Network Engineer - Mid and Senior Levels - 10-15 Yrs Exp

Prodigy One, LLC. is a software engineering and consulting firm providing more than 45 years of service to state and federal customers.

By combining unparalleled experience and capabilities, our company provides big data, cloud development, and enterprise management solutions.

We are focused on product usability and end user presentation to help our customers make the best decisions possible. Given our length of service in the industry, Prodigy One knows the importance of a competitive salary and benefits package.

That's why our total compensation package can be tailored to meet employees personal needs.

A CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE

Clearance required : Active TS / SCI clearance with Polygraph

Location : Columbia, MD

Salary Information

Level 2 - 10 yrs of experience + BS degree or additional 5 yrs of experience

185K-196K

Level 3 - 15 yrs of experience + BS degree or additional 5 yrs of experience

205K-216K

The compensation of this position starts at the lower amount of the stated salary range while higher amounts may be achieved by the candidate accepting less PTO, waiving Healthcare, or both.)

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities

The selected candidate will be responsible for router / switch / firewall configuration and security management of an environment that includes networking equipment from several different manufacturers, as well as Windows / Linux servers, databases, VMware and security hardware & software.

The network includes local and geographically dispersed LAN enclaves connected by WAN links. The selected individual will be part of a team that builds, maintains, and develops enhancements for a large, complex set of geographically disperse Information Technology (IT) systems.

She / he will plan and design network components / configurations to ensure that resources (hardware / software) are in place to enable the team to monitor and manage the IT system infrastructure and all processes and components related to these systems (both hardware and software).

She / he will engineer solutions for expanding capacity, improving response time, and streamlining network operations throughout the internal and operational systems, will monitor and analyze mission critical networks and servers, and will set up, manage, and maintain security management and application performance optimization functions across internal and customer systems.

Additional responsibilities include :

• Provide network administration support for development, deployment, and problem identification and remediation of the enterprise network environment.
• Plan and implement IT / network enhancements and undertake project work.
• Monitor and correct network issues.
• Communicate with users and publish status of any system outages, as needed.
• Provide timely and professional support in response to calls and emails.
• Participate in the creation and ongoing maintenance of network documentation ensuring that clear, concise, and accurate information is readily available to assist with incident resolution.
• Provide enterprise network support, working closely with the IT service provider teams to ensure customer requirements are considered and supported by the evolving LAN / WAN architecture.
• Provide technical assistance to companion work groups in support of overlapping projects and maintain good inter-departmental relations.
• Execute the process for managing information assurance vulnerability alerts (IAVAs) and system security scanning for equipment suites in accordance with the System Security Plans for these systems in order to rapidly and accurately identify and remediate IAVAs.
• Initiate IAVA responses and system security scans, completing remediation, extending IAVA patches and security updates to designated sites, and execute monthly security scans.
• Provide analysis on existing network and server configurations and develop plans for system enhancements.
• Examine system data and implement enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
• Plan and manage system installations and upgrades for networks and servers (hardware and software).
• Propose, design, test, and install capabilities that are new to the environment.
• Assess the impact of system changes to the team and to the infrastructure.
• Provide written and in-person status to leadership.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of technical data such as rack elevations, installation instructions, and other as built designs.
• Respond to system network, operations, and maintenance problems while off duty, on an on-call basis.
• Some travel required (

Basic Qualifications

• 10 years of experience
• Must have experience providing analysis, root cause diagnosis, and trouble-
• shooting for routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Must have experience with hardware / software from Cisco Systems.
• Must have experience with various vendor networking products (switches, routers, firewalls, etc.).
• Must have experience providing direct assistance to users.
• Must possess strong analytic abilities and must be meticulous in their work.
• Must possess excellent written and communication skills.
• Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices including compliance with maintenance windows and change control procedures.
• Must be a self-starter capable of working proficiently independently as well as within a team.
• Must be able to support limited instances of providing after-hours support for network administration, operations, and maintenance problems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related field and at least 8 years of related experience.
• Experience with KG-175 and / or KG255 configuration and deployment.
• Experience with Solarwinds or other similar network monitoring application, configuration and monitoring tool.
• Experience with VMWare 7 or higher usage and network configuration.
• Experience with any or all of the following technologies : Cisco
• Nexus / Catalyst / ASA / ISR / XE, McAfee Sidewinder, PaloAlto, Juniper, IPSEC, NAT, SCP, TFTP.

Benefits :

• Healthcare for Employee and Spouse and / or Children that is fully funded by Prodigy One
• 10% Employer Contribution to 401K; Immediately Vested
• 7 Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
• $2500 for Professional Development

Prodigy One, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Prodigy One, LLC provides wage ranges in accordance with State Pay Transparency Laws to support Title VII Equal Pay initiatives.

These pay ranges are subject to change at any time, and pay will be commensurate with experience and / or other factors allowable by law.