Sr. Network Engineer

By Light Professional IT Services LLC; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Senior Network Engineer to support critical operations at MacDill AFB. This role involves hands-on engineering support, system assessments, and developing solutions to meet evolving technology requirements. You'll be at the forefront of ensuring robust network performance and cybersecurity compliance, working closely with stakeholders to deliver optimal solutions. If you have a passion for network engineering and a desire to contribute to mission-critical projects, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• Must have DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification.
• 4-8 years of relevant experience with a BS degree or 2-6 years with a Masters.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier III routing and switching support on enterprise networks.
• Ensure system design adheres to industry and DOD standards.

Skills

Network Design

Cybersecurity

Routing Protocols

Tier III Support

System Assessments

Education

BS Degree

Masters Degree

Tools

CompTIA Security+ce

CCNA Security

CCNP Enterprise

Job description

Company Overview

By Light is hiring a Sr. Network Engineer to join our team at MacDill AFB. The Senior Network Engineer position at MacDill AFB, FL supports the Global Solutions Management-Operations II (GSM-O II), Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE). The JCSE team provides en-route, early entry, scalable C4 support to Regional Combatant Commands, Special Operations Command, and other agencies. In this role, you will be responsible for new capability requirements and design, system assessments, and providing hands-on engineering support.

Key elements of this position include: conducting analysis and assessments on new emerging technologies; developing and recommending functional design solutions to meet stakeholder requirements; providing Tier III support to the Joint Network Operations Center (JNOC); developing, engineering, and recommending hardware and software solutions; and conducting cybersecurity mitigations on design solutions to comply with Risk Management Framework (RMF) cybersecurity requirements.

Responsibilities

• Providing Tier III routing and switching support with hands on experience designing, testing, and implementing IGP, EGP, MPLS, VRF, and NFV/Service Chaining on an enterprise network to meet security, performance, operational, and functional requirements.
• Ensuring proper routing protocols are being applied to optimize the end-to-end network performance from the Local Area Network (LAN) through a Wide Area Network (WAN), to a Campus Area Network (CAN), to a Storage Area Network (SAN), or data center.
• Assisting the government customer with identifying any derived design objectives, technical specifications, performance requirements, and interoperability specifications to ensure the system design will meet stakeholder end-to-end requirements.
• Ensure the system design adheres to industry standards, DOD standards, DOD policies, DOD instructions, DOD directives, cybersecurity policies, and best commercial practices.
• Develop presentations to stakeholders articulating the gaps, requirements, objectives, functional and solution architecture.
• Develop, review, and update briefings, papers, and/or spreadsheets to meet customer requirements.
• Provide analysis for how the operational, functional, and performance requirements will be met as part of the system design, test, and implementation of initial capabilities.

Required Experience/Qualifications

• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (CompTIA Security+ce, CCNA Security, CySA+, etc.)
• CCNP Enterprise
• Education: BS Degree and 4-8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2-6 years of relevant experience. Specific experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree

Special Requirements/Security Clearance

• Clearance: Secret