Cynet Systems - Baltimore, MD, US

Network Engineer

Date Posted: 2024-06-19

Job description

Job Description:

Pay Range $55 - $65

Responsibilities:

Network and Cybersecurity engineering, design and implementation.
Cisco IOS - Routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, PfR, VPC, etc...).
Load balancing/Malware/Content filtering Management.
Cisco Nexxus 9k and Client engineering and implementation.
Cisco Wireless and Wire Environment through 802.1x, and other protocols (MAB) including BYOD, Guests (Web-auth) and Sponsor portals, profiling and posturing.
Develop high availability, resiliency, contingency and recovery efforts and plans to ensure continuous availability and accessibility of network, security and infrastructure services.
Reviews plans for accuracy, completeness, and content and ensures compliance with security and best practice requirements.
Researches and identifies new solutions to automate/streamline the infrastructure and security in order to increase efficiencies.
Works with Information Security and Systems teams to ensure complete collaboration and transparency.
Mentors, teaches and trains junior personnel in network designs and architecture to ensure future requirements are planned for and met.
Determines the solution configuration needed to develop, modify, and implement the network architecture and operations that permit the effective sharing and transmission of information among customers.
Develops recommendations that anticipate major effects on the IT systems and provide mitigation of adverse impacts.
Researches and makes recommendations for the most appropriate types of assessment tools to use.

Education and Experience Requirements"

Bachelor of Science degree.
4 years of experience as a Network Engineer.
Previous IT experience in government is preferred.
AWS or other cloud computing experience highly preferable.
Equivalencies.
An equivalent combination of education and experience.
Technical credentials may be substituted for six months of experience or education.
Multiple certifications may receive additional credit towards education/experience.

Skills:

Troubleshoot and investigate complex network and security system problems.
Coordinate the resolution of system problems by identifying issues and meeting with users, managers, and hardware/software vendors to identify solutions.
Provide expert guidance to management on network and security systems life-cycle including upgrades and potentially complete replacement of existing infrastructure with new technologies.
Provide expert interpretations of network and security administration regulations and guidance, advises on the purchase and specification of new technologies as well as supporting infrastructure.
Monitor usage and performance of environments for which it is responsible.
Develop and modify complex network and security systems, and develop subsystems to enhance the overall operational environment.
Utilize various monitoring tools, perform active monitoring and remediation of rouge intrusions.
Assess and resolve tier 2 and tier 3 operational and performance issues with the networking infrastructure, working with vendor support or other organizations as needed.
All or any of the following a plus:
CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert).
CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional).
CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate).
CCSA (Check Point Firewall-1 administrator).
CCSE (Check Point Firewall-1 Engineer).
CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional).

2024-07-22