Job description
Network Engineer
Rockville, MD - onsite
US citizenship required per government contract
Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance
Responsibilities:
Monitor and maintain a production environment which includes routers, switches, load balancers, remote VPN, proxies, DNS, DHCP, NTP and IPAM
Administers network management tools to include configuration, implementation, monitoring, maintenance and management of system baselines.
Solid knowledge of routing protocols, network hardware and software, security technologies and network infrastructure.
Plan and execute Network/Security changes and ensure performance and security are maintained.
Installs, configures, services, repairs, and maintains hardware and software for network services, storage and network devices, and server systems.
Implements required hardware upgrades and repairs inoperative devices to maintain mission capability.
Install, terminate, reroute, and test copper and fiber optic cabling associated with offsite locations. Coordinate material and tool supply requirements for all cable and equipment rack installation projects.
Completes all required installation documentation and will be knowledgeable in network cable installation techniques and labeling schemes.
Dynamic and fast-paced work environment, requiring effective interactions and communications.
Maintain network communication closets and equipment racks to include cabling and elevation drawings.
Must be able to define cable plant expansion paths and routing of cable according to client standards.
Make recommendation to engineering for improvements.
Work with vendors to resolve issues and platform upgrades.
Escalation support is required and mandatory.
Certifying solutions prior to deploying it into production environments.
Work with engineering to understand changes and provide input as required.
Oncall rotation required.
Amazon Web Services knowledge
Required:
Over 3-5 year of experience supporting enterprise network environment.
Installing, cabling and configuration of network equipment
Knowledge of routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MP-BGP, IS-IS)
Knowledge of MPLS, Layer2 VPN, Layer3 VPN
Security Practices (Audits, planning, design, implementation, testing, and management) LAN/WAN/MAN internetworking technology
Policy and Procedure review and implementation
Networking and Application Protocols
Network monitoring via SNMP, NetFlow
Experience with the installation, configuration, integration and management of routers, switches, load balancers, proxies, etc.
Must have knowledge and skills in the fundamentals of IP and core IP technologies.
Strong communication and presentation skills
Excellent technical writing and documentation skills
Desired:
CCNA
AWS Cloud Practitioner
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