Senior Network Engineer

Overview

On Site
BASED ON EXPERIENCE
Full Time
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2

Job Details

Senior Network Engineer

Onsite

About the Job
  • Duration: 9 months Contract (possibility of extension)
  • Location: - Onsite: Richmond, VA
  • Pay rate: Hourly, depending on experience
  • Job ID: 778361
Responsibilities:
Client is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer (Sr NE) to implement and provide support to the agency's IT Network infrastructure. The Sr NE performs day-to-day activities related to the support, documentation, research, analysis, and implementation of Network related infrastructure.
Candidate must have in-depth, considerable knowledge and hands-on experience understanding, documenting, and maintaining Network related infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Considerable knowledge and working experience with enterprise routers, switches, VPN concentrators, firewalls, wireless access points, and load balancers (including the ability to document, set up, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot)
  • Be capable of troubleshooting Network related infrastructure.
  • Identifies and diagnoses system problems by using line monitors, diagnostic software, test equipment.
  • Works closely with agency's IT infrastructure suppliers and stakeholders to gather requirements, specifications, and configurations to assure they are accurate and up to date.
  • Responsible for assisting in troubleshooting and resolving network issues impacting application performance and uptime.
  • Assist in overseeing the installation, documentation, and upgrades of various agency facility data network infrastructure.
  • Will oversee and collaborate with cloud and DevSecOps teams to optimize hybrid connectivity and SDWAN configurations.
  • Must have the ability to provide documentation, network architecture topology diagrams, IP schemes, firewall rules, and access controls when required.
  • Must have the ability to work independently on assigned projects.
  • Must have minimally obtained an industry standard networking certification (example: Cisco CCNA, Juniper JNCIA- Junos, etc.)
Qualifications:
  • Required Skills & Qualifications:
  • Skill
  • Required/ Desired
  • Amount of Experience
  • Considerable knowledge and hands-on working experience with enterprise routers, switches, VPN concentrators, firewalls, wireless access points, and load balancers (including the ability to setup, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot)
  • Required
  • 8+ Years
  • Demonstrated and hands-on ability to design, install and troubleshoot local-area and wide-area enterprise networks.
  • Required
  • 8+ Years
  • Considerable direct hands-on experience engineering and design experience in networking industry required.
  • Required
  • 8+ Years
  • Industry standard networking certification (example: Cisco CCNA, Juniper JNCIA- Junos, etc.)
  • Required
  • N/A
  • In-depth experience designing installing and troubleshooting local-area and wide-area enterprise networks.
  • Required
  • 8+ Years
  • Experience monitoring IT environments for compliance with information security, architecture policies, and standards.
  • Required
  • 8+ Years
  • Experience creating repeatable, reliable, scalable network architectures with fault tolerance.
  • Required
  • 8+ Years
  • Experience performance tuning, monitoring systems, statistics/metrics collection, and disaster recovery.
  • Required
  • 8+ Years
  • Experience creating network diagrams using industry standard tools such as Visio, etc.
  • Required
  • 8+ Years
  • Experience with networking features and protocols such as: ARP, CDP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, VTP, Etherchannel, 802.1Q trunking, HSRP, QoS, multicast, IPsec, RADITACACS+, SNMP, BRI/PRI, MPLS
  • Required
  • 8+ Years
  • Experience working with SDWAN
  • Preferred
  • 3+ Years
  • Experience working with network topology related to Cloud
  • Preferred
  • 3+ Years
  • Familiarity and experience working with cloud networking
  • Preferred
  • 3+ Years

About our Company
DataSoft Technologies is a highly recognized provider of professional IT Consulting services in the US. Founded in 1994, DataSoft Technologies, Inc. provides staff augmentation services for Information Technology and Automotive Services. Our team member benefits include:
  • Paid Holidays/Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Medical/Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Short Term/Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • 401 (K)

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