SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

NorthHill Technology; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthHill Technology Resources, LLC in Fairfax, Virginia, is seeking a Senior Network Engineer for a full-time role on a multi-agency program. TS/SCI clearance is required.

The position involves architecting, designing, installing, implementing, and maintaining a large mission-critical network with strict security, fault tolerance, and latency needs; most work is on-site with possible travel. You will join a small, senior networks team and have opportunities to lead in your areas of expertise

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of network design and deployment experience.
• Proficient with Juniper or Cisco devices.
• Experience with routing protocols and EVPN/VXLAN.
• TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, install, implement, and maintain a large multi-agency, mission-critical network.
• Work on-site with potential travel, including overseas locations.
• Lead and mentor senior network team members.
• Collaborate with customers and agencies to meet security, latency, and availability requirements.

Skills

Juniper networking

Cisco networking

TCP/IP TLS VXLAN

Routing protocols (OSPF EIGRP BGP)

EVPN VXLAN MPLS

LAN WAN VLANs

Security+ CISSP

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science

Tools

Juniper Certifications

Cisco Certifications

Job description

SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

NorthHill Technology Resources, LLC is looking for a SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER for a full-time position at one of our premier clients located in Fairfax, Virginia. To be considered for this position, you must have a TS/SCI level clearance. You will be part of a small but strong senior level networks team responsible for architecting, designing, installing, implementing, and maintaining a large multi-agency program based mission essential network infrastructure with very strict security, fault tolerance and latency requirements. Areas of involvement include rack level, data center, and transport layers. The team supports multiple programs, all with the same agency requirements and general needs, and provides technical challenges based on ever expanding requirements and mission needs. Most work is performed on-site at customer location, but some travel may be required which may include overseas locations. Strong opportunity for leadership roles and responsibilities in your areas of expertise, with supporting roles in other areas.

Technical Requirements

Minimum 7 years of demonstrated experience in network engineering, design, implementation and maintenance

• Proficiency with Juniper (preferred) and/or Cisco networking devices
• Certifications with Juniper (preferred) and/or Cisco networking devices
• Proficiency with multiple network protocols, to include, TCP/IP, IPv4, UDP (and multicast), TLS, VPLS, GRE
• Experience configuring, maintaining, or troubleshooting: Routing Protocols (i.e. OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP).
• EVPN (Ethernet over BGP/VXLAN or MPLS/VXLAN)
• Multicast, STP, Virtual LAN’s and Trunking (VLAN’s).
• Local Area Network (LAN) and/or Wide Area Network (WAN).
• Network Controlled Interfaces/Security: Firewall, ACL.
• Security+ or CISSP Certification
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well in groups

Desired Skills

• Juniper Certifications (JNCIA/S/P/E)
• Cisco Certifications (CCNA, CCNP)
• Experience engaging with and working seamlessly within a team
• Experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, etc.
• Experience with networking Linux and/or BSD systems to include system administration
• Experience working with Multicast protocols
• Willingness to accept engineering responsibility and present network designs and solutions to the team, agency and end customer
• Willingness to travel in US and globally if/as required

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a closely related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience

TS/SCI clearance required.