What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Network Engineer position at NFF Inc?
About NFF
Since 1996, NFF has designed, architected, and delivered IT network and security solutions to many state, and local government agencies, K-20 educational institutions, federal agencies, and large enterprise businesses across the mid-Atlantic. NFF is a technology services and solutions provider, specializing in next-generation IT infrastructure including networks, data centers, cloud migrations, IT security, collaboration and mobility, and full/part-time staff augmentation services. Our solutions, professional services and IT staffing portfolio are centered around building more resilient, secure, adaptive, and intelligent IT infrastructure and include comprehensive assessment, architecture, design, integration and installation services, and ongoing performance management services though our Network Operations Center (NOC).
NFF is a Cisco Gold Partner with a Customer Experience Specialization and was a “Cisco Top-5 Mid-Atlantic SLED Partner” in 2019, 2020 and 2022. NFF has maintained Cisco Gold Partnership since 2008, is the only Cisco Gold Partner headquartered in the District of Columbia. In addition to Cisco, NFF has key partnerships with many manufacturers and IT solution providers including, Rapid7, Arctic Wolf, VMware, NetApp and Splunk.
NFF is a District of Columbia (DC) Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) and a SBA Certified Small Business with headquarters in downtown Washington, DC. Our dedication to quality is reflected in our accomplishment of being awarded multiple ISO 9001:2015 certifications.
About this Position / Responsibilities
We are seeking a Networking Subject Matter Expert to serve as the lead networking expert for our organization. The successful candidate will ensure the continuous availability, operations, and maintenance of our network, administer our Wide Area Network, install and manage networking equipment, and provide Tier 2 networking support to end users.
- Serve as the Networking Subject Matter Expert for our network to ensure it’s continuous availability, operations, and maintenance.
- Administer our Wide Area Network, including connections with Internet Service Providers, Cloud Service Providers, and other Federal Agencies.
- Install, document, configure, and manage networking equipment, including routing and switching equipment, wireless controllers, firewalls, VPN concentrators, and other networking equipment.
- Utilize network monitoring/performance tools to perform network performance monitoring, testing, system upgrades, workload and capacity analysis
- Determine customer requirements and assist customers by recognizing and analyzing trends and providing instruction and orientation services
- Conduct feasibility studies to identify and analyze network failures and analyze data to determine if trends exist which forecast the need for future replacement or modification of network hardware and software.
- work with our IT Security Team to remediate vulnerabilities, including patching networking devices, installing monitoring equipment, and implementing new controls
- Provide Tier 2 networking support for end users using ServiceNow.
Qualifications
- 5-7 years of experience in networking
- CCNA, CCNP highly desired
- Must have an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST CLEARANCE
NFF Disclosures
NFF offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and flexible paid time off options, for eligible employees: Medical, Dental and Vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, STD, LTD, Supplemental life insurance and ADD&D Comprehensive 401k plan Paid Time Off NFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
