Network Engineer

Take2 Consulting, LLC; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Take2 Consulting, LLC is seeking a Network Engineer to support client networks with a Secret clearance. The role is onsite in McLean, VA, with a hybrid 50% work schedule and potential weekend maintenance windows.

The candidate will patch, scan, remediate, and monitor network infrastructure, including Cisco and Juniper devices, and will work with DevOps tools to deploy updates and configurations. Security coordination and documentation are required.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting network environments and infrastructures.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP (IPv4) networking, switches, routers, and cabling.
• Ability to patch, remediate, monitor, and document network changes and configurations.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering, administration, and monitoring for client network environments.
• Implement and operate network infrastructure and remediation efforts.
• Interface with security liaison to evaluate vulnerabilities and determine mitigations.
• Develop and test automated deployments and configurations via CI/CD pipelines.
• Create support documentation and audit artifacts for remediation efforts.

Skills

TCP/IP networking

Network monitoring

Routing protocols

Patch management

Automation tooling

Tools

Cisco IOS

Juniper Junos

Job description

Take2 has proven experience bridging the intersection of technology and people solutions. As a proven, trusted provider for our Federal and commercial clients, we provide the right solutions, at the right time through trusted partnerships, customized to solve our client’s unique business challenges. Take2 invests time, discipline, and rigor into our technology and people solutions, as well as utilizes our proprietary People Cloud. Whether we are bridging the gap between IT talent and our customers’ business challenges, Take2 will work as a partner to best resolve client needs.

Take2 is hiring a Network Engineer who is eligible to be sponsored for a Secret Clearance. This position is onsite and will require you to work out of McLean, VA.

Job Description: Network Engineer

Location: Mclean, VA (Hybrid 50%)

Clearance: Secret or at least Clearable

Work is to provide engineering, administration, and monitoring support for the client’s network environments. Specific work is focused on implementing and operating network infrastructure:

• Work shall be for patching, scanning, remediation, support, and maintain networking and related infrastructures, and other roles and projects as needed at the direction of the client.
• Work shall include interfacing and communicating with team members and our department information security liaison to evaluate security vulnerabilities, contribute to determination of risk levels, understanding mitigating factors, determining, and implementing remediation plans.
• Work requires working knowledge of TCP/IP (V4) Networking, including configuration, management and sustainment of network switch gear, routers, routing protocols, and cable infrastructure.
• Work can require physical access to network gear and understanding, manipulating, and managing port and cable configurations. Moving and consolidation of network links, cables, and access to consolidate, migrate, upgrade and/or retire network equipment, may be performed to remediate vulnerabilities.
• Research and determine appropriate OS Version and patch levels to remediate vulnerabilities for Cisco and Juniper network devices, and leverage Cisco and Juniper tools and configurations to update OS versions, patch, and maintain configurations of these devices.
• Monitors impact of remediation efforts by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network problems that may result from remediation efforts.
• Leverage Automated tools for no or low touch deployment of patches and upgrades, using CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tools, and/or cloud management software.
• Develop requirements, coordinate with our automation team, test automated deployments and leverage automation based on generated requirements to deploy network OS updates, patches and configuration changes using our CI/CD pipelines and repository.
• Develop and write support documentation and audit artifacts to record our remediation efforts.

Other Qualifications:

• Other duties for network sustainment that may be assigned include change support, customer support, service request, incident and troubleshooting of client’s network infrastructure.
• Work is expected to be performed on-site in client’s McLean offices, and the contractor will comply with the client's work policies for contractors.
• Required schedule will be 2PM – 10PM Mon-Friday to be able to perform work during device and network maintenance windows. Work may occasionally be planned and scheduled for implementation during weekends, if required to meet internal SLA’s and business windows.
• Work will require Secret Clearance for access to sensitive devices and locations.

Work Hours:

• You are expected to work approximately 40 hours per week, primarily on-site, with a modified work schedule as necessary to support scheduled Tuesday and Thursday maintenance windows. The established Network Maintenance Window is 5:00 PM through 11:59 PM each Tuesday and Thursday. Most planned maintenance activities are expected to occur between 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM. The Contractor will be expected to adjust their regular work schedule to provide coverage during these maintenance periods and to perform Vulnerability Management Program (VMP) operating system updates, remediation activities, and related maintenance on supported equipment.
• When the complexity of a change, unexpected implementation issues, or other operational requirements warrant, the Contractor may be required to provide support for the full maintenance window, through 11:59 PM.
• Maintenance activities may also occasionally be scheduled during weekends or other non-standard business hours when necessary to meet internal service-level requirements, operational needs, or established business maintenance windows. Such work will be planned and scheduled in advance whenever practicable.