Network Engineer

HSEN TA3-07 - Mid-Level Network Engineer - Job Description

DHS Mid-Level Network Engineer with VMWare / Red Hat / Linux Experience (Washington, DC Area (DC / VA / MD) or Stennis, MS area)

Position Summary

Softek International, on behalf of the DHS Homeland Security Enterprise Network (HSEN) Engineering Support Services Contract, is seeking a Network Engineer (with VMWare / Red Hat / Linux Experience) to support ongoing support to network and systems engineering.

This candidate should have a demonstrated track record in designing, implementing, and managing complex network infrastructures to include both physical and virtual.

The candidate must be adept at troubleshooting and optimizing for network performance to ensure seamless operations.

In addition to VMWare, RHEL, and Linux, this candidate should be able to support or have an awareness of a variety of network technologies to include, but not limited to, Cisco routing / switching, F5 GTM / LTM load-balancing, Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco SD-WAN, and Nutanix.

The ideal candidate will be able to support solution designs and implementations, technology refresh projects, cloud integrations and migration projects, and tier 3 and 4 level incident management troubleshooting.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Design and implement network solutions using VMware and RHEL to enhancing system performance and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Managed and maintain Linux servers
• Automate routine tasks using Bash and Python scripts
• Conduct network performance analysis and troubleshooting.
• Able to collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy new network infrastructure projects.
• Develop WAN network solutions to meet requirements, while complying with the DHS network architecture and design standards.
• Perform as is analyzes of existing network technologies, make recommendations of changes as needed to optimize performance and improve network performance.
• Produce DHS systems engineering project artifacts such as requirements, design documents, diagrams, and other required documentation.
• Responsible for troubleshooting network incidents, providing root cause analysis and documenting information in ticketing system (ServiceNow) and knowledge repositories (MS SharePoint).
• Willing to work nights for network Change Request (CR) implementations and be a part of the on-call rotation for any network incidents that may be escalated from the Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) for nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Establish effective working relationships with industry vendors to ensure alignment of current and future set requirements.

Minimum Qualifications / Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience with VMWare / Red Hat / Linux technologies
• Strong knowledge of routing protocols (e.g., BGP, EIGRP, OSPF) and network protocols (e.g., TCP / IP, GRE, IPSEC, and VRF)
• 3+ years working in a WAN environment, strong experience in incident and operations management.
• Strong knowledge of IT security topics to networks and applications with solutions to mitigate those issues.
• Experience creating / writing design documentation, diagrams and other project artifact deliverables.
• Must be resourceful in learning a very complex and dynamically changing network.
• Must be able to work independently in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Must live in close proximity to the Ashburn, VA data center facility to support both planned and unplanned activities.
• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds (i.e., support to data center physical devices)

Education

BA / BS (relevant field); relevant IT experience may be a substitute for education.

Certifications Required

N / A

Certifications Desired

• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Software / Hardware Desired

Experience with Microsoft Office Applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams)

Experience with creating network diagrams in MS Visio