Sr. Network Engineer

Description

Responsibilities

Gathers information concerning the capabilities of Company products; investigates the technical capabilities of Company products and competing equipment and solutions; stays abreast of developments in hardware and software. Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning & design and ensures requirements are complied with through formal verification methods. Translates high-level product development strategies into network and system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower-level detailed implementation requirements. Establishes and coordinates the development of standards, practices, and procedures related to the overall network and system development. Design interfaces and combine network and system elements to work as a whole. Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures. Customer liaison and support for business development activities and understanding and shaping requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Work in a fast-paced environment alongside a team of highly specialized Engineers, providing engineering and implementation  action for integration, modernization, and new installations for partner nations and allies in the Southern & European Command areas of responsibilities.
• Ability to install network equipment, cabling, in complex data center environments.
• Provide operation and integration support for a multi-vendor infrastructure, including various routers and switches, vendor firewalls, and vendor servers.
• Aid senior engineers and the team with routing and  switching support with an intermediate understanding of designing,      testing, and implementing dynamic routing protocols (both IGP and EGP), a core understanding of layer two technologies and concepts, and familiarity with any of the major vendor CLI (Cisco IoS, JunOS, PanOS) environments.
• Ability to configure, install, and manage routers,  switches, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, virtual local area networks (VLANs), multi-protocol label switching (MPLS), IP routing  protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP), IP multicast, and quality of service (QoS)      under the direction and guidance of senior engineers and network architects.
• Ensure proper routing protocols are being applied to optimize the end-to-end network performance from the Local Area Network (LAN) through a Wide Area Network (WAN), to a Campus Area Network (CAN),  to a Storage Area Network (SAN), or data center.
• Assist the customer with identifying derived design objectives, technical specifications, performance requirements, and      interoperability specifications to ensure the system design meets stakeholder end-to-end requirements.
• Document networks, system changes, and all  required checklists within the configuration baseline.
• ability and understanding of network drawing and use of productivity tools (Visio, Lucid, AutoCad, etc.) is necessary.

Qualifications

High School with 9+ years (or commensurate experience)

Required Skills and Experience

Clearance: Secret

• Must have a valid US Passport and be prepared for  international travel up to 40% at customer locations in Eastern Europe,      Africa, and South America.
• Proficiency with network drawing and productivity tools (Visio, Lucid, AutoCAD, etc.) is necessary.
• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (Security+CE, CCNA Security, CySA+, CASP, etc.).
• Entry-level experience with Cyber Network Defense (CND), Cybersecurity Operations, or current CCNA Level Certification.
• Knowledge of multi-area OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, and MPLS environments
• Experience setting up IPSec VPNs, GRE Tunnels, and DMVPN architecture.
• Experience with L2 and L3 protocols over Campus/WAN networks.
• Experience with multitiered hub-and-spoke network design.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Relevant MS Degree and +4 Years; BS Degree and +6  years of relevant experience or HS Diploma +8 years of relevant      experience. Specific expertise, education, and training may be considered  in place of a degree.
• A senior military background within Signal, Communications, or Information Technology MOSs will be highly desired.
• CCNA Security or CCNA CyberOps - Desired  Qualifications in place of CCNA: JNCDA/JNCIA, PCCET/PCNSE - CCNP Security or CCNP Service Provider (SPCORE)