Sr. Network Engineer

Themis Insight; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health, dental, and vision plans

401k contribution of 6%

25 days of PTO

Career development programs

Employee referral bonuses

Job summary

A consulting firm in Fort Meade, MD, is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to enhance network management. The candidate will be responsible for designing, optimizing, and maintaining network systems while ensuring high performance and data security. A Bachelor's degree in engineering and substantial experience in network engineering are essential. Certifications like CCNA or CCNP are required. The role offers competitive health plans, a 401k contribution, and generous PTO.

Qualifications

• 12 years experience in similar programs required.
• Minimum of 3 years as a Network Engineer within the last 3 years.
• CCNA or CCNP certification is required.
• Proficient with Linux and Windows.

Responsibilities

• Assist in all aspects of network management.
• Analyze design and specifications.
• Implement network solutions and monitor performance.
• Configure and maintain network diagrams and accreditations.
• Optimize network performance and resolve complex issues.

Skills

Network Management

Design Analysis

Troubleshooting

Cisco Routers and Switches

Linux Administration

Windows Administration

Ansible/Salt Scripts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Cisco Equipment

Network Analyzers

AWS/VMs

Job description

Themis Insight solves difficult business, IT, and analytic problems by addressing the whole problem – not just the symptoms – using interdisciplinary approaches that are both practical and innovative. We provide fresh alternatives to ordinary, mainstream consulting firms through small, highly skilled, and hand-picked teams that can meet clients' needs in any industry. Our broad interdisciplinary understanding allows us to provide the right solution, even if it is from outside the industry or traditionally defined problem space. We bring Public and Private, Civilian and Military expertise to every case.

We are hiring a Sr. Network Engineer to work in Fort Meade, MD. Position location is subject to change based on central MD client's needs.

Required: TS/SCI with a Polygraph

Provides assistance in all aspects of network management from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks; Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents; Implements communication system requirements to support the distributed functionality of a software engineering environment; Analyzes network characteristics (e.g. traffic connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes and throughput), troubleshoots problems and recommends procurement of and/or modifications to network components.

The Level 3 Network Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:

• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools
• Develops algorithms used in modules or incorporated into models associated with the research and development of technologies and systems.
• Ensures that all material received is inspected for evidence of tampering and, if any is found, submits a report of suspected physical incident immediately
• Configure and maintain organization's network diagrams and accreditations.
• Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations.
• Design, integrate, test, and deploy solutions to established network issues.
• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.
• Coordinate with appropriate dataflow organizations and end-customer recipients, follow-on data repositories and tasking organizations and mitigate potential adverse impacts on system-wide dataflow
• Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN’s, firewall contexts, Traffic Shapping Voice over IP (VOIP), GRE Tunneling, IP Security (IPSec) IP Encryption and Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate
• Coordinate with the system engineering and dataflow efforts to ensure proper mission operations to minimize down time.
• Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies
• Applies Network Acceleration techniques such as Riverbed.
• Conducts inventories as directed (e.g., semiannually/annually)
• Reports any known or suspected COMSEC incidents immediately
• Perform configuration, test, deployment, and maintenance to all network equipment.
• Validate new and existing dataflow and data formats,
• Manage assigned tasks and provide guidance to junior Network Engineers.
• Facilitate the implementation of high-speed, scalable, fault-tolerant network topologies as applicable to WAN and LAN design.
• Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components
• Lead large efforts of dynamic requirements and scale
• Resolve complex network problems, operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment and network simulators
• Assists System engineers and cross organizational teams to define requirements.

Individual Capabilities/Experience Required:

• Twelve (12) years’ experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional network engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of 3 years as a Network Engineer (within the last 3 years).
• Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Proficient with Linux and Windows. Linux and/or Windows system administration experience is a plus.
• CCNA or CCNP certification.
• Security+ certification.

Individual Capabilities/Experience Desired:

• Experience with patching and upgrading Linux servers and networking resources
• Ansible/Salt scripts
• AWS/VMs

Themis Insight has all the PERKS!

• Competitive health, dental, and vision plans with 100% paid premiums.
• 401k: We contribute 6% even if you don't!
• Time Off: 11 standard holidays, and 25 days of PTO
• Career Development: Get career counseling and individualized career development plans, including education and training.
• Employee referral bonuses for successful hires

Themis Insight is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Themis Insight provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.