Job description

Must have TS/SCI security clearance with FSP Poly on day one of employment and must be eligible for crossover.

Seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support a cleared program in McLean or Chantilly. The successful candidate will join the existing Network Team to support all aspects of the Sponsor’s large, complex, and growing network infrastructure.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with teammates to create, implement, and troubleshoot new engineering designs
• Translating requirements from internal stakeholders into engineering designs based on a standardized network architecture
• Presenting proposed changes to the standardized architecture to internal review boards
• Creating drawings and other configuration management documentation to track network changes
• Troubleshooting switch, router, and firewall connectivity issues between various customer sites
• Traveling to various data centers to support ongoing network operations
• Completing patching of all network devices (router, switch, firewall, etc.) in accordance with Sponsor’s policies
• Performing quarterly reviews of all network device access control lists and rulesets

Required Experience & Skills:

• Active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other related discipline, OR 10 years of related technical experience may be substituted for education
• 7 years experience of Cisco hardware configuration and maintenance
• 5 years experience in an enterprise-scale network environment
• Proficient understanding of the OSI model, TCP/IP, and subnetting
• Demonstrated proficiency with Cisco switches and Cisco ASA firewalls
• Demonstrated experience with Tier II/III level troubleshooting
• Demonstrated experience configuring various routing protocols.
• Demonstrated experience building IPSec and/or MACSec tunnels
• Strong shell scripting experience

Desired Experience & Skills:

• Hands on experience with Palo Alto firewalls
• Hands on experience with Cisco Firepower and/or Cisco ISE
• Hands on experience with VXLAN

An equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $190,000.00 - $230,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• McLean, VA: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Cisco hardware configuration and maintenance: 7 years (Preferred)
• enterprise-scale network environment: 5 years (Preferred)
• shell scripting: 3 years (Preferred)

Security clearance:

• Top Secret (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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