Evolver Federal is seeking a Senior Network Engineer specializing in Cisco hardware to join our team supporting a government customer in Washington DC. In this role you will be managing the Agency's day-to-day network operations through monitoring the system's health and performance, creating technical engineering workflows and diagrams, establishing key monitor and performance metrics, developing technical documentation, documenting standard operating procedures (SOPs), standardizing the overall network daily operations, improving IT service delivery to agency staff, and responding to urgent requests to restore service and address other high priority needs.

Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day network operations to include routing and switching, network monitoring, load-balancing, and management of VPN appliances.
• Replace network infrastructure such as Cisco switches, wireless controller systems, access points, and telecom equipment.
• Ensure network logs are transmitted to the security information and event management (SIEM).
• Assist in reviewing and implementing customer changes consistent with existing policies.
• Review and update documentation to ensure consistency with current procedures.
• Work outside of normal business hours to support outage resolution, planned maintenance, or to implement an
• Follow industry best practices, NIST guidance, and agency policies to identify potential issues and inefficiencies in agency network infrastructure and provide options for resolving them.

Basic Qualifications:

• 6 years of experience configuring and administering network technologies such as Cisco, managing site-to-site IPSEC connections to minimize and eliminate network downtime for mission critical applications.
• 3 years of hands-on configuration, optimization, and troubleshooting for the Internet backbones, network fabric, data center interconnections, and remote access, which are traversing multiple platforms including on-premises and in the cloud, routing and switching, hardware and software, load-balancing VPN appliances, Wireless controller systems, Access points, and telecom equipment.
• 3 years of experience performing continuous monitoring of the network infrastructure by utilizing, managing, and configuring network monitoring tools.
• 3 years of experience with Cisco Nexus Family Switches (9kK/7K), Cisco 35xxs, 29xxs, 45xxs, routers, firewalls, VPN, wireless controllers, Access Points, and web management devices.
• 3 years of experience with Cisco VPN, Firewall (ASA), and ISE devices

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of hands-on configuration, optimization, and troubleshooting for the Internet backbones, network fabric, data center interconnections, and remote access, which are traversing multiple platforms including on-premises and in the cloud, routing and switching, hardware and software, load-balancing VPN appliances, Wireless controller systems, Access points, and telecom equipment.
• Expert knowledge of VLANs, EIGRP, BGP protocols
• 5 years of experience with Cisco Nexus Family Switches (9kK/7K), Cisco 35xxs, 29xxs, 45xxs, routers, firewalls, VPN, wireless controllers, Access Points, and web management devices.
• 5 years of experience with Cisco VPN, Firewall (ASA), and ISE devices
• Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining outstanding customer service skills.
• Proficiency in explaining complex policies and protocols in simple terms.
• One of more of the following certifications CCIE, CCNA, CCNP, CNE.

Evolver Federal is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all job seekers. It is the policy of Evolver Federal not to discriminate based on race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, age, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic factors, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.