Network Engineer - 174159

Responsibilities: for the Network Engineer include: Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot routers, switches, firewalls, WAN optimization devices, optical transport equipment, and other network infrastructure. Monitor network performance and availability while proactively identifying and resolving connectivity, latency, and packet loss issues. Implement and support core networking technologies including BGP, OSPF, VLANs, GRE tunnels, UDP multicast, and TCP/IP networking. Perform root cause analysis on network incidents and document troubleshooting efforts, resolutions, and infrastructure changes. Travel to remote locations to perform network installations, upgrades, maintenance, and troubleshooting while providing status updates to program stakeholders. Required Qualifications for the Network Engineer include: 3+ years of experience in network engineering, network operations, or enterprise infrastructure support. Hands-on experience with Cisco and Juniper routing and switching technologies. Experience supporting Juniper, Fortinet, and Palo Alto firewalls. Experience with WAN optimization technologies, TACLANEs, optical transport equipment, and multi-vendor network environments. Strong understanding of the OSI model, TCP/IP networking, network traffic analysis, and troubleshooting methodologies. Experience with routing protocols including BGP and OSPF. Experience with UDP multicast, SONET, MSPP, VLANs, GRE Tunnels, and enterprise TCP/IP network designs. Ability to document network architectures and create technical presentations using Microsoft Office, Visio, and PowerPoint. Current IAT Level II 8570-compliant certification such as Security+, GSEC, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNP, or equivalent. Current CCNA or JNCIA certification. Active Top Secret Security Clearance. Bachelor's degree, technical training in a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. CCNP or JNCIP certification preferred. Experience with VMware technologies including NSX, vSAN, Aria, and related platforms preferred. Experience with network automation tools such as Ansible preferred. Qualifications: for the Network Engineer include: 3+ years of experience in network engineering, network operations, or enterprise infrastructure support. Hands-on experience with Cisco and Juniper routing and switching technologies. Experience supporting Juniper, Fortinet, and Palo Alto firewalls. Experience with WAN optimization technologies, TACLANEs, optical transport equipment, and multi-vendor network environments. Strong understanding of the OSI model, TCP/IP networking, network traffic analysis, and troubleshooting methodologies. Experience with routing protocols including BGP and OSPF. Experience with UDP multicast, SONET, MSPP, VLANs, GRE Tunnels, and enterprise TCP/IP network designs. Ability to document network architectures and create technical presentations using Microsoft Office, Visio, and PowerPoint. Current IAT Level II 8570-compliant certification such as Security+, GSEC, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNP, or equivalent. Current CCNA or JNCIA certification. Active Top Secret Security Clearance. Bachelor's degree, technical training in a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. CCNP or JNCIP certification preferred. Experience with VMware technologies including NSX, vSAN, Aria, and related platforms preferred. Experience with network automation tools such as Ansible preferred.