IT Network Engineer - Top Secret Clearance

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of classified networks
• Lead network integration and troubleshooting efforts
• Improve network performance and reliability using system performance metrics, including capacity planning, failure detection, and remediation
• Support capacity augmentation and network optimization deployments
• Assist with system configuration updates and firmware management
• Configure, install, and support campus and data center networks
• Support the deployment of network access control (NAC) using 802.1X
• Build automation for network devices, operational processes, and deployment tools
• Develop and enforce network policies and standards
• Create and maintain comprehensive network documentation
• BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline and 3+ years of professional network engineering experience; OR 5+ years of professional network engineering experience in lieu of a degree
• 1+ year of networking experience deploying enterprise network solutions and/or cloud and web-scale networks
• Layer-1 experience (e.g., transport, DWDM, optical fiber, circuit troubleshooting, activations, etc.)
• Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance
• PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
• Hands-on experience with the deployment of networking hardware (routers, modems, switches, firewalls, etc..)
• Expert understanding of the OSI model and network standards
• Experience with physical troubleshooting of fiber and circuits
• Hands on experience with the following:
• Cisco Catalyst and Arista data center class switches
• Network Access Control (NAC) using 802.1X
• DNS, DHCP, SNMP, IP helpers, ARP, CDP, LLDP
• BGP routing
• Switch port security features
• Network monitoring tools