Sr. Network Engineer

Themis Insight, LLC.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance and vision/dental

401k with company contribution

Holidays and PTO

Career development

Employee referral bonuses

Job summary

Themis Insight, LLC. is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer in the Fort Meade, MD area to design, implement, and maintain complex network infrastructures supporting DoD/IC environments.

The role requires TS/SCI with a Polygraph, DoD IAT II baseline, and Cisco certification, with at least ten years of network engineering experience. You will lead projects, optimize performance, configure devices for LAN/WAN/VoIP, assist with security and compliance, and mentor junior engineers while adhering to DoD

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in CS or related field required; BS with additional 2 years of relevant experience acceptable
• Ten years of network engineering experience required
• IAT II baseline certification per DoD 8570.01-M required
• Cisco certification required
• Strong network diagramming/documentation skills
• Data-center experience with VMware NSX
• SDN knowledge
• Familiarity with storage/backup tools and hybrid-cloud exposure
• TS/SCI with Polygraph required

Responsibilities

• Perform network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of networks.
• Analyze design, specifications, and related documents.
• Configure and optimize network devices and methodologies (LAN/CAN/WAN, VPNs, firewall, NAT).
• Lead large installation projects and guide junior engineers.
• Develop and maintain network diagrams and accreditations; ensure DoD/IC compliance.

Skills

TS/SCI Polygraph

DoD IAT II

Cisco Certification

Network Design

Network Deployment

VMware NSX

SDN Knowledge

Network Diagrams

Hybrid Cloud

Troubleshooting

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science / related field

Bachelor’s degree with substitution (2 years exp)

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 the Fort Meade, MD vicinity. Position location is subject to change based on central MD client's needs.

Required

TS/SCI with a Polygraph

Description

Performs network services from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks. Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents. Performs general LAN/CAN/WAN administration. Schedules conversions and cutovers. Coordinates with all responsible users and sites to resolve network or system incidents. Translates business requirements into telecommunications (e.g., LAN, CAN, WAN, Voice and Video) requirements, designs and orders. Performs engineering analysis of telecommunications alternatives in support of strategic modernization efforts and telecommunications enhancement design for medium and large-scale telecommunication infrastructures. Assists telecommunications end users, telecommunications operations personnel, and telecommunications strategic program management with network interfaces.

The Level 3 Network Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:

• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.
• Conduct data captures to obtain network performance information.
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools.
• Provide input to the design of the organization's network and mission architecture.
• Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies.
• Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components.
• Gather needed data to specify system/component performance and interface requirements
• Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN’s, firewall contexts, Traffic Shaping Voice over IP (VoIP), GRE Tunneling, IP Security (IPSec), IP Encryption, Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate.
• Configure and maintain organization's network diagrams and accreditations.
• Oversee the support to all network equipment.
• Develop designs of the organization's network and mission architecture to meet new partner requirements.
• Manage assigned tasks and provide guidance to junior Network Engineers.
• Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations.
• Resolve complex network problems, operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment and network simulators.
• Design modules representing traditional circuit switched networks.
• Lead large efforts and installation projects of dynamic requirements and scale.
• Develop algorithms for models using networking and/or telecommunications technologies and systems.

Individual Capabilities/Experience Required

• A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security Systems Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline and an additional two (2) years of experience providing Network Engineering support may be substituted for the Master's degree.
• Ten (10) years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support and training commensurate with network engineering curriculum is required.
• An Information Assurance Technical (IAT) level II baseline certification as defined by DoD 8570.01-M is required.
• Cisco certification is required.
• Strong network diagramming/documentation skills
• Understanding of network policy (ACLs, segmentation, routing)
• Data-center experience with VMware NSX
• SDN knowledge
• Familiarity with storage/backup tools and concepts
• Basic hybrid-cloud architecture exposure

Themis Insight has all the PERKS!

You are our most valuable resource — your ambition, your knowledge, your creativity. We offer an industry-leading set of benefits to supplement your normal salary compensation. Themis Insight has you covered with flexible ways to balance work and home life, full health benefit premium coverage, and generous contributions toward your retirement.

• 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.