Senior Network Engineer

Spry Squared, Inc. - Cybersecurity and Managed IT Services; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Spry Squared, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Engineer in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to support the government operations at NORTHCOM/NORAD. The ideal candidate will provide engineering support, ensure secure and efficient network designs, and require an active SECRET clearance.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $125,000 to $150,000 depending on experience, along with opportunities to work on critical IT services for national defense.

Qualifications

• Must have active SECRET clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• Must be U.S. Citizen.
• Currently certified at the Juniper JNCIP-SEC or JNCIE-SEC, Cisco CCNP-Enterprise or Cisco CCNP-Security level.
• Demonstrates extensive experience working independently and collaboratively to troubleshoot and correct operational issues.
• Experience in information security best practices and FISMA compliance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct network and telecommunications system incident and problem investigation.
• Independently provide network engineering support for a mission-critical government system.
• Lead problem resolution cell for challenging network issues.

Skills

Active SECRET clearance

Experience with Cisco networking equipment

Excellent interpersonal skills

Network Time Protocol (NTP)

Education

Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience

Master's degree with 10+ years experience

Tools

Cisco Firepower ASA

AnyConnect VPN clients

TrippLite serial consoles

Job description

Job Description

Spry Squared is looking for a Senior Network Engineer for our client on NORTHCOM/NORAD Operations and Maintenance Contract (N2NOMS). This opportunity is in support of N2NOMS, an E&I and O&M program supporting the U.S. Northern Command and North America Aerospace Defense Command IT environment. The program provides a range of IT services including campus and data center network infrastructure, software application support, enterprise infrastructure support, ITSM service desk and deskside support, telecommunications and mobility services, managed print services, Active Directory services, and video conferencing.

You will be the subject matter expert skilled in data center and campus networking design and operation support. This position requires working independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will be personable and articulate and will focus on making sure that the customers needs are met quickly and effectively. To be successful, you need to be a self-starter who can work with limited supervision, work closely with the entire engineering and operations team. Excellent communication skills are required to effectively interface with customers to understand requirements, issues, and mission needs, and then to be able to translate them into actions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct network and telecommunications system incident and problem investigation and diagnostics.
• Learn a new government system and become the single Subject Matter Expert for all systems issues.
• Independently provide network engineering, and operations and maintenance (O&M) support for a mission-critical government system; support the system as the SME on the team imparting expertise to other team members, requiring broad and deep knowledge across the applicable technologies.
• Plan and execute projects to perform uplifts and enhancements to the operational environment in accordance with strict change and release management processes.
• Lead problem resolution cell for challenging network issues; building automation and tooling to support the operation team and improve service delivery to the customer.
• Configure network switches; implement connectivity & other vendor technologies using copper & fiber; implement high availability (HA) as needed.
• Implement defense-in-depth methodology by configuring appropriate firewall rules, security policies and other IS-consistent configurations; implement high availability configurations as needed.
• Ensure secure network infrastructure through connectivity to backend AAA authentication services; ensuring secure configuration for remote & network resource access through 802.1X policies.
• Design & maintain out-of-band (OOB) management network using TrippLite serial consoles, iDRAC and other technologies to ensure secure & available management of network devices.
• Work with customer personnel, contractors, vendors to participate in design & specification of Private IP (PIP) and Internet circuits to support systems.
• Ensure high availability of Network Time Protocol (NTP) across all networks to ensure consistent & accurate time is available to all servers & network devices.
• Ensure configurations consistent with industry best practices & FISMA to ensure that systems can maintain accreditation.
• Work within configuration management process to ensure consistent & secure modifications to equipment configurations.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and diagrams related to the field communications systems equipment & networks.
• Provide engineering support, statistics/data gathering, modeling, creating/updating flowcharts and providing recommendations to determine the most efficient configuration of the network based on engineering documents and experience.

Qualifications

• Must have active SECRET clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• Must be U.S. Citizen.
• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience or a Master's degree with 10+ years experience.
• Currently certified at the Juniper JNCIP-SEC or JNCIE-SEC, Cisco CCNP-Enterprise or Cisco CCNP-Security level.
• Experience designing and maintaining secure remote access VPNs leveraging:
  • Cisco Firepower ASA firewalls
  • AnyConnect VPN clients
• Experience with Cisco networking equipment for an infrastructure refresh project.
• Demonstrates extensive experience working independently and collaboratively to troubleshoot and correct operational issues.
• Demonstrates extensive experience in the implementation of information security (IS) best practices & performance of work in accordance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA).
• Demonstrates experience following configuration management processes.
• Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and works well with team members and customer.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating and maintaining:
  • TrippLite serial consoles
  • Ethernet & TDMA delivered Private IP & Internet circuits
  • Cisco certification CCNA/CCNP
  • Private APN cellular networks
  • Network Time Protocol (NTP)
  • 802.1X Network Access Control policies
  • Cloud and Hybrid Cloud Networking
  • Security Engineering
  • Prior participation in ATO process
  • Business Analysis/Requirements Development
  • Technical Writing and Documentation

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Salary

$125,000 - $150,000 Depending on Experience

Location

Role is onsite at customer site in Peterson Space Force Base.

Company Description

Spry Squared is a Minority and Woman Owned Small Business headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado with offices across the United States of America. We are an experienced federal government and commercial service provider with security cleared personnel working on various projects across the USA and the globe.

Spry Squared provides organizations with best in class enterprise solutions, managed IT services, cybersecurity solutions, IT professional services, recruiting services, project/program management and technology products. We are your strategic partner and value-added reseller, solving complex business challenges by leveraging technology solutions that reduce costs, optimize productivity and minimize risk.