Juniper Network Engineer

US IT Solutions Inc; Chesterfield Court House (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider based in Chesterfield Court House, Virginia is seeking an experienced networking professional. The ideal candidate will have considerable knowledge of TCP/IP, network management, and firewall security. Responsibilities include designing and troubleshooting scalable network infrastructures. Candidates should have a degree from an accredited institution or equivalent experience. This role offers a chance to work with prestigious clients across various state departments and requires strong knowledge of various networking protocols and technologies.

Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of networking features and protocols.
• Demonstrated ability to design and troubleshoot enterprise networks.
• Experience in fault tolerance and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Create scalable network architectures with fault tolerance.
• Configure and manage enterprise VPN solutions.
• Troubleshoot networking issues across local and wide-area networks.

Skills

TCP/IP

Network cabling

Layer 2 and layer 3 switching

MPLS and Metro-Ethernet

VPN and SSL technology

Firewall security

Network management and troubleshooting

Education

Graduation from an accredited college/university

Tools

Cisco routers

Cisco switches

Juniper SRX firewalls

Job description

Overview

We are US IT Solutions, an ISO Certified, E-Verify, WMBE Certified organization established in 2005 in CA. Our company is serving various State, Local and County Departments for over 10 years. USITSOL has been helping clients innovate across all phases of the application lifecycle for over a decade. Some of our prestigious clients are State of CA, State of OR, State of FL, State of NC, State of GA, State of CO, State of VA, State of AR, State of MI, State of OH, State of IL, State of MO, State of MS, California State University, Sacramento Area Sanitation Department, SMUD, Sound Transit, LA Superior Courts, District of Columbia, UMAS, University of Central Florida and Hennepin County and many more.

Job Description

• Considerable knowledge of TCP/IP; Ethernet; Network cabling; Layer 2 and layer 3 switching; the OSI Model; MPLS and Metro-Ethernet; VPN and SSL technology; Firewall security; Network management and troubleshooting.
• Considerable knowledge of direct engineering and design experience in networking industry.
• Considerable expertise in creating repeatable, reliable, scalable network architectures, with fault tolerance; performance tuning; monitoring systems; statistics/metrics collection; and disaster recovery.
• Expert working knowledge (including the ability to setup, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot) Cisco routers; switches; enterprise VPN solutions; Juniper SRX firewalls.
• Understanding of transport protocols, routing protocols, and security/authentication protocols at all layers of the OSI model with emphasis on TCP/IP are essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of networking features and protocols such as spanning tree, ARP, CDP, EIGRP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, VTP, Etherchannel, 802.1Q trunking, MLS, HSRP, QoS, multicast, 802.11, IPsec, RADIUS/TACACS+, SNMP, T-1/E-1, BRI/PRI, MPLS, and caching services.
• Demonstrated the ability to design, install, and troubleshoot local-area and wide-area enterprise networks.
• Graduation from an accredited college/university or an equivalent combination of training and experience related to the duties of the position is required.

Additional Information

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