Senior Network Engineer

Cornerstone Defense LLC; Maryland; On-site; USD 185,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Plans

Generous PTO Policy

401(k)

HSA and FSA options

Life and Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement and Training

Fitness Reimbursement Program

Job summary

Cornerstone Defense LLC is looking for a Senior Network Engineer located in Annapolis Junction, MD. The position offers a compensation range of $185,000 - $205,000 and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

The candidate will provide support on Network Administration, focusing on monitoring infrastructure, improving performance, and automating systems management. A Bachelor’s Degree and 10 years of experience are necessary, alongside relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Network Engineering and 10 years of experience.
• Master’s Degree in Network Engineering and 8 years of experience.
• Substitute 4 years of experience for a Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to Network and System Administrators.
• Monitor and maintain the network infrastructure.
• Conduct network defense operations and install upgrades.
• Configure and maintain network diagrams.
• Support integration of analytic platforms.

Skills

Technical support to Network Administrators

Monitoring and maintaining infrastructure

System performance improvement

Automation of system administration

Network design and architecture input

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Network Engineering

Master’s Degree in Network Engineering

Tools

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Job description

Title: Senior Network Engineer

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Compensation Range: $185 - $205K

Clearance: Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply

Company Overview

Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Benefits Overview

• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Generous PTO Policy
• 401(k)
• HSA and FSA options
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and Training
• Perks at Work Discount Program
• Referral Program
• Leads Generation Program
• CollegeAmerica 529
• Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Travel Assistance
• Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions
• Life Planning Financial & Legal Services

Position Description

Provide support on the Network Administration team including technical support to the Network Administrators and System Administrators, monitoring and maintaining the current infrastructure, improving system performance, and automating system administration. This positions also develops algorithms used in modules or incorporated into models associated with the research and development of technologies and systems involving one or more of the following areas: traditional circuit switched networks; data networks; access technologies; wireless systems; the media to carry such services; the protocols required for the completion of transport and services; operation of networks; management of network resources; provisioning of resources; traffic and/or performance modeling of such networks.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Network Engineering or related discipline and ten (10) years of relevant professional experience and training commensurate with network engineering curriculums or
• A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Network Engineering or related discipline and eight (8) years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support.
• Four (4) years of relevant experience providing Network Engineering support may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree (six years for a Master's).

Required Certifications

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to the Network Administrators and System Administrators, monitor and maintain the current infrastructure, improve system performance, and automate system administration.
• Provide input to the design of the organization’s network and mission architecture.
• Conduct Computer Network Defense Operations, plan and install network upgrades, network design, and perform quality assurance and control.
• Configure and maintain organization's network diagrams and accreditations.
• Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations.
• Oversee the support to all network equipment.
• Support the integration of the analytic platform into the CND CDC.