Senior Network Engineer at Peraton United States

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Network Engineer in the United States to support DHS-related network operations. The role focuses on maintaining and improving the customer’s networking infrastructure, including load balancing, server connectivity, and performance optimization.

The ideal candidate will participate in evaluating technical solutions, developing architecture schematics, and documenting standards. Occasional after-hours and weekend support may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with substantial IT experience.
• U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain DHS clearance.
• Experience in network engineering and IT infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Provide operations management and maintenance of the customer’s networking infrastructure.
• Support deployment, operations, and maintenance of the enterprise infrastructure.
• Offer third-level network problem troubleshooting and optimize network performance.

Skills

Network engineering

IT infrastructure

Performance monitoring

Change management

ITIL knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Senior Network Engineer job at Peraton. United States.

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Network Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The ideal candidate will support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This individual is responsible for providing engineering expertise for network operations and maintenance. The network engineer will support the operations and maintenance of the customer’s networking infrastructure, and assisting in the deployment, operations, and maintenance of the customer’s overall infrastructure.

Must be available to periodically provide after-hours and weekend support.

Role & Responsibilities

• Provides operations management and maintenance of the customer’s networking infrastructure pertinent to load balancing, server connectivity, and maintenance of the production and test environments.
• Participate in the evaluation of potential technical solutions and capacity requirements to meet business needs.
• Reviewthe customer'snetwork and practices looking for opportunities to enhance network functionality, performance, and reliability by utilizing the server load balancing platform.
• Participate in providing specifications and detail schematics for system architecture for the enterprise.
• Advises network users of hardware requirements, configurations, and limitations.
• Participate in the development of documentation, including diagrams, standards, specifications, and operating procedures.
• Monitor for opportunities to enhance the customer network/system performance or reliability.
• Monitor for opportunities to improve the customer service delivery practices.
• Perform on-going management of network, server load balancing, server installations, and upgrade projects.
• Provide third-level support and troubleshooting of network problems.
• Maintain and extend expertise in applicable areas of network and computer hardware and software technology.

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Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor degree and 12 years experience or Masters degree and 10 years of experience or Associate degree and 14 years experience or a HS diploma/equivalent and 16 years experience.
• U.S. Citizenship required; Must have the ability to obtain a DHS Entrance on Duty (EOD) clearance
• Network Engineering / IT infrastructure experience
• Experience with network/system performance
• Understanding of change, release, and configuration management
• Knowledge of Client business environment and requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with networking maintenance and operations
• Knowledge of security operations and support
• Experience in firewall operations and support
• Experience in Wintel operations and support for Windows 2019, Windows 2016 and Windows 2012
• Possess an Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) 4 certification or the ability to obtain within one month
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Exceptional problem-solving capabilities and use of judgment
• Ability to work effectively and a self-starter

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.