Network Engineer (USC)

Title: Network Engineer

Duration: FTE

Type: W2 w/ benefits

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

***Active TS/SCI Required***

Project Description:

The Network Engineer is going to provide design and upgrade efforts encompassing the network infrastructure across a large-scale enterprise Information Technology (IT) program.

Position Job Duties:

• Evaluate and report on new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.
• Review and analyze the existing network architecture, plan, and provide designs to implement current/modern WAN/MAN/LAN technologies.
• Provide specifications and detailed schematics and artifacts for network architecture.
• Conduct cost/benefit analysis and provide specific detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
• Conduct testing of network design.
• Advise and provide client hardware requirements, configurations, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and limitations.
• Design telecommunications circuit specifications.
• Deliver service catalog items for automatically provisioning network configurations utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Responsible for monitoring network statistics to ensure optimum performance.
• Maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as management, monitoring, automation, routers, switches, firewalls, and unified communications equipment.

General Must have skills:

• Minimum of 5 years with BS/BA; or 3 years with MS/MA: 5 year(s) of experience
• Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) certificates/training may be required within 6 months of starting: 5 year(s) of experience
• Cisco (or similar) experience; proven expertise with Cisco network platforms including: Management, Monitoring, Automation, routers, switches, firewalls, and unified communications equipment: 5 year(s) of experience
• Demonstrated skill in using MS Office applications for network design documentation, including advanced use of Visio for generating detailed technical drawings and diagrams: 5 year(s) of experience
• Proven experience designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting LAN, WAN and low bandwidth networks protected by network encryptors: 5 year(s) of experience
• Information Assurance Certifications consistent with the 8570 IAT Level III (must be attained prior to starting): 1 year(s) of experience

Nice to have

• Professional certification in Cisco, Azure, VMware, and/or ITIL. (e.g., CCNP Enterprise, DevNet Professional, AZ-104, VCP-NV, ITIL4)
• Familiarity with Agile Methodologies for iterative network project management.
• Experience utilizing network management solutions based on Netflow and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
• Experience designing VMware NSX environments utilizing Software Defined Networking (SDN) principles, physical Internet Protocol/Fiber Channel networks, and routing protocols.
• Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF), DODAF 2.0 standards, and Change Management Processes to ensure smooth network updates and configurations.
• Knowledge of DISN (Department of Defense Information Network) or CANES (Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services) systems.

Position Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years with BS/BA; or 3 years with MS/MA
• Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) certificates/training may be required within 6 months of starting.
• Cisco (or similar) experience; proven expertise with Cisco network platforms including: Management, Monitoring, Automation, routers, switches, firewalls, and unified communications equipment.
• Demonstrated skill in using MS Office applications for network design documentation, including advanced use of Visio for generating detailed technical drawings and diagrams.
• Proven experience designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting LAN, WAN and low bandwidth networks protected by network encryptors.
• Proven experience in at least two of the following:
• Proven experience in virtualized environments (e.g., Azure, VMware NSX-T).
• Proficiency with Automation Tools (e.g., Ansible, Python, or similar).
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).

Certifications:

• Information Assurance Certifications consistent with the 8570 IAT Level III (must be attained prior to starting).

Desired Qualifications:

• Professional certification in Cisco, Azure, VMware, and/or ITIL. (e.g., CCNP Enterprise, DevNet Professional, AZ-104, VCP-NV, ITIL4)
• Familiarity with Agile Methodologies for iterative network project management.
• Experience utilizing network management solutions based on Netflow and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
• Experience designing VMware NSX environments utilizing Software Defined Networking (SDN) principles, physical Internet Protocol/Fiber Channel networks, and routing protocols.
• Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF), DODAF 2.0 standards, and Change Management Processes to ensure smooth network updates and configurations.
• Knowledge of DISN (Department of Defense Information Network) or CANES (Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services) systems.