Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities & Qualifications

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Configure and install various network devices and services.
• Monitor and analyze network performance and resource utilization to identify trends and potential problems.
• Develop and implement capacity planning strategies to ensure that the network can meet the needs of the organization.
• Apply current and emerging network design principles and protocols to design, implement, and maintain enterprise networks.
• Experience with network virtualization technologies.
• Experience with multi-tenant network architectures.
• Knowledge and understanding of a width variety network routing and switching equipment devices from multiple vendors.
• Experience with scripting languages, such as Python and Perl, for automating network tasks and responding to network threshold events.
• Outstanding mathematics and IT abilities.
• Manage the network connectivity at all VIP/GO quarters.
• Implement and manage network connectivity and transport across all classification levels.
• Manage and perform the installation, maintenance, and removal of all equipment in accordance with JSP-approved standards and architecture drawings, to include encryption devices, VoIP devices, and VoSIP devices, and auxiliary power equipment (i.e., Uninterrupted Power Supply).
• Manage and perform life-cycle maintenance for all transport devices and supporting equipment.
• Manage and perform the patching and cabling for JSP devices located in VIP/GO quarters.

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience:
  • 5+ years primary role operating, troubleshooting, installing network routers and switches.
  • 5+ years primary role designing, architecting routed and switched networks.
  • 2+ years as senior or lead engineer in planning, designing, and building software defined networks.
  • 3+ years DoD environment.
• Certifications:
  • DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification: Category IAT Level III
    • CASP+ CE
    • CCNP Security
    • CISA
    • CISSP (or Associate)
    • GCED
    • GCIH
    • CCSP
• Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering or Equivalent (Required)
  • Master’s degree (Preferred)
• Clearance: Must possess a Secret clearance

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join our team supporting DISA JSP ETM in Arlington, VA.

 

TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

 

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

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Additional Job Information

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Location: Arlington, VA
• Type of environment: Office
• Noise level: Medium
• Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday – Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
• Amount of Travel: Less than 10%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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