Sr. Network Architect/Engineer
Apply NowCompany: Beyond SOF
Location: Ashburn, VA 20147
Description:
Working with an enterprise network architecture and engineering team supporting our Federal customer, the Network Engineering supports projects to upgrade, modernize and support the migration of a Wide Area Network (WAN) communications infrastructure supporting over 1200 field sites and multiple Program Directorates.
Eligibility/Clearance Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen
Clearance Preference:
CBP Full BI - 1st priority
Any DHS badge + DoD Top Secret or Secret - 2nd choice
DoD Secret or Top Secret + willingness to get CBP clearance - 3rd choice (it can take 45 days to 6 months to obtain a CBP clearance - work can only begin once the clearance is fully adjudicated)
Certifications/Skillsets: CCNP, CCIE, Cloud Design and Migration
Position Roles and Responsibilities:
Interface with customers to collect and clarify requirements
Manage network communications testing, installation, and support for the MAN/WAN system
Mentor and provide guidance to other networking team members
Identify and diagnose problems affecting network performance using software and hardware tools
Provide recommendations to enhance and improve network performance
Troubleshoot network infrastructure systems as needed
Perform system engineering design, integration, and implementation tasks and activities, including coordination of personnel, hardware, software, budget, facilities, and/or equipment
Interface with vendors when necessary during outages or periods of degraded system performance
Evaluate, design, document, install, implement, test, perform problem isolation and resolution, monitor, tune, and set standards.
Provides client consulting and training on the interfacing and use of the network facilities.
Researches, evaluates, and recommends new computer network equipment and technologies.
Utilizes monitoring, performance analysis, network management, software and hardware equipment to trouble shoot and isolate problems, gauge network performance, and trace data and protocol activity.
Provides internal consulting, technical guidance, information and support to application developers, computer operations, company management and departmental clients. Assists in internal training programs.
Must be able to work with minimal supervision and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Provide for Tier IV escalation support of CBP's Enterprise Wide Area Network Infrastructure
Configure Cisco network routers, switches and wireless controllers for LAN/WAN connectivity
Develop network designs and comprehensive site analysis
Cisco Firewall design and configuration
Root Cause Analysis support
Troubleshoot, diagnose, investigate and resolve issues with network connectivity and latency
Troubleshoot multiple MPLS networks in a highly secure environment
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
At least 10 years of network engineering experience of Medium to Large WAN network experience: functions and concepts of a wide area network, designing LAN/WAN's and network engineering:
Experience with Cisco routing/switching configuration and troubleshooting to the CCNP level, ASRs, Generation 2, and [redacted] routers, Cisco NGFWs, and F5 Load Balancers
IP experience (to include sub-netting and routing), IPV4/IPV6
Riverbed WAN Optimization
Fusion Center
Cisco Office Extend
BGP experience required
EIGRP and OSPF routing
Cisco DMVPN concepts
Next Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP)
Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
Adept in using troubleshooting and performance management tools such as Cisco Prime, Riverbed SteelCentral, NetScout, Gigamon, Cisco Prime, etc.
Desired Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:
Cisco ACI experience
Deep packet capture and analysis experience
Data Center Migration experience
Amazon Web Services (AWS) CSR configuration
Microsoft Azure/Office 365
End to end application mapping
Software Defined Networks
Education Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT Systems, or other related discipline. Education requirement may be substituted with an additional 4 years of relevant experience.
Eligibility/Clearance Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen
Clearance Preference:
CBP Full BI - 1st priority
Any DHS badge + DoD Top Secret or Secret - 2nd choice
DoD Secret or Top Secret + willingness to get CBP clearance - 3rd choice (it can take 45 days to 6 months to obtain a CBP clearance - work can only begin once the clearance is fully adjudicated)
Certifications/Skillsets: CCNP, CCIE, Cloud Design and Migration
Position Roles and Responsibilities:
Interface with customers to collect and clarify requirements
Manage network communications testing, installation, and support for the MAN/WAN system
Mentor and provide guidance to other networking team members
Identify and diagnose problems affecting network performance using software and hardware tools
Provide recommendations to enhance and improve network performance
Troubleshoot network infrastructure systems as needed
Perform system engineering design, integration, and implementation tasks and activities, including coordination of personnel, hardware, software, budget, facilities, and/or equipment
Interface with vendors when necessary during outages or periods of degraded system performance
Evaluate, design, document, install, implement, test, perform problem isolation and resolution, monitor, tune, and set standards.
Provides client consulting and training on the interfacing and use of the network facilities.
Researches, evaluates, and recommends new computer network equipment and technologies.
Utilizes monitoring, performance analysis, network management, software and hardware equipment to trouble shoot and isolate problems, gauge network performance, and trace data and protocol activity.
Provides internal consulting, technical guidance, information and support to application developers, computer operations, company management and departmental clients. Assists in internal training programs.
Must be able to work with minimal supervision and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Provide for Tier IV escalation support of CBP's Enterprise Wide Area Network Infrastructure
Configure Cisco network routers, switches and wireless controllers for LAN/WAN connectivity
Develop network designs and comprehensive site analysis
Cisco Firewall design and configuration
Root Cause Analysis support
Troubleshoot, diagnose, investigate and resolve issues with network connectivity and latency
Troubleshoot multiple MPLS networks in a highly secure environment
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
At least 10 years of network engineering experience of Medium to Large WAN network experience: functions and concepts of a wide area network, designing LAN/WAN's and network engineering:
Experience with Cisco routing/switching configuration and troubleshooting to the CCNP level, ASRs, Generation 2, and [redacted] routers, Cisco NGFWs, and F5 Load Balancers
IP experience (to include sub-netting and routing), IPV4/IPV6
Riverbed WAN Optimization
Fusion Center
Cisco Office Extend
BGP experience required
EIGRP and OSPF routing
Cisco DMVPN concepts
Next Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP)
Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
Adept in using troubleshooting and performance management tools such as Cisco Prime, Riverbed SteelCentral, NetScout, Gigamon, Cisco Prime, etc.
Desired Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:
Cisco ACI experience
Deep packet capture and analysis experience
Data Center Migration experience
Amazon Web Services (AWS) CSR configuration
Microsoft Azure/Office 365
End to end application mapping
Software Defined Networks
Education Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT Systems, or other related discipline. Education requirement may be substituted with an additional 4 years of relevant experience.