Senior Network Architect (FiberNet)

Senior Network Architect (FiberNet)– Onsite – Rockville, MD

About us 

• Creative Information Technology Inc (CITI) is an esteemed IT enterprise renowned for its exceptional customer service and innovation. We serve both government and commercial sectors, offering a range of solutions such as Healthcare IT, Human Services, Identity Credentialing, Cloud Computing, and Big Data Analytics. With clients in the US and abroad, we hold key contract vehicles including GSA IT Schedule 70, NIH CIO-SP3, GSA Alliant, and DHS-Eagle II.

• Join us in driving growth and seizing new business opportunities.

Background

• We are seeking a Senior Network Architect (Subject Matter Expert) to Client’ FiberNet environment. Primary responsibility is to serve as a technical expert on several enterprise-wide projects that include reviewing and analyzing/documenting/recommending improvements to the County’s existing Cisco MPLS routed network and architecture (“FiberNet 3”), a DWDM replacement project, and an Enterprise Hardware Refresh project. 
• This role requires occasional work in the field at remote County locations, which may include the combination of a normal business day, off-hours and weekend work (anticipated not to exceed 15% of time) and utilizing your own vehicle for transportation.  Otherwise, this is an ON-SITE position in Rockville, MD.

Role and Responsibilities 

• Provide technical analysis, design, project & operational support for FiberNet.
• Assist with defining current/future network standards recommendations based upon the County’s mission requirements. 
• Participate in design, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of the County’s Enterprise Networking Infrastructure.
• Serve as a technical expert on several enterprise-wide projects that include reviewing and analysing/documenting/recommending improvements to the County’s existing Cisco MPLS routed network and architecture (“FiberNet 3”), a County-wide DWDM replacement project, and an Enterprise Hardware Refresh project. 
• Be heavily involved in the deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and analysis of Wide Area Network (WAN), Local Area Network (LAN), and Wireless infrastructure services to deliver voice, video and data applications to Montgomery County Government and County Agency offices.
• Develop documentation, standards, and process models for implementation, projects, and operational support.
• Cover after-hours, weekend, and holiday work as required.

Minimum Qualification

• 10+ years of proven expertise in the design and solutions deployment of resilient, high-speed, Enterprise network segments.
• 10+ years of experience with internetworking technologies (OSI Reference Model, TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLAN’s, link aggregation, encapsulation, and encryption, DNS/DHCP, CoS/QoS, VoIP, GLBP/VRRP/HSRP, SNMP, NetFlow) 
• 15+ years of experience with enterprise routing technologies (EIGRP/EIGRPng, OSPF/OSPFng, NHRP, mBGP/IBGP/EBGP, VRFs, static routing, route redistribution, PBR/FBF, & route summarization) 
• 10+ years of experience and expert knowledge of WAN standards, topologies & carrier broadband technologies specifically using Cisco core routers (TIA/EIA/ISO/IEEE, PPP, Frame Relay, ATM, MPLS VPN, DMVPN, MetroE, DSX, T-Carrier, SONET, & High-Speed Internet) 
• 10 + years of experience and expert knowledge of LAN (Gigabit Ethernet (100/40/10/2/1), PoE, link aggregation (PAgP, LACP, VPC/VSS), CDP/LLDP, NTP, CAM/ARP, RTP/SRTP/RTCP, Spanning Tree [mSTP/Rapid-PVST+], QoS, NetFlow
• Expert knowledge of tunneling and encryption/encapsulation technologies (DMVPN, IPsec, mGRE/GRE, SSL/TLS)
• Expert knowledge on enterprise addressing & design (IPv4/IPv6, Private/Public addressing, VLSM, NAT/PAT/SNAT, & Overlay subnets)
• Working knowledge of ATM protocols including AAL1 and AAL2 technologies 
• 10+ years of experience and knowledge of basic power distribution and protection systems (AC/DC)
• 5+ years of experience in creating network staff training materials, network diagrams (Microsoft Visio), procedures, change processes and general documentation 
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Element & Network Management Systems 
• 5+ years hands on experience with Wireless Networking (design, deployment, & operational support/troubleshooting)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or higher