Resident Engineer, TS/SCI with FS Poly, Columbia/Fort Meade, MD Information Technology

SOC LLC; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

SOC LLC is seeking a Senior Network Engineer for a full-time on-site position in the Ft. Meade, MD area. This role supports a data center network with a TS/SCI/Full Scope Polygraph requirement and involves engineering design, operations, and automated tooling.

Candidates should have experience with routing, switching, and Juniper devices; certifications are a strong plus, and the role emphasizes collaboration with JTAC and customer engineers to resolve complex issues.

Qualifications

• Engineering design/architecture, operational, and support experience in medium to large scale data center networks.
• Juniper and/or other vendor certifications are a strong plus.
• Automation experience or knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Operations and maintenance of a data center network.
• On-site, full-time role at a customer location in the Columbia/Ft. Meade area.
• Support and manage Juniper products (QFX, MX, EX, SRX).

Skills

Data center networking

Automation & DevOps

Troubleshooting

Tools

XML API

NETCONF

REST API

gRPC

Python (PyEZ)

ncclient

Ansible

Jinja2 templates

SLAX

VXLAN

MPLS

Job description

Senior Network Engineer needed for a full time opportunity with SOC's direct client based in Ft. Meade, MD.

Direct Hire Role

Due to federal requirements, an Active DOW TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph to be considered for this role.

Job Responsibilities:

• Clearance requirement: TS/SCI w/Full Scope Polygraph (MD Customer)
• Full-time on-site position at a customer location in the Columbia/Ft. Meade area
• Operations and maintenance of a data center network
• Deep understanding of routing and switching technologies commonly implemented in data center networks including EVPN, Multicast, OSPF, BGP, RSVP, LDP, Pseudo wires, L2VPN, L3VPN, MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE), Routing Policies, and associated tunneling technologies (GRE, VXLAN, etc.).
• Juniper products to be supported: QFX, MX, EX, SRX
• Experience with Juniper products a plus, but not a requirement

Required Qualifications:

• Engineering Design/Architecture, Operational, and Support experience in a medium to large scale data center network
• Juniper and/or other vendor certifications a strong plus
• Automation and DevOps knowledge a plus
• Automation access methods: XML API, NETCONF, REST API, gRPC
• Python tools: RPCs, REST, PyEZ, ncclient
• Ansible: Playbooks and Jinja2 templates
• Automation scripts: Commit, Op, Event, or SNMP scripts; Python and SLAX

Desired Qualifications:

• Motivation, a self-starter that can take direction but also identify and engage in areas to improve network design and operation
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to prioritize work activity to achieve customer and account team goals
• Ability to effectively work under pressure with customer engineers and JTAC to resolve hardware and software issues and implement solutions
• Ability to effectively troubleshoot equipment and network problems & to open and track JTAC cases through to problem resolution
• Ability to effectively communicate case status updates and deliver root cause analysis
• Support informal and formal technology briefings and training sessions

Employment Prerequisites

The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation and drug urinalysis.

SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations, which may have been provided by job boards. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

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Estimated Min Rate: $180000.00

Estimated Max Rate: $225000.00