Secret cleared Network Engineer

Our client, a large government systems integrator located in Boulder, CO, is looking to hire a Secret cleared Network Engineer for a 12 month contract. The consultant will work a 9/80 onsite schedule at the Boulder office. In this role with the operations & sustainment team, the consultant will be responsible for the successful implementation, integration, and sustainment support of a multi-site classified network with a variety of locations and vendor hardware.

Responsibilities:

• Configuration and management of Juniper and Cisco switches and routers, firewalls, and support to system administration team in deployment at new sites.
• Support the design, build, test, and troubleshoot computer systems.
• Network and system administration.
• Workstation and server configuration.
• Maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Working with the system administrator, hardware, and software teams to maintain/update system.
• Install/build rack mounted systems.

Required Skills:

• Active DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance during the contract
• Ability to obtain CompTIA Security+ certification
• Hands-on experience designing, deploying and managing LAN and WAN networks
• Experience with RHEL Linux
• Experience with Juniper and Cisco

Desired skills:

• Experience in SPACE Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Systems
• Sound knowledge of network architecture, topologies, engineering, design, implementation, and testing
• Familiarity with communication products including router, switches, firewalls, domain name servers (DNS) and data encryption products.
• Certifications in Juniper and/or Cisco
• Understanding of standard DoD security practices such as, STIG/RMF compliance and system accreditation implementation efforts
• Experience with monitoring, network diagnostic, and network analytic tools
• Network and RHEL automation utilizing Ansible
• VMware virtualization
• Document existing and new network architectures using Visio