Senior Network Engineer

ECS Corporate Services; Ashburn (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS in Virginia is seeking a Senior Network Engineer for a hybrid role with at least three days onsite at our Fairfax office and/or Ashburn client site. You will plan, design, implement and support enterprise network solutions and security tooling to meet business needs. Applicants must obtain a U.S.

Public Trust and have 8+ years in network engineering, with DHS/CBP experience preferred. Responsibilities include capacity planning, vendor coordination, and hands-on work with F5,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 8+ years of network engineering experience, DHS/CBP experience preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Plan short and long-term network requirements to meet business needs.
• Design and implement enterprise network systems and security.
• Configure routers, switches, load balancers, and firewalls (F5, Juniper, Cisco).
• Monitor network performance and diagnose issues to improve availability.
• Coordinate with vendors and manage service providers for network solutions.

Skills

Network design

Routing & Switching

Network monitoring

Security appliances

Public Trust clearance

Vendor management

Splunk

Wireshark

NMAP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Splunk

Solarwinds

Wireshark

Websense

MRTG

NMAP

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Network Engineer - Senior to work in a hybrid remote/onsite capacity, with minimum of 3 business days onsite at our Fairfax, VA corporate office and/or our Ashburn, VA customer site. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.

Job Responsibilities

• Planning: Conducts short and long-term planning to meet network requirements
• Network System Design and Implementation: Designs and implements network systems
• Strong working familiarity with F5 Networks, Juniper JUNOS and/or Cisco IOS with hands-on experience configuring routers, switches, load balancers, and firewalls
• Network Connectivity: Provides support for network connectivity or related network issues for the user community
• Network Installation: Plans and monitors the installation of network systems
• Network Monitoring: Analyzes network activity and network problems to discover and prevent systematic errors. Recommends network design changes/enhancements for improved systems availability and performance
• Issue Resolution: Troubleshoots, diagnoses and resolves network problems. Researches, analyzes and recommends the implementation of software or hardware changes to rectify any network deficiencies or to enhance network performance
• Capacity Planning: Analyzes facilities bandwidth requirements and system interdependencies. Develops capacity planning models
• Network Performance Assessment: Assesses network performance to ensure that it meets the present and future needs of the business. Provides network planning recommendations to management
• Vendor Management: Evaluates services provided by vendors and recommends changes
• Knowledge of Enterprise system monitoring and management tools such as Splunk, Solarwinds, Wireshark, Websense, MRTG and NMAP
• Knowledge of commercial enterprise-level tools and products to provide network services, including: firewalls, IPS/IDS, DNS, DHCP, web security, VPN, and NAC

Note: Candidates must be able to clear and maintain a Public Trust Clearance from the US federal gvmt. This requires US Citizenship and the ability to pass an in-depth background check.

Salary Range: $140,00-180,000

15% CONUS travel or less expected for this position.

General Description of Benefits

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• US Citizen; Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust determination
• 8+ years minimum network engineering experience
• 4+ years experience with technical work in a DHS/CBP environment
• 4+ years experience in an enterprise network environment with both administration and problem resolution of F5, Juniper and/or Cisco solutions required
• Knowledge of ITIL processes and experience adhering to them in a production environment
• Knowledge of DHS standards and compliance (i.e. STIGs, Retina report output)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), or Juniper Network Certified Internet Specialist (JNCIS), F5 Certified Administrator -Security+ certification per DoD 8570 policy compliance