Senior Network Engineer
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Location: Quantico, VA 22134
Description:
**Position:** Senior Network Engineer
**Location:** Quantico, VA (Onsite 5 days a week)
**Responsibilities:**
- **Network Performance Monitoring and Control:**
- Monitor and control the performance and status of network resources across multiple enclaves using advanced software and hardware tools.
- **Documentation and Collaboration:**
- Develop and maintain comprehensive networking documentation, encompassing drawings, cut sheets, configurations, and deployment plans.
- Collaborate closely with RKB tenant agency engineers to support networking-related projects.
- **Technical Support and Troubleshooting:**
- Provide day-to-day subject matter expert support for RKB tenant agencies, offering expertise in troubleshooting and resolving maintenance issues for all network systems.
- **Hardware/Software Management:**
- Design, configure, and install networking hardware/software replacements and upgrades with a focus on minimizing downtime and optimizing network efficiency.
- **Vendor Coordination:**
- Work collaboratively with vendors in support of the ITCSU, ensuring seamless integration of new technologies and resolving any issues promptly.
- **Security and Compliance:**
- Ensure all networking applicable Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and vulnerabilities are resolved or mitigated promptly, maintaining a secure network environment.
- **Preventative Maintenance:**
- Perform routine preventative maintenance services on all devices within the networking area of responsibility, ensuring maximum operational efficiency.
- **Continuous Learning:**
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends in data center and service provider domains, incorporating relevant advancements into the network infrastructure to enhance performance.
- **Programmatic Development and Security Mitigation:**
- Collaborate with team engineers to develop programmatic actions aimed at minimizing security risks and optimizing network functionality.
- **Reporting and Documentation:**
- Prepare and maintain necessary reports as required, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records of network performance and issues.
- **Ad-hoc Tasks:**
- Perform other tasks as required by OSC and the Government contracting office, contributing to the overall success of the network infrastructure.
**Required Qualifications/Education and Experience:**
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Management, or Cyber Security, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in computer system/network engineering, including at least two (2) years of data center experience.
- Previous experience as a Network Engineer in a large government environment.
- Extensive expertise with OSPF, BGP, and HSRP protocols.
- Hands-on experience with Cisco ASR routers, Catalyst switches, Nexus switches, and ASA Firewalls.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Visio and Word.
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification or successful completion of DCCOR, ENCOR, SPCOR exams.
- DoD 8570 certification at the IAT-II / IAM-II level.
**Security Clearance:**
- Must have and maintain a Secret personnel clearance and be eligible for a TS/SCI clearance.
**Preferred Qualifications/Education and Experience:**
- Previous experience with modern data center technologies, including Cisco VPC, Cisco VDC, and VRF Lite, enhancing network efficiency and functionality.
Job Requirements
Minimum Security Clearance:
Secret
**Location:** Quantico, VA (Onsite 5 days a week)
**Responsibilities:**
- **Network Performance Monitoring and Control:**
- Monitor and control the performance and status of network resources across multiple enclaves using advanced software and hardware tools.
- **Documentation and Collaboration:**
- Develop and maintain comprehensive networking documentation, encompassing drawings, cut sheets, configurations, and deployment plans.
- Collaborate closely with RKB tenant agency engineers to support networking-related projects.
- **Technical Support and Troubleshooting:**
- Provide day-to-day subject matter expert support for RKB tenant agencies, offering expertise in troubleshooting and resolving maintenance issues for all network systems.
- **Hardware/Software Management:**
- Design, configure, and install networking hardware/software replacements and upgrades with a focus on minimizing downtime and optimizing network efficiency.
- **Vendor Coordination:**
- Work collaboratively with vendors in support of the ITCSU, ensuring seamless integration of new technologies and resolving any issues promptly.
- **Security and Compliance:**
- Ensure all networking applicable Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and vulnerabilities are resolved or mitigated promptly, maintaining a secure network environment.
- **Preventative Maintenance:**
- Perform routine preventative maintenance services on all devices within the networking area of responsibility, ensuring maximum operational efficiency.
- **Continuous Learning:**
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends in data center and service provider domains, incorporating relevant advancements into the network infrastructure to enhance performance.
- **Programmatic Development and Security Mitigation:**
- Collaborate with team engineers to develop programmatic actions aimed at minimizing security risks and optimizing network functionality.
- **Reporting and Documentation:**
- Prepare and maintain necessary reports as required, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records of network performance and issues.
- **Ad-hoc Tasks:**
- Perform other tasks as required by OSC and the Government contracting office, contributing to the overall success of the network infrastructure.
**Required Qualifications/Education and Experience:**
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Management, or Cyber Security, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in computer system/network engineering, including at least two (2) years of data center experience.
- Previous experience as a Network Engineer in a large government environment.
- Extensive expertise with OSPF, BGP, and HSRP protocols.
- Hands-on experience with Cisco ASR routers, Catalyst switches, Nexus switches, and ASA Firewalls.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Visio and Word.
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification or successful completion of DCCOR, ENCOR, SPCOR exams.
- DoD 8570 certification at the IAT-II / IAM-II level.
**Security Clearance:**
- Must have and maintain a Secret personnel clearance and be eligible for a TS/SCI clearance.
**Preferred Qualifications/Education and Experience:**
- Previous experience with modern data center technologies, including Cisco VPC, Cisco VDC, and VRF Lite, enhancing network efficiency and functionality.
Job Requirements
Minimum Security Clearance:
Secret