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Lead Network Engineer

22nd Century Technologies, Inc.

  • Rockville, MD
  • 4 days ago

    Highlights

    Job Summary Serve as the hands-on technical lead for HRSA's enterprise network, leading a team of three network engineers and working directly with the HRSA client counterpart. Act as the top escalation point for complex network, firewall, VPN and authentication problems, using Wireshark packet captures, SolarWinds, Riverbed, Grafana and Cribl to find root cause.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationRockville, MD
    IndustryComputer/IT Services
    Company Size100 to 499 employees
    Year Founded1997
    Websitehttps://www.tscti.com/careers-0

    Description

    Job Summary
    • Serve as the hands-on technical lead for HRSA's enterprise network, leading a team of three network engineers and working directly with the HRSA client counterpart.
    • Design, plan, implement and maintain enterprise LAN/WAN, Zscaler and network security infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls and remote access systems.
    • Act as the top escalation point for complex network, firewall, VPN and authentication problems, using Wireshark packet captures, SolarWinds, Riverbed, Grafana and Cribl to find root cause.
    • Plan and execute Cisco switch and firewall software upgrades, technology refresh and enhancements during scheduled maintenance windows under change management.
    • Implement and support RSA SecurID / RSA Authentication Manager integrated with VPN, RADIUS and LDAP, and Cisco Identity Services Engine (Client) for network access control.
    • Design, implement and troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 network architectures; manage Azure network security groups (NSGs).
    • Drive vulnerability remediation and TLS certificate renewals; keep the network compliant with federal and HHS policy, including backup and recovery.
    • Own network-security standard operating procedures (SOPs), network diagrams and technical documentation; coach and develop less-experienced engineers.
    • Partner with project managers to deliver network projects on time and within scope; evaluate new technologies and coordinate hardware, software and vendor procurement.

    Required Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
    • 10+ years of network engineering experience in federal or enterprise-level IT environments.
    • 5+ years leading a team of network engineers while remaining hands-on, and working directly with a client counterpart.
    • Expert troubleshooting of complex network issues, including packet-capture (PCAP) analysis with Wireshark.
    • Cisco ASA 5500 / Firepower firewalls (required); Palo Alto firewalls managed with Panorama.
    • Expert Cisco switching, including network software upgrades; LAN/WAN routing and switching; IPv4 and IPv6.
    • Zscaler, Cisco IPsec VPN troubleshooting and Cisco Identity Services Engine (Client).
    • RSA SecurID / RSA Authentication Manager and network authentication protocols (RADIUS, LDAP).
    • Azure networking with network security groups (NSGs).
    • SolarWinds, including automation scripts; Riverbed, Grafana or Cribl for monitoring and troubleshooting.
    • Vulnerability remediation, TLS certificate renewal and installation, and change management processes.
    • Writing, maintaining and implementing network-security SOPs and technical documentation (required).
    • Willing to work onsite after hours and on weekends for maintenance windows and to take part in the on-call rotation (required).
    • Strong problem-solving, communication and organizational skills.
    • Able to pass a Public Trust (NACI / Tier 1) investigation; must have lived in the U.S. at least 3 of the last 5 years.

    Preferred Qualifications
    • NetScaler / Citrix Client experience.
    • Experience supporting HHS or other federal civilian agency networks.
    • Current or recent federal Public Trust investigation.
    • CCNP / CCIE, Palo Alto PCNSE, Zscaler or Cisco Client certifications.
    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

    About Company

    22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies’ delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients.

    Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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