Senior Network Engineer

**ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED**

 

Join Our High-Performing Network Security Engineering Team!

Are you passionate about working with top-tier engineers and taking on complex challenges? D2 is excited to offer a dynamic opportunity for a Network Engineer to join our team, where you'll engage in designing, researching, analyzing, and sustaining local and wide-area network hardware and services.

This is your chance to contribute to impactful projects, sharpen your skills, and collaborate with experts while making a real difference in the world of network security. Ready for the challenge? Let’s dive in!

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Drive Innovation: Develop system specifications, architecture designs, integration plans, and testing protocols to ensure the success of cutting-edge network solutions.
• Manage Risk: Identify and implement risk management strategies to keep our network secure and resilient.
• Ensure Quality: Maintain compliance with quality assurance standards and consistently meet or exceed performance metrics.
• Collaborate & Lead: Review mission-related changes, assess impacts, and provide technical solutions, all while managing and guiding projects through the full lifecycle.
• Create Solutions: Engineer and implement customer-specific solutions based on change requests and business needs.
• Be the Expert: Act as the technical lead for assigned projects, offering recommendations and coordinating with stakeholders to ensure seamless execution.
• Requirements Mastery: Elicit and analyze requirements using various techniques such as interviews, surveys, and site visits, and transform them into clear, actionable specifications.
• Network Optimization: Perform network traffic analysis, recommend improvements, and optimize bandwidth to ensure peak performance.
• Stay Ahead of the Curve: Evaluate new technologies to enhance network capacity, performance, and reliability, staying aligned with industry best practices and security standards.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain network architecture diagrams, document system requirements, and communicate technical decisions to senior leadership and key stakeholders.

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

• Experience: 10+ years in network and transport technologies, with 5+ years managing large-scale, enterprise/global networks in fast-paced environments.
• Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI Polygraph.
• Skills: Expertise in network design, engineering, and implementation at an advanced level, including the creation of Rough Order Magnitude (ROM) equipment lists and cost estimation for large-scale projects.
• Tools & Technologies: Proficiency with tools like CISCO, Juniper, and Network Management tools such as SolarWinds and OPNET, as well as deep knowledge of protocols like BGP, OSPF, and MPLS.
• Tech Savvy: Experience with CISCO, Juniper routers/switches, cryptographic devices, VPN/IPSEC technologies, and supporting IP services for networks like NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and JWICS.
• Analytical Skills: Strong writing and communication skills for developing reports and presenting complex technical concepts to senior management.
• Self-Starter: Ability to work independently, managing priorities and driving initiatives with minimal direction.

What’s Nice to Have:

• Education: Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Certifications: Cisco CCNP, CCNA, CCVP, or CCDP (or equivalent), ITIL v3 Foundations, ISC2 CISSP, AWS Cloud Practitioner, or Microsoft Azure Fundamentals.
• Cloud Knowledge: Familiarity with AWS or Azure environments would be a plus!

Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

• Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a highly skilled team of engineers, with opportunities to learn and grow.
• Impactful Work: Your work will directly contribute to the security and performance