Network Engineer

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  • Alexandria, VA
  • 1 day ago

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    differences between commonly used applications and technologies Required 8 Years First-hand experience designing, implementing, and managing e911 system deployments in large (500 + people) organizations Required 8 Years First-hand experience in wireless technical development efforts and ability to speak to the merits of and differences between commonly used applicat Required 8 Years First-hand oversight experience on Voice over IP technical development efforts and ability to speak to merits of, and differences between technologi Required 8 Years CCNP Enterprise or equivalent Required CCIE (with or without lab), Palo Alto, Fortina (One of these ) Highly desired /Desired Years of experience Understanding network infrastructure and protocols (proprietary, IMS, and IP), latest LAN/WAN/ISP protocols (MPLS, BGP, SIP), Required 8 Years Understanding the latest LAN/WAN/ISP protocols (MPLS, BGP, SIP), latest-generation routers, telecommunications switches Required 8 Years Strong client skills with the demonstrated ability to communicate effectively throughout all levels of an organization.

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    LocationAlexandria, VA

    Description

    looking for a Network Engineer responsible for the design, governance, and continuous evolution of WMATA's enterprise network architecture across LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, firewall, load-balancing, and network security domains.
    The Network Architect shall:
    • Serve as the technical authority for all network architecture decisions, including routing, segmentation, firewall architecture, load-balancing architecture, security integration, traffic engineering, and resiliency design.
    • Develop, maintain, and continuously refine network architecture artifacts, including:
    • High-level and low-level network designs (HLDs/LLDs)
    • Network segmentation models supporting IT/OT convergence
    • Routing architectures (BGP, OSPF, SD-WAN) and failover design
    • Firewall security zone models and policy framework architecture
    • Load-balancing and application delivery architecture designs
    • Define and enforce network standards and configuration baselines to ensure consistency, security, availability, performance, and operational supportability across all environments.
    • Establish architecture standards for firewalls, VPNs, Client/load-balancing platforms, network segmentation, high-availability services, and cloud connectivity.
    • Support lifecycle and capacity planning, including:
    • Hardware/software EOL/EOS tracking
    • Throughput forecasting and scalability planning
    • Network modernization roadmap development
    • Firewall and load-balancer lifecycle planning
    • Coordinate network architecture alignment with NFE Solution implementation and enterprise infrastructure environments.
    • Review and approve firewall segmentation strategies, security zone designs, routing architectures, application traffic flows, and load-balancing configurations to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
    • Support CCB activities by reviewing and approving all network-related changes impacting architecture, security, availability, performance, or resiliency.
    • Evaluate and incorporate OEM/vendor solutions and industry best practices for routing, switching, wireless infrastructure, firewalls, load balancing, network security, and cloud networking into the enterprise network environment.
    • Provide architectural oversight for integration of monitoring, telemetry, observability, and network management platforms to ensure operational visibility and supportability of all network services.
    SkillRequired
    /Desired
    Years of experience
    Understanding network infrastructure and protocols (proprietary, IMS, and IP), latest LAN/WAN/ISP protocols (MPLS, BGP, SIP),Required8 Years
    Understanding the latest LAN/WAN/ISP protocols (MPLS, BGP, SIP), latest-generation routers, telecommunications switchesRequired8 Years
    Strong client skills with the demonstrated ability to communicate effectively throughout all levels of an organization.Required8 Years
    Exceptional written skills, including authoring client communications, expository project documents (e.g., Statements of Work), and strategic analysRequired8 Years
    Proficiency in formal project management methods, including internal documentation and external communicationsRequired8 Years
    First-hand experience designing CISCO network applications. differences between commonly used applications and technologiesRequired8 Years
    First-hand experience designing, implementing, and managing e911 system deployments in large (500 + people) organizationsRequired8 Years
    First-hand experience in wireless technical development efforts and ability to speak to the merits of and differences between commonly used applicatRequired8 Years
    First-hand oversight experience on Voice over IP technical development efforts and ability to speak to merits of, and differences between technologiRequired8 Years
    CCNP Enterprise or equivalentRequired
    CCIE (with or without lab), Palo Alto, Fortina (One of these )Highly desired

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