Network Engineer (primarily Cisco)

***To be considered for this role, you must be a US Citizen able to obtain a US government security clearance.  Additionally, you must either live near or be willing to move to the Boulder, CO area.***

About Centil

Centil represents the intersection of innovation and trusted expertise required for keeping rapid pace with the dynamic and emergent technological needs of Aerospace, Defense, and Government systems. Our trusted team of engineers excel in deploying value stream management, short-cycle feedback loops, infrastructure on-demand, and secure, disciplined pipelines to our customers. If you are interested in learning more about Centil or our team, check out our website at www.centil.io.

Centil is a talented team of trusted engineers working to provide optimized and effective technology value streams for defense industry clients. We believe in a culture of innovation, empowerment and collaboration. We place a high value on learning and growth, providing ongoing support to our team to learn new skills and become fulfilled in both their personal and professional life.

Centil is hiring exceptional individuals to join our growing team. We look for candidates who are inspired and passionate, highly collaborative, and who demonstrate the courage to challenge the status quo with forward thinking ideas and practices. We also seek out individuals who demonstrate servant leadership by supporting their colleagues with a sense of positivity, humility and open mindedness.

About the role

This position is for a Network Engineer in Boulder, CO. You will be working closely with a talented team to assist in the design, configuration, testing, implementation and oversight of the computer networks (primarily Cisco) that support our customers mission critical systems. You will also have the opportunity to grow and sharpen your skills with other talented members of Centil. 

What you'll do

• Develop network designs and perform comprehensive analysis by leveraging experience with medium to large WAN networks

• Perform system engineering design, integration, and implementation in a development production and operational environment

• Configure network devices to perform capabilities needed, to include switching, routing, security boundaries, etc.

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and investigate to resolve issues

• Interface with the customer, leveraging strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail

Required Qualifications

• DoD Secret Clearance at minimum

• Minimum 5 years of experience configuring, deploying and troubleshooting network LAN and WAN devices

• IP experience to include subnetting (IPv4 and IPv6)

• Experience with virtual routing and forwarding (VRF)

• Familiarity with High Assurance IP Encryptors (HAIPE®) and Crypto Modernization Compliant encryptors (e.g. TACLANE®-1G (KG-175F) & (KG-175X)

• Experience with NextGen Firewall (NGWFs) to include Cisco Firepower (FTD), and Palo Alto. This includes understanding firewall policies 

• Experience operating in RedHat (RHEL) based environment 

• Experience integrating VMware environments with the network

• Adept in using troubleshooting and performance management tools such as TCPDump, Wireshark, Infoblox NetMRI, Splunk, Gigamon, etc. 

• Familiarity with Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (NIDS / NIPS)

• Experience in building from the ground up of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) and Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)

• Running DISA STIGs on all network applications, switches, routers, and firewalls

• Strong experience with dynamic routing protocols to include BGP and OSPF

• Experience with exterior gateway protocol (EGP) such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and interior gateway protocols (IGP) such as EIGRP and OSPF

• Strong understanding of Cisco ISE and TACACS+ configurations

• Jira and Confluence experience to include the Agile frameworks

Preferred/Bonus Qualifications

• Network Certifications (Network+, CCNA, CCNP, JNCP, etc) or equivalent

• Security Certifications (Security+, CISSP, etc) or equivalent

• Experience in building from the group up of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) and Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)

• SAFe Certification on Scaled Agile

Other Company Requirements

In addition to job-specific requirements, Centil believes it is important for all employees to possess the following skills/characteristics:

• Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills.  Ability to passionately deliver high-level messaging to various types of audiences--this will eventually include senior leaders.  Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical personnel
• Self-motivated individual who actively and independently seeks out opportunities for learning and development
• Collaborates well; enjoys working as part of a team
• DoD Secret or higher clearance is preferred.  All applicants must be US citizens eligible for a US Government security clearance

Expected Salary Range

Depending on experience and skillset, most candidates will earn between $120,000 and $170,000 per year.

Please note that the salary range is a general guideline only. We consider many factors when determining salaries including, but are not limited to, scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education, training, certifications, key skills, and mission/customer familiarity. We combine these factors with market and business considerations to extend a job offer.

Benefits

Centil offers a comprehensive benefits package including the following:

• Generous PTO for vacation, personal, or sick days
• Eight (8) paid holidays per year plus 2 additional Floating Holidays per year (taken at Employee's discretion)
• Flex time and the ability to create your own schedule
• Family leave for significant life events
• Parental leave for new parents
• Discretionary bi-annual bonus plan, based on individual and company performance
• Healthcare coverage plan through a Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA)
• Access to a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401K retirement plan with immediately vested company contributions, no matching required
• Paid training and conference attendance
• Phone plan reimbursement

Centil is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.