Network Engineer, Senior

Navstar Inc.; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly Competitive Health Care Premiums

Flexible Spending Accounts

Generous PTO and Federal Holiday Leave

Employer Paid STD/LTD

Employer Paid Life Insurance

401K plan and Employer Match

Professional Development Assistance

Job summary

Navstar Inc. is seeking a Network Engineer in Annapolis, Maryland, to join a high-performing agile team. Candidates must have an active TS/SCI clearance and extensive experience with Cisco and Palo Alto technologies. Responsibilities include maintaining network documentation, providing enterprise support, and managing vulnerabilities. The annual base salary ranges from $190,000 to $240,000, supplemented by a $10,000 hiring bonus. Excellent benefits inclusive of health care, generous PTO, and 401K with employer match are offered.

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold an active TS/SCI clearance.
• Must have at least 5 years of experience with Cisco and Palo Alto.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot network issues and perform root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Participate in maintaining network documentation.
• Provide enterprise network support and work closely with IT teams.
• Manage security scanning and vulnerability alerts!

Skills

TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

5 years of experience with Cisco hardware/software

5 years of experience with Palo Alto hardware/software

Analysis and troubleshooting for routers

In-depth understanding of IP subnetting and VLANs

Experience with various networking products

Understanding of physical mediums (copper/fiber)

Ability to travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Cisco

Palo Alto

SolarWinds

VMWare 7 or higher

Job description

Role Description

A Network Engineer is needed to join a highly performing agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology to support a large, complex, fast-paced program. Program execution follows DEVOPS best practices and employs robust development, test and production environments. We are using Test Driven Development (TDD) and test automation tools alongside a full suite of team collaboration tools in providing system engineering, development, test, integration and operational support for a program that is injecting new technology and adding advanced capabilities, while continuing to support an on-going mission and operational system. The selected candidate will participate in the creation and ongoing maintenance of network documentation ensuring that clear, concise, and accurate information is readily available to assist with incident resolution. She/he will provide enterprise network support, working closely with the IT service provider teams to ensure customer requirements are considered and supported by the evolving LAN/WAN architecture. Responsibilities include executing the process for managing information assurance vulnerability alerts (IAVAs) and system security scanning for equipment suites in accordance with the System Security Plans for these systems to rapidly and accurately identify and remediate IAVAs. The selected candidate will propose, design, test, and install capabilities that are new to the environment, and will oversee the development and maintenance of technical data such as rack elevations, installation instructions, and other as built designs.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• To be eligible for this position you must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Must have at least 5 years of in-depth experience with hardware/software from Cisco Systems.
• Must have at least 5 years of in-depth experience with hardware/software from Palo Alto Systems.
• Must have experience providing analysis, root cause diagnosis, and troubleshooting for routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Must have an in-depth understanding of IP subnetting, VLANs and the OSI layers.
• Must have in-depth experience with various vendor networking products (switches, routers, firewalls, etc.).
• Must have a solid understanding of different physical mediums such as copper and single mode/multimode fiber and physical connector types (RJ11, RJ45, LC, SC, ST, etc.).
• Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time to local program locations (not overnight). Additional travel to CONUS and OCONUS location(s) may also be required (overnight).
• To be considered for this role, candidates must meet the requirements for one of the following skill levels:
  • Senior: Ten (10) years experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required of which five (5) years shall be within the Federal Government. Four (4) years of additional network engineer experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
  • Expert: Twelve (12) years experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required of which five (5) years shall be within the Federal Government. Four (4) years of additional network engineer experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Desired Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field and at least 8 years of related work experience.
• Experience with KG-175 and/or KG-250/KG-255 configuration and deployment.
• Experience with VINE/GEM One.
• Experience with SolarWinds or other similar network monitoring applications, configuration and monitoring tools.
• Experience with VMWare 7 or higher usage and network configuration.
• Experience with any or all the following technologies: Cisco, Nexus/ Catalyst/ ASA/ ISR/XE/ ASA/Firepower,ISE, McAfee Sidewinder, Palo Alto, Juniper, F5, IPSEC, NAT, SCP, TFTP, BGP, vPC.
• Experience with Cisco Call Manager server configuration and troubleshooting with integration of Instant Messaging (IMP), Cisco Meeting Server, Jabber and Unity Voicemail; Managing and upgrading the Cisco Unified Communications and Collaboration infrastructure - On Premise.
• Experience with OLT/PON.
• Experience with TCP MTU/MSS adjustments and a basic understanding.
• Understanding of security using technologies as reverse proxies, cross domain solutions and load balancers.

Pay Rate

In compliance with Maryland's Equal Pay for Equal Work law, the annual base salary range for this position is $190,000 - $240,000. This range represents the base pay for this role and is provided in accordance with Maryland's requirements to disclose compensation in job postings. Please note that actual compensation may vary based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's qualifications, experience, education, skills, internal equity, and market conditions. In addition to base salary, candidates hired into this position may be eligible for a hiring bonus of $10,000.00, subject to applicable contingencies and Navstar policy.

Benefits

• Highly Competitive Health Care Premiums, including 100% employer paid for employee
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
• Generous PTO and Federal Holiday Paid Leave
• Employer Paid STD/LTD
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• 401K plan and Employer Match
• Referral and Opportunity Referral Programs
• Professional Development Assistance

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

Navstar, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religious beliefs, national origin, disability, U.S. veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.