juniper firewalls serving as the controlled interface to other programs. The customer organization has made a large effort to consolidate several different mission centers into one unified center. As such, the network will unify multiple mission LANS, becoming a single but larger network, still on multi-vendor equipment while going from OSPF to BGP-MPLS.

Work Requirements:

1. The Candidate shall perform moderately complex network designs using existing technology with limited guidance.
2. The Candidate shall plan network configurations for integration into the network, using knowledge of the performance characteristics of the systems being added to the network and the specifications for network interfaces to ensure effective integration and optimal network performance.
3. The Candidate shall prepare technical proposals for presentation to the engineering review boards to add new technologies to the network and to upgrade existing technologies.
4. The Candidate shall perform moderately complex Operations and Maintenance (O&M) activities with limited guidance.
5. The Candidate shall utilize network monitoring and analysis tools to identify performance problems in the network.
6. The Candidate shall diagnose network issues.
7. The Candidate shall follow troubleshooting procedures for restoring the network to optimal performance levels.
8. The Candidate shall assist senior technical staff in preparing troubleshooting procedures for restoring the network to optimal performance levels.
9. The Candidate shall repair network issues as needed.
10. The Candidate shall perform routine to moderately complex network upgrades with limited guidance. The Candidate shall review user requests for upgrades or additions to the network to assess the impact on network performance.
11. The Candidate shall provide advice and guidance on the most practical technical approach to meeting user requirements.
12. The Candidate shall plan upgrades to existing network configurations, using knowledge of the systems' performance characteristics and the specifications for network interfaces to ensure effective integration and optimal network performance.
13. The Candidate shall deploy and maintain network systems.
14. The Candidate shall perform network engineering on specific sensitive Customer mission systems. The Candidate shall maintain up-to-date network topology drawings and configurations such as scripts.
15. The Candidate shall support network life cycle stages such as design, configuration, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
16. The Candidate shall provide on-call support for off-duty hours and weekends on a rotational basis.
17. The Candidate shall provide necessary support in accreditation activities.

Mandatory Skills:

1. Demonstrated experience working with TCP IP protocol suite, IP subnets and masking, and routing protocols.
2. Demonstrated experience working in Local Area Network (LAN) environments.
3. Demonstrated proficiency working in Wide Area Network (TRANSPORT) environments.
4. Demonstrated experience designing, configuring, and troubleshooting Routing and Switching systems on Cisco and Juniper.
5. Demonstrated experience with Routing Protocols to include OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP.
6. Demonstrated experience with Gateway Redundancy Protocols, including Hot
7. Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP).
8. Demonstrated experience implementing L2 and L3 VPN across an MPLS network.
9. Demonstrated experience with network security such as firewalls and Access Control Lists (ACL).
10. Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Visio for network topology creation and modification.

Optional Skills:

Certifications: Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP); Active Cisco Certified

Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or Juniper Network Certified Expert (JNCE);

Information System Security Engineer Professional (ISSEP); or Optical networking