Network Engineer

RMantra Solutions; Fort Meade, Northern (MD, KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RMantra Solutions is seeking a network engineer at Fort Meade, MD to support secure configurations, testing, and engineering implementation plans. The role requires active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and extensive experience in large-scale network environments.

You will collaborate with architects to maintain STIG-compliant baselines, perform incident analysis, and lead network troubleshooting across VPNs, routers, switches, and security devices.

Qualifications

• BS degree or higher with 4–8 years of relevant experience; Masters with 2–6 years acceptable.
• Active DoD clearance at Top Secret with SCI eligibility.
• Security+ or DoD 8570 IAT Level II within timeframe after starting.
• Knowledge of defense-in-depth, network/security architecture, IP subnetting.
• 4+ years of engineering/troubleshooting networks including MPLS, VPNs, BGP/OSPF.
• Experience deploying Cisco enterprise routing, switching, and firewall devices.
• Ability to travel up to 10%+ OCONUS travel.

Responsibilities

• Network integration, testing, security engineering, and implementation configuration support.
• Collaborate with network architects to define baselines, versioning, and compliance tracking.
• Test and validate automation and best practice insertion opportunities.
• Develop SOPs/TTPS and support CSI initiatives.
• Support system performance tuning and enhancements.
• Create and maintain Engineering Implementation Plans (EIP).
• Assist with incident management escalation and RCA activities.
• Participate in engineering meetings to align operations with new production solutions.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and update Cisco devices, firewalls, VPNs, and WAN components.
• Travel up to 10% for OCONUS assignments.

Skills

Effective communication

Problem solving

Active DoD clearance

Security awareness

Network troubleshooting

Travel availability

Education

BS degree

Masters

Tools

Cisco devices

VPNs

Firewall security devices

MPLS routing

Job description

The position is located atFort Meade, MDand requiresU.S citizenship with an active Top Secret with SCI eligibility.

Primary Responsibilities

• Network integration, testing, security engineering, and implementation configuration support.
• Collaborate with network architects to define and/or continuously improve STIG compliant configuration baselines, versioning, and compliance tracking.
• Test and validate automation and best practice insertion opportunities.
• Assist with the developmentof SOPs/TTPs.
• Support Continuous Service Improvements (CSI).
• Support system performance tuning and enhancements.
• Create and maintain Engineering Implementation Plans (EIP).
• Support tier escalation of incident management support tasks.
• Active participation in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for Problem Management activities.
• Participate in engineering meetings to bridge the gap between operations and engineering providing operational readiness for new solutions projected to be deployed into production.
• Perform technicalmaintenance involving firewalls, VPNs, IPS, and load balancers.
• Provide knowledgeof network engineering and operations, large scale enterprise network solution implementation and transition to Network Operations, as well as test and evaluation activities.Perform technicalmaintenance involving network devices routers, switches, security solutions, and WANX.

Core Qualifications:

• BS degreeand 4 to 8 yearsof prior relevant experience or aMasters with 2 to 6years of prior relevant experience. (Additional years of related work experience may be substituted for a degree at the Hiring Manager’s discretion).
• Effective written and oral communication and problem-solving skills
• Active DoD clearance at the Top-Secret level with SCI eligibility
• Security+ Certification or other DOD 8570 IAT Level II Certification within a certain timeframe after starting if not starting with one when hired.
• Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, Network and Security architecture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common security elements.
• 4+ years’experience engineering and troubleshooting networks, including extensive routing and switching experience such as one or more of the following: MPLS, VPNs, routing protocols i.e. BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, switching protocols i.e. Spanning Tree Protocol, VLANs, LLDP, VoIP, Multicast protocols and emerging network technologies.
• An understanding and in-depth knowledge of IP network/subnet addressing.
• Experienced and adept at developing and maintaining technical documents, analyses, and reports.
• Experience developing and presenting technicalinformation to team lead.
• Hands-on experience deploying, configuring and troubleshooting Cisco enterprise network routing, switching and firewall/security devices.
• Ability to travel up to 10%+ OCONUS travel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive knowledgeof network engineering and operations, integration, test and evaluation activities, as well as implementation and transition to Network Operations processes and concepts
• Cisco CCNP Route/Switch and/or CCNP Security
• Experience and with and practical understanding of enterprise WAN principles.
• Experience with change, configuration and performance management NetOps concepts.
• IAT Level III Certification (i.e. CISSP or equivalent).

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