Network Security Engineer
CACI International IncAbout the role
The Opportunity:
The Network Security Engineer will work within the Network Security Implementation and Sustainment (NSIS) Services section to provide engineering expertise to analyze complex systems, architecture, network design and other technical hardware issues
Responsibilities:
Procure and perform acceptance testing on equipment
Provide hardware maintenance support, both preventative and remedial
Deploy, install, and implement hardware at Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS)
Prepare specifications for hardware by analyzing documented and derived system requirements
Conduct site surveys
Prepare engineering plans and site Technical Design Packages
Organize and direct hardware installations
Configure (and document configuration of) computers, networking devices, and various peripheral equipment
Prepare site installation and test reports
Ensure that problems have been properly identified and solutions will satisfy the user's requirements
Prepare reports and recommendations concerning existing and emerging hardware technologies
Provide specific input to the hardware components of system design to include end-user devices, servers, networking devices, data storage devices, and specialized processors
Qualifications:
Required:
Conduct site surveys; assesses and documents current site network configuration and site unique requirements
Organize and direct hardware installations across multiple sites
Analyze and recommend hardware specifications for project-unique or modified commercial hardware
Assist with building simulations of proposed systems and provide hardware throughput analyses to system engineers
Design and verify test harnesses/simulated interfaces for all test and integration phases
Prepare Mean-Time-Between-Failure and Mean-Time-To-Repair analyses
Analyze operational data to identify choke points, failure modes, and other data for design or maintainability improvements
Review proposed systems, and support of network communications, including LAN/WAN systems
Evaluate current systems and annotate system vulnerabilities
Research and analyze data of various products to include COTS/GOTS components and GFE to determine feasibility of design or application
Provide skilled technical assistance in network planning, engineering, and architecture
Assist in the development of technical standards and interface applications, identify and evaluate new products, and provide resolution for network problems
Provide evaluations of systems, networks and information systems to ensure designs meet applicable governmental security specifications
Assist with the development of system security documentation on both new and fielded information systems
Develop, analyze, and provide feedback on wired and wireless network systems
Plan large and small-scale systems system vendor comparison, cost studies, and security
Plan and evaluate complex existing network systems and make recommendations for resources required to maintain and/or expand service levels
Education and Experience:
Ten (10) years’ experience as a Network Security Engineer analyzing complex hardware systems for SIGINT solutions is required.
Bachelor’s degree in communications engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.Five (5) years of additional Network Security engineering experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.
Must meet DoD approved 8570 Baseline Certification for IAT Level II and possess at least 2 of the following vendor certifications: Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA), Sonicwall Network Security Administrator (SNSA), Sonicwall Network Security Professional (SNSP), Symantec ProxySG 6.7 Technical Specialist o
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