Senior IT Network Engineer

Senior IT Network Engineer

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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CACI is seeking a Senior IT Network Engineer function as part of a team of engineers responsible on design, development, assessments, testing and implementing solutions Initiatives/deployments for the CACI's distributed enterprise network environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Network Design and Configuration: Designing enterprise networks, including selecting the right equipment, defining configurations, and ensuring networks meet both current and future business needs.

• Installation and Implementation: Overseeing network installations and implementing solutions with a focus on performance and scalability.
• Device and Service Configuration: Configuring and installing network devices like routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and VPNs, ensuring each device and service is correctly integrated and optimized.
• Testing and Optimization: Conducting thorough tests on network systems, monitoring performance, troubleshooting outages, and working with network architects to optimize the network.
• Maintenance and Support: Ensuring the health and maintenance of both enterprise and development networks, including managing various network hardware (e.g., firewalls, switches, routers), supporting SD-WAN, VPNs, and wireless LANs, and using management tools like Cisco Prime and SolarWinds. Palo Alto /Cisco/ Fortinet/Firewalls, Prisma Access, Panorama, Cisco, networking hardware, switches (Multi-Layer, Data Center/ Access/Core/ Distribution ) firewalls, routers, Software defined Access – SDA, SDWAN, ISE/DNAC/Catalyst Center , ACI, Tetration /CSW, WLAN, network engineering support, network management systems, using Cisco Prime and SolarWinds, CACI office connectivity including Multiple Data Centers WAN/MAN/EPL/FLEXVPN,MIS, DIA Wired and wireless, remote access solutions, and technology pilots and office network Build out and modifications.
• Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Using performance analysis tools to troubleshoot network issues, track data flows, and resolve any disruptions in service or network efficiency.
• Customer Support: Providing support for customer-related technologies, ensuring the infrastructure meets user needs and expectations.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, combination with hands and work experience in an Enterprise Network Environment
• At least 10 years of related experience on an Enterprise Network Environment
• Ability to obtain Secret clearance.
• 5+ years in Network Operation Security managing, Deploying, and maintaining Firewalls.
• 3+ years’ experience in SDA, SDWAN
• Network Engineering Work Experience in Large Enterprise Environments:
  • Experience in large-scale network environments suggests familiarity with complex infrastructures and the ability to manage and troubleshoot large, multi-site networks.
  • This would involve a broad understanding of various network devices, services, and configurations across the enterprise.

• Cisco CCNP Certification with Focus on Key Technologies:
  • Cisco CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) certification highlights a higher level of expertise in networking, particularly with Cisco products and solutions.
  • The specific emphasis areas mentioned are:
    • Dynamic Routing Protocols: Proficiency in configuring and managing protocols like OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP.
    • Switching: Knowledge of VLANs, spanning tree protocol, and other switching technologies.
    • ISE (Identity Services Engine): Understanding of secure access control and policy enforcement.
    • DNAC (Digital Network Architecture Center): Familiarity with network automation and management using Cisco's DNAC.
    • Cisco TrustSec (CTS): Experience with network security features such as segmentation and policy enforcement based on security groups.
    • SGT’s (Security Group Tags): Familiarity with Cisco's method of segmenting network traffic for better security.
    • Software-Defined Access/WAN: Proficiency in SD-Access (Cisco's software-defined approach to LAN architecture) and SD-WAN (for wide-area network management).
    • Network Infrastructure Installation/Deployment Projects: Practical experience in deploying complex networking solutions, including hardware and software c