Network Engineer

Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future

Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech International Corporation, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Network Engineer to join our team in Chantilly, VA.

The Network Engineer must exhibit good judgment in interfacing with all government and contract personnel, providing proper examples of work performance, and adherence to professional standards and operational and security guidelines as defined by the Government and ManTech International, Inc.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Network engineer with hands-on experience and expertise in the installation and management of public and/or private networks such as Internet protocol (IP) networks, wide area networks (WANs), switches, routers (Cisco), and troubleshooting servers and networks to provide maximum performance.
• Provide guidance to the Network Engineering Manager, provide weekly and monthly performance reports, as well as daily reporting to the customer on all critical issues and their resolutions.
• Evaluates and reports on new communications technologies to enhance network capabilities, expertise to identify innovative solutions to most complex situations.
• Design and optimize network topologies, write PowerShell scripts, Java and Python scripts
• Analyze and develop new hardware requirements and prepare specifications for hardware.
• Direct and lead preparation of engineering plans and site installation Technical Design Packages.
• Develop infrastructure installation schedules.
• Hands on experience and provide guidance to highly technical systems engineers, Server installation including Windows Server, Oracle OEL, Linux and Database Support
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to team members and business partners, trouble shoot complex issues.
• Assist design of network installation configuration for new sites, support decommissioning of a site, and assist in moves, support computer systems and peripherals.
• Coordinate with internal and external teams for procurement, installation, and management of network related inventory (switches, routers, servers, storage solutions, etc.).
• Travel to customer sites and perform deployment activities to include, site surveys, install hardware, install software, remove hardware, check hardware for shipment that connect to network. Organize and direct hardware installations and support site surveys.
• Conduct Training sessions to ensure all team members are cross trained in supported technology and provide Tier III network technical issue resolution, that also include infrastructure related problems.
• Direct and lead preparation of drawings documenting network configuration changes at each site.
• May lead functional teams or projects Requires depth and/or breadth of expertise, and all other tasks as assigned by the Network Engineering Manager.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have at least a High School Diploma
• 6+ years of experience in Information Technology, including networking, Cisco router and switch configuration, LAN, WAN management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated initiative, sound judgment, effective decision-making.
• Experience in Customer Service.
• Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting network and server installation, integration, and support in a Federal government enterprise environment.
• Experience contributing as part of an Agile team.
• Experience with MS Power Automate, MS Dynamics, MS Power BI, MS SQL Server, Oracle, VMWare.
• One or more technical certifications, e.g. CCNA, CCST, CCNP.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or similar is strongly preferred.

Security Clearance Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance.
• A current and active Secret clearance is strongly preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in stationary position for up to 50% of the time.
• Must be able to work in an office environment and be able to freely move within this space to utilize office equipment as well as interface with co-workers and customer.
• Must be able to effectively use IT peripherals such as laptop, desktop, printer, fax machine, etc.
• Must be able to deliver presentat