Sr Principal Network Engineer

Summit Technologies and Consulting, Inc.; Ridgecrest (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Technologies and Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Sr Principal Network Engineer to design and configure wired and wireless network architectures. The role requires a thorough knowledge of network devices and security protocols.

Applicants must possess a DoD Secret Clearance and a Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience. The position involves troubleshooting and ensuring network security across various platforms.

Qualifications

• Must currently hold a DoD Secret Clearance.
• Experience installing, configuring, and troubleshooting wired and wireless networks.
• Thorough knowledge of switches and routers (CCNP or better).

Responsibilities

• Design, install, and configure wired and wireless network architectures.
• Troubleshoot network issues using various monitoring tools.
• Ensure network security through proper encryption and firewall policies.

Skills

802.1X/802.11 standards

WPA Enterprise encryption

firewall applications

IPS/IDS knowledge

VPN concentrators

PKI management

rogue access points detection

network integration

Windows 10 and Server 2012

Microsoft Active Directory

CompTIA Security+

HP Aruba wireless controllers

Cisco routers and switches

Nessus

Solarwinds

VMWare

network diagrams

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of experience

CompTIA Security+ or CCNA Security

Tools

HP Aruba tools and software

Cisco ASA firewalls

Juniper SRX VPN/firewalls

Job description

The Sr Principal Network Engineer shall design, install, configure and troubleshoot wired and wireless network architectures. This includes routers, switches, VPN, IDS/IPS, SIEM, wireless access points, controllers, and other supporting devices and software used for monitoring, data collection and network security.

Qualifications

• Must currently hold at minimum a DoD Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of experience installing, configuring, troubleshooting wired and wireless networks.
• Experience implementing and enforcing 802.1X/802.11 standards on networks.
• Experience working with WPA Enterprise encryption standards.
• Thorough knowledge of and experience with firewall applications, setup, maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Thorough knowledge of and experience with IPS/IDS.
• Knowledge of and experience with VPN concentrators; worked with FIPS level encryption standard over networks.
• Knowledge of and experience with implementing and managing a certificate authority for PKI.
• Ability to use tools to detect rogue access points.
• Ability to integrate wired and wireless networks to other enterprise systems.
• Experience mitigating and isolating wireless attacks.
• Thorough knowledge of and ability to use various wireless client tools to detect and resolve issues.
• Thorough knowledge of switches and routers (CCNP or better), CCIE desired.
• Thorough knowledge of networking fundamentals including VLANs, subnets, protocols, and standards.
• Thorough knowledge of and experience with Windows 10 and Server 2012 operating systems and Microsoft Active Directory, principles, deployment and troubleshooting Active Directory applications in a large Enterprise environment.
• CompTIA Security+ or CCNA Security (DoD 8570 compliant).
• Knowledge of HP Aruba wireless controllers including ability to create new wireless LANs, configure anchor controllers, configure APs, and configure wireless security and authentication.
• Knowledge of HP Aruba wireless access points and ability to deploy and configure them.
• Knowledge of Aruba ClearPass.
• Knowledge of and ability to use HP Aruba tools and software to analyze issues.
• Knowledge of Juniper SRX VPN/firewalls and Juniper QFX switches series.
• Knowledge of Cisco ASA firewalls and VPN concentrators.
• Knowledge of Cisco routers and switches and ISE.
• Knowledge of Nessus, Solarwinds, StealthWatch.
• Knowledge of Bluecoat Proxy.
• Knowledge of OPSF, BGP, Multicast, IPv4, IPv6, QOS.
• Knowledge of VMWare, ESXi.
• Knowledge of Visio, able to create network diagrams, able to present how the network works.
• Microsoft Server 2012 and Active Directory.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.