Senior Network Engineer

Que Technology Group; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

Disability insurance

Travel upgrade

Annual leave 25 days

Professional development fund

401K match

Referral bonus

Code Red days

Job summary

Que Technology Group, Inc. seeks a motivated Network Engineer to join a mixed civilian-led team managing networking for two operational customers.

The role involves designing new systems and migrating to containerized and cloud environments, with travel to CONUS/OCON locations as needed. The candidate will configure equipment, support firewalls/crypto, and work primarily from the Columbia site with travel to NBP 320.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 12+ years of Network Engineering experience.
• IAT Level I certification (DoD 8570.01-M).
• Cisco and Arista configuration and sustainment experience.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to OCONUS locations.
• Willingness to be on-call for operational systems once fully onboarded.

Responsibilities

• Configure systems in contractor building and support fielding of new equipment, onsite and remote.
• Provide ongoing networking support, including firewalls and crypto equipment.
• Work from a primary seat at the Columbia contractor building with on-site time at NBP 320.
• Monitor team chat and email for updates and work through Jira tickets.
• Lab work on new systems and upgrade configurations.
• Help design new systems and architect new environments as programs move to containerized and cloud environments.
• Travel occasionally to OCONUS locations.
• Provide on-call support for operational systems after onboarding.

Skills

Network engineering

Travel willingness

On-call support

Cloud/containerization awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

IAT Level I certification (DoD 8570.01-M)

Tools

Cisco devices

Arista devices

Job description

Que Technology Group, Inc., is seeking a motivated Network Engineer to join a mixed team of civilian leads and contractors responsible for networking for two unique operational customers. The team's equipment is located in NBP 320 and at remote locations. As the program moves from dated monolithic systems toward containerized and, where applicable, cloud environments, this role will play a growing part in designing new systems and architecting new environments.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Configure systems in our contractor building and support the fielding of new equipment, both in person and remotely
• Provide ongoing networking support, including firewalls and crypto equipment
• Work from a primary seat at our Columbia contractor building while spending significant time on site at NBP 320
• Monitor team chat and email for updates and work through Jira tickets
• Work in the lab on new systems and upgrade configurations
• Help design new systems and architect new environments as the program transitions from monolithic systems to containerized and, where applicable, cloud environments
• Travel occasionally, as needed, to OCONUS locations
• Provide on-call support for operational systems once fully onboarded

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required, with at least twelve (12) years of Network Engineering experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• IAT Level I certification (DoD 8570.01-M compliant).
• Cisco and Arista configuration and sustainment experience.
• Willingness to travel occasionally, as needed, to OCONUS locations.
• Willingness to be on-call for operational systems once fully onboarded.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cisco Call Manager experience.
• Cisco ASA firewall experience.
• Experience automating repetitive tasks such as inventory collection and compliance requirements.
• Experience working in cloud, hyper-converged infrastructure, and containerized environments.
• Familiarity with LatteArt and supporting STE/STN and SSP compliance for network devices.

Security Clearance:

Active Top Secret clearance with a Polygraph

BENEFITS:

• Company Medical/Dental/Vision plans – Company paid
• Short-term Disability, Long-term disability and Life Insurance – Company paid
• Business/ First Class travel upgrade for 7 hour or longer flights & company card will be provided for expenses
• Vacation / Personal days granted at 25 days per year
• $5,000 Annual Professional Development Fund plus 40 paid hours if in class
• 401K with 6% company match; all contributions are immediately vested by Employee
• Employee will be paid a bonus of $10,000 per employee hired based on their referral
• Up to 3 paid Code Red days due to customer closure

Que Technology Group, Inc., is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.