Senior Network Lead — Secure Enterprise Networking

Ignite Now; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ignite Now in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Network Lead to direct secure voice, data, and video network engineering across enterprise and classified networks. You will guide engineers, oversee designs, manage outages, and ensure 24/7 secure network availability for mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities include planning, configuring, and optimizing firewalls, IDS/IPS, DNS/DHCP, and network OSs; leading multi-technology designs; coordinating changes with CIO and government leads; and

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of relevant network-engineering experience at Senior/Lead level.
• Advanced knowledge of routing, switching, firewalls, IDS/IPS, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, NAC, load balancing, cabling/fiber, network OS, and management platforms.
• Knowledge of INFOSEC/COMSEC, classified/unclassified network separation, access control, STIGs, vulnerability remediation, and incident coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead network planning, engineering, implementation, administration, monitoring, testing, and sustainment.
• Design and optimize firewalls, IDS/IPS, AD-related network services, switches, routers, cabling, fiber, and network operating systems.
• Diagnose and resolve LAN, WAN, voice, video, and inter-network issues across classified and unclassified environments.

Skills

Routing & Switching

Firewalls & IDS/IPS

DNS/DHCP/IPAM

Network security

Access control

Load balancing

LAN/WAN troubleshooting

Education

Master's degree in a related field

BA/BS with 12+ years experience

Tools

Cisco Catalyst Center

ISE

Secure Firewall Management Center

Secure Network Analytics

Web Appliance

F5 BIG-IP/BIG-IQ

Infoblox

SolarWinds

VMware networking

Job description

Ignite Now in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Network Lead to direct secure voice, data, and video network engineering across enterprise and classified networks. You will guide engineers, oversee designs, manage outages, and ensure 24/7 secure network availability for mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities include planning, configuring, and optimizing firewalls, IDS/IPS, DNS/DHCP, and network OSs; leading multi-technology designs; coordinating changes with CIO and government leads; and