Network Engineer II

esponsible for designing and developing scalable, maintainable, highly available network architectures that meet critical mission objectives and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

In this role you will be supporting the primary infrastructure that drives mission outcomes by setting up and maintaining networks within the customer's domain and integration with mission partner organizations. You will offer support to users, staff members, clients, or suppliers.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber. https://www.sncorp.com/company/business-areas/

Responsibilities:

• Monitoring network engineering performance and ensure system availability and reliability
• Configuring and installing various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS)
• Performing network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations
• Monitoring system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning
• Provide troubleshooting support to resolve issues
• Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure
• Select and implement security tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the security team's guidance
• Maintain documentation of network server configurations, application licensing agreements, and other third party software installed

Must-haves:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field with at least 2 or more years of relevant experience
• Higher education may substitute for relevant experience
• Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of required education
• Experience supporting a corporate network, maintaining SLA's, providing support to corporate IT departments.
• Hands-on network engineering experience
• Understanding of networking protocols (e.g., IPSEC, BGP, OSPF, 802.11, QoS)
• Solid understanding of the OSI and/or TCP/IP model
• Hands-on experience with monitoring, network diagnostic and network analytics tools
• Knowledge of networking concepts, technologies, best practices and security procedures

Preferred:

• Experience maintaining Service Level Agreements (SLA's) *Network Certifications (e.g. CCNA, CCNP, CCIE)
• Security Certifications (e.g Security+, CISSP)
• Experience documenting logical or physical design using drawing tools
• Experience in one or more of the following network management tools; PaloAlto Panorama, SolarWinds, Cisco Prime, Cisco DNA
• Hands-on expertise with network hardware, protocols, and media including but not limited to Fiber Optics, UTP, 802.11, VOIP

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires current/active Top Secret with SCI eligibility U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

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SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. SNC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination.  Employment decisions are made without regarding to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. Contributions to SNC come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.