Senior Network Engineer
Herndon, VA

Job Summary:

IT Veterans is currently seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join our team. You must have an active TS/SCI clearance.

Job Details:

To be successful in this position you need to be collaborative and willing to work within a team. While you will need to be a self-starter completing tasks on your own, working together is critical in this role. You will be interfacing with the client and senior staff. Therefore, you should be articulate in your communications because your opinion matters. You will need to explain technical intricacies in a way that is easily understood. This position includes engineering/design, development of Bill of Materials, installation and configuration of equipment and software, technical documentation/drawings, operation and troubleshooting/restoral.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems (substitute 4 years additional relevant experience for a bachelor's degree)
• Minimum 4 years' relevant experience configuring, installing and troubleshooting commercial networking equipment and software
• Expert understanding of Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC), with an emphasis on the Mobile Access Capability Package (MA CP)

Proficient in at least 3 of the following:

1. Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure/add new services as necessary.
2. Physical media (Cat5/5e/6/6a, fiber optics (singlemode and multimode), transceivers (GBIC, SFP, X2, etc.)
3. LAN switching (VLANs, Spanning Tree, 802.1q (Trunking), Port Aggregation)
4. Routing (Interior Gateway Protocols & Exterior Gateway Protocols)
   1. OSPF
   2. EIGRP
   3. BGP
5. Static RoutingSubnetting (VLSM)
6. Access control lists
7. VPN: (Site to Site and Client based VPN), IPSec and SSL
8. DNS and DHCP
9. Certificate Authorities
   1. Microsoft
   2. ISC
10. SNMP
11. Troubleshoot and develop recommendations to resolve network problems such as bandwidth bottlenecks and server downtime.
12. 802.11 (Wireless Standards)
    1. Radio Frequency Fundamentals/Concepts
    2. WLAN Architecture/Concepts
    3. Site Survey (predictive and actual)
    4. Installation
    5. Operation
13. Additional experience working with:
    1. Cisco ASA (ASDM) /FirePower FTD
    2. Network Monitoring Tools
    3. Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) - Network Access Control
    4. Visio
    5. Wireshark
    6. Aruba
14. Operating Systems configuration and troubleshooting
    1. Windows
    2. Linux
       1. Red Hat
       2. OEL
       3. Ubuntu
       4. Pitbull
    3. Green Hills INTEGRITY
15. Virtualization Technologies configuration and troubleshooting
    1. VMWare
    2. Citrix
    3. KVM
    4. HyperV
    5. Nutanix
    6. Green Hills INTEGRITY
16. Identity Management configuration and troubleshooting
    1. Active Directory
    2. LDAP
    3. ClearPass
    4. Radius
    5. RSA Authentication Server
17. Firewall configuration and troubleshooting
    1. Cisco
    2. PaloAlto
    3. Everfox (Forcepoint)
    4. Sonicwall
    5. PFSense
18. VPN configuration and troubleshooting
    1. Cisco
    2. Aruba
    3. Sonicwall
    4. Apriva
    5. Everfox (Forcepoint)
    6. Bittium
    7. OpenVPN

Required Certifications:

• Must have at least one CCNA, CCNP, JNCIS-ENT, JNCIP-ENT or similar network certification.
• Preferred to have at least one wireless (802.11) certification such as: CWNA, ACMX, CCNA Wireless or higher.
• Must be able to acquire and maintain DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification

At IT Veterans LLC, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.