Senior Network & Firewall Engineer

Nevada National Security Sites; Mercury (NV); On-site; USD 95,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Pension plan

401k plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

MSTS seeks a Senior Infrastructure Analyst for the Enterprise Network Services team in Mercury, Nevada. You will install, operate, monitor, sustain, and secure firewalls, switches, VPNs, and access control systems to support NNSS operations.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in a computer-related field with 5+ years of related experience, strong OSI/networking knowledge, and experience with Cisco/Extreme/Palo Alto devices; familiarity with RFCs, ACLs, and security policies; DOE background

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent with at least 5 years of related experience.
• Strong awareness of technical principles, theories, standards, practices and procedures to include the OSI Model and networking protocols.
• Configure and install various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, wi-fi access points).
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations.
• Provide backup and second level coverage to Technical Support Representatives as assigned.
• Learn and comply with validation requirements, SOP, and change control maintenance for product life cycle.
• Provide support to Data Center environments including disaster recovery and backup technologies. Preferred candidate with demonstrated experience in each.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to include installation, operate, monitor, sustain, and secure, firewalls, switches, fabric interconnects, VPN, and access control systems.
• Optimize firewall (Palo Alto) and load balancer architectures to support secure, scalable network operations.
• Respond to network changes, network failures, or modified network diagrams by utilizing a variety of network-related technologies: MPLS, VRF, BGP, VPN, device redundancy protocols, other exterior or interior gateway protocols, and QoS within an IP network that utilize various methods of encryption and transport security.
• Implement, maintain, and document ACLs in the GCC AOR. Modify all GCC managed network devices on the ACL with no disruption in service. Create, add, delete, audit, and update Deny All/Permit by Exception (DAPE) security policies.
• Maintain accurate and complete PPS along with Application Layer Filtering records as required.
• Direct or coordinate analysis and resolution of network hardware, software and wiring problems.
• Supervise or perform network server administration and direct formulation of related procedures.
• Monitor network performance and capacity and recommend modifications or enhancements.
• Participate in network design including developing proposals for implementation of network components.
• Review submitted RFCs and other change configurations for accuracy, feasibility, and implementation concerns within the Enterprise network architecture.
• Create, maintain, and sustain accurate and standardized network site diagrams that include all managed devices, active network interfaces, IP addresses, subnet masks, and attached circuits with purchased bandwidth rates.
• Prepare procedures, documentation and activity reports.
• Provide input into budget and monitor expenditures.
• May respond to Help Desk requests to support troubleshooting of workstation and server related problems.
• May provide work direction and training to technicians and network engineers.
• May lead network projects to design, install, or implement a new system or support modifications or deinstallation of an existing system.
• Perform other duties assigned by Management.

Skills

Network security

Firewalls

VPN

Load balancers

CCNA/CCNP

Palo Alto

BGP

MPLS

ACLs

Network design

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer field

Tools

Cisco devices

Extreme Networks

Palo Alto devices

Job description

MSTS seeks a Senior Infrastructure Analyst for the Enterprise Network Services team in Mercury, Nevada. You will install, operate, monitor, sustain, and secure firewalls, switches, VPNs, and access control systems to support NNSS operations.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in a computer-related field with 5+ years of related experience, strong OSI/networking knowledge, and experience with Cisco/Extreme/Palo Alto devices; familiarity with RFCs, ACLs, and security policies; DOE background