Senior Network Engineer (top secret clearance)

Location: Belmont, VA
Salary: $150,000.00 USD Annually - $165,000.00 USD Annually
Description: The Judge Group is currently seeking a Senior Network Engineer with an active top secret clearance clearance.

Position Roles and Responsibilities: As a Network Engineer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our network infrastructure. Your responsibilities include:

Customer Interaction:

• Interface with customers to collect and clarify requirements related to network services.

Network Management:

• Manage network communications testing, installation, and support for the MAN/WAN system.
• Mentor and guide other networking team members.
• Identify and diagnose issues affecting network performance using software and hardware tools.
• Provide recommendations to enhance and improve network performance.
• Troubleshoot network infrastructure systems as needed.

System Engineering:

• Perform system engineering design, integration, and implementation tasks.
• Coordinate personnel, hardware, software, budget, facilities, and equipment.
• Collaborate with vendors during outages or periods of degraded system performance.

Documentation and Training:

• Evaluate, design, document, install, implement, test, and set standards for network components.
• Provide client consulting and training on network facilities usage.
• Research and recommend new computer network equipment and technologies.

Troubleshooting and Support:

• Utilize monitoring, performance analysis, network management, software, and hardware tools to troubleshoot and isolate problems.
• Gauge network performance and trace data and protocol activity.
• Offer internal consulting, technical guidance, and support to application developers and company management.
• Assist in internal training programs.

Qualifications:

• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Active top secret clearance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience providing Tier IV escalation support for CBP's Enterprise Wide Area Network Infrastructure.
• Proficiency in configuring Cisco network routers, switches, and wireless controllers for LAN/WAN connectivity.
• Knowledge of network design and comprehensive site analysis.
• Familiarity with Cisco Firewall design and configuration.
• Root Cause Analysis support.
• Expertise in troubleshooting network connectivity and latency issues, including multiple MPLS networks in a highly secure environment.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• At least 10 years of network engineering experience, particularly in Medium to Large WAN networks.
• Proficiency in Cisco routing/switching configuration and troubleshooting (up to CCNP level).
• Familiarity with ASRs, Generation 2, and 1900-7600 routers, Cisco NGFWs, and F5 Load Balancers.
• Strong understanding of IP networking, including sub-netting and routing (both IPV4 and IPV6).
• Experience with Riverbed WAN Optimization.
• Deployment and maintenance knowledge of DNS/InfoBlox.
• Familiarity with Fusion Center concepts.
• Understanding of Cisco Office Extend.
• BGP experience is required.
• Proficiency in EIGRP and OSPF routing.
• Knowledge of Cisco DMVPN concepts, Next Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP), and Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF).
• Skilled in using troubleshooting and performance management tools such as Cisco Prime, Riverbed SteelCentral, NetScout, and Gigamon.

Contact:

This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Please apply with us today!