Network Architect - Active TS/SCI with CI Poly

ENS Solutions, LLC; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a highly regarded IT consulting firm that specializes in innovative solutions for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. In this role, you will design, architect, and support critical systems and networks, ensuring robust security measures are in place. You will collaborate with engineering specialists to refine business objectives and deliver impactful solutions. This position offers a chance to work on mission-critical projects while enjoying comprehensive benefits, including 100% paid medical coverage and a 401k contribution from day one. If you're passionate about IT and security, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free Platinum-Level Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401k Contribution from Day 1

PTO + 11 Paid Federal Holidays

Long & Short Term Disability Insurance

Group Term Life Insurance

Tuition, Certification & Professional Development Assistance

Workers’ Compensation

Relocation Assistance

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in IT systems design and support.
• Strong understanding of network protocols and security measures.

Responsibilities

• Design and support government organization’s systems and networks.
• Manage delivery of critical systems and software products.

Skills

TCP/IP concepts

Network security measures

Troubleshooting skills

Capacity planning

Performance tuning

Cloud networking

Education

BA/BS

DoD Approved Baseline 8570 IAT Level III certification

TS/SCI clearance

Tools

Cisco routers

Palo Alto firewalls

NetApp storage technologies

SAN/NAS/iSCSI storage

Job description

Responsibilities:

1. Design, architect, configure, deploy, upgrade, and support the government organization’s systems, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), network segments, intranets, and other data communication systems.
2. Manage fact finding, analysis and development of final reports and delivery of presentations related to information technology.
3. Responsible for designing, leading and managing the delivery of mission critical systems and software products.
4. Conduct organizational analysis and evaluations to determine functional requirements.
5. Work closely with versatile systems and engineering specialists to prioritize customer requirements, define goals, and refine business objectives.
6. Coordinate with Systems Architect / Engineers, Security, and Program/Project Management to ensure team alignment on key initiatives and dependencies between groups.
7. Assist with network/system design and analyze network models.
8. Provide “day-to-day” on-site support for customer network, Virtual, and physical server systems.
9. Diagnose and troubleshoot storage systems and other related technologies.
10. Oversee the installation of new storage hardware and software according to standard operating procedures.
11. Design network and computer security measures to defend, detect and prevent unauthorized network activity.
12. May manage and define network device firewall policies, rules and reports to support network defense.
13. May research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software.
14. Operate monitoring tools/capabilities with the enterprise security information and event management (SIEM) and create/tailor complex event alarms/rules and summary reports.

Required Education and Experience:

1. BA/BS + 8 years
2. Certifications: DoD Approved Baseline 8570 IAT Level III certification is required prior to start date.
3. Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a CI Polygraph prior to starting.
4. Understanding of spanning-tree, OSPF, BGP, VRFs; proficient in Cisco routers, switches, Nexus, and firewalls; proficient with Cisco and Palo Alto firewalls; familiar with cloud networking; general troubleshooting skills; physical ability to install new hardware.
5. Strong understanding of essential TCP/IP concepts: TCP, UDP, ICMP, SMTP, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, NTP, etc.
6. Hands-on engineering experience with NetApp and other storage technologies and concepts.
7. Experience with SAN, NAS and iSCSI storage implementations.
8. Experience with capacity planning and sizing storage and backup environments.
9. Experience in performance tuning and optimizing storage and backup environments.
10. Experience with data center migrations and storage replication technologies.
11. Senior level experience with design, development, implementation and maintenance of large-scale systems, preferably across multiple hardware platforms and data centers.

Location: On Customer Site

Essential Network Security (ENS) Solutions, LLC is a service-disabled veteran owned, highly regarded IT consulting and management firm. ENS consults for the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) providing innovative solutions in the core competency area of Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM), Software Development, Cyber and Network Security, System Engineering, Program/Project Management, IT support, Solutions, and Services that yield enduring results. Our strong technical and management experts have been able to maintain a standard of excellence in their relationships while delivering innovative, scalable and collaborative infrastructure to our clients.

Why ENS?

• Free Platinum-Level Medical/Dental/Vision coverage, 100% paid for by ENS
• 401k Contribution from Day 1
• PTO + 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• Long & Short Term Disability Insurance
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Tuition, Certification & Professional Development Assistance
• Workers’ Compensation
• Relocation Assistance