What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Network Engineer position at Owl Cyber Defense?
Job Title: Principal Network Engineer
Department: Professional Services
Reports to: Installation Manager
Owl Cyber Defense is a leader and trusted partner in cyber security. We deliver solutions that protect and connect the world’s most critical networks. Owl’s product lines of cross domain, data diode, and portable media solutions provide the strongest available security checkpoints for threat prevention and secure data availability. Our in-depth expertise in security engineering at the operating system level enables us to help government and commercial customers meet ever-evolving cyber security threats.
Job Summary:
The Principal Cisco Network Engineer will work with Government and Commercial clients to deploy Owl Cyber Defense’s Cross Domain security appliances on premises. The Principal Cisco Engineer will need to manage and maintain a lab that can be used for troubleshooting purposes.
The role will maintain a professional rapport with customers and endeavor to give the best possible service. This is a position that will be supporting an Owl customer onsite in the Ft. Meade, MD area.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Conducts various research and analysis regarding new technology, network traffic, potential security risk, etc.
- Assists on advanced, complex technical projects or business issues requiring state-of-the-art technical or industry knowledge.
- Leads the network architecture design and optimization.
- Support network implementation including installation, test, deployment, management, update, and maintenance of software and hardware.
- Assist with the configuration of Cisco components such as: Cisco ASA or NG firewalls, Cisco Catalyst switches, Cisco ISR with CUBE, CUCM 12.5 or higher.
- Integrate designs with Owl’s V2CDS appliance as needed: Management network (KVM), Environmental (racking, cabling) as needed.
- Assist with implementing and developing test plans respective to the provided solution.
- Support Security Controls and Hardening of network components.
- Utilization of security vulnerability tools such as ACAS and SCAP to verify network components’ security posture and/or vulnerability rating.
- Apply Customer required DISA STIGS and respective security controls as deemed appropriate and applicable.
- Write clear documentation, such as Install Guides, Process Documentation & Deployment Diagrams.
- Help Maintain a technical lab.
- Provide reporting to the Project Manager as needed (daily, weekly, and/or monthly.
Requirements/Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related technical field. Master’s desired.
Experience
- 10 years of experience as Systems Deployment Engineer supporting installation and configuration VoIP systems, including configuring and troubleshooting PBX systems, and XMPP chat servers and clients.
- Required Certifications: CCNP, CCNP-Collaboration.
- Desired Certifications: CISSP or CISM or Security , CCIE.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Proficient in primarily Linux (RHEL/CentOS)
- Proficient in Cisco products to include switches, routers, and VoIP technologies.
- Experience implementing systems using NIST 800 series security control requirements.
- VMware (a plus)
- Python and Bash scripting (a plus)
- Knowledge of HubSpot CRM (a plus)
- SCAP tool experience (a plus)
- ACAS tool experience (a plus)
Additional Competencies/Requirements
- Excellent oral and written communication skills to effectively operate in Government Civilian and military environments.
- Ability to travel when required (up to 50%).
- Must have active DoD TS/SCI clearance.
About Owl Cyber Defense Solutions, LLC
Owl Cyber Defense Solutions, LLC is a fast-growing cybersecurity solutions company, holding a firm leadership position in network security and secure information transfer. It is a privately-owned US company with offices in Columbia, MD, Danbury, CT and Morrisville, NC. For more information, see http://www.owlcyberdefense.com
Owl Cyber Defense is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.
