Senior Network Consultant

Why this role?

This position provides U.S. federal government customers with the necessary insights to drive technology transformation. The company enables visibility and insight to transform, protect, and optimize agency infrastructure. They are a value-added reseller and systems integrator, exclusively focused on providing the public sector with best-of-breed technologies, services, and solutions. Their approach to designing and implementing secure IT transformation solutions is driven by a dynamic, people-first culture. They possess an expansive portfolio of contracting vehicles to deliver integrated product and service solutions that deliver exceptional mission results covering Cyber Security, Cloud Infrastructure, and Intelligent Performance monitoring.

The success of the company is the embodiment of the smart, vibrant, and passionate people within it. The team creates and brings market-leading, transformative technology solutions to the Federal Government, and their goal is to support employees in building an exciting and profitable career by providing opportunities for professional and personal growth, competitive benefits, and work/life balance. The people help create the culture, and they hire individuals that will thrive in an environment of innovation, collaboration, intellect, and fun.

About the Role

The company is seeking a Network Consultant to join the team. They’re seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to support federal customers. The ideal candidate will offer extensive experience in designing and implementing enterprise-scale network solutions in a secure, high-availability environment. This role requires a deep understanding of innovative and advanced network infrastructures, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with a diverse team of IT professionals, including Customers, Executives, Sales, OEMs, and other industry partners.

Key Responsibilities
• Be a self-driven and motivated team player that can overcome challenges and drive innovative network solutions to help solve customer challenges.
• Travel to customer sites to implement network solutions as planned and coordinated with the Project Manager.
• Develop, design, and implement network solutions that meet the requirements of the customer, ensuring high performance, security, and scalability.
• Deploy and migrate network solutions across various client environments, ensuring seamless integration and minimal disruption.
• Configure and deploy switches and other network devices to support client infrastructure needs.
• Lead network migration projects, including planning, execution, and post-deployment support.
• Utilize advanced technical skills to oversee deployment tasks, ensuring all systems are operational and optimized.
• Provide technical expertise in network migration, with a focus on transitioning from Cisco to Aruba products.
• Participate in the development and review of new proposals in response to customer requirements.
• Manage client relationships, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction as a trusted advisor for their networking needs.
• Ensure network solutions comply with federal security standards and regulations. Implement security measures to protect network integrity and data confidentiality.
• Create and maintain detailed network documentation, including network diagrams, configurations, as-built documents, status reports, and standard operating procedures.
• Work closely with federal customers, project managers, and other IT teams to understand requirements, provide technical guidance, and deliver effective network solutions.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Recommend and implement new solutions to enhance future deployment capabilities.

Requirements
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Minimum Associate-level certifications required in Cisco and/or Aruba networking (e.g., CCNA, ACSA).
• Experience: Minimum of 7 years of experience in network engineering, with at least 3 years in a federal environment or Law Enforcement.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in network design, implementation, and troubleshooting.
• Strong knowledge of routing, switching, firewalls, Virtualization Platforms, Performance Monitoring, and networking protocols, including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.
• Proven experience in network security, including firewall management, IDS/IPS, and VPN configuration.
• Product/Solution Experience: Must have strong switching experience with both Cisco and Aruba products, including CX10000, 6300M, 6200M, ISE, ClearPass, and NetEdit.
• Familiarity with network automation and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Ansible).
• Experience with cloud networking solutions (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Substantial experience with network migration, including deploying and transitioning from Cisco to Aruba products.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Capable of diagnosing and resolving complex network issues.
• Teamwork: Ability to work effectively in a team environment. Experience collaborating with diverse teams.
• Travel: Must be willing and able to travel up to 50% of the time.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements
• The ability to obtain a security clearance is required for this role.

Great to Have
• Existing/valid professional or architect-tier certifications (e.g., CCNP, CCIE, ACSP, ACSX).
• Existing or recent federal agency EOD or clearance.

The company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. They are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Physical Requirements
• Must be able to work in an office environment.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift, carry, or move up to 15/20/30/50 pounds regularly/occasionally.