Our client is currently seeking a Top Secret Cleared Sr Network Architect / Engineer. This position is remote, but requires candidates to reside in the DC Metro area.
An Active Top Secret clearance is required.Please no third parties.Certifications / Skillsets : CCNP, CCIE, Cloud Design and Migration Position Roles and Responsibilities :
- Interface with customers to collect and clarify requirements
- Manage network communications testing, installation, and support for the MAN / WAN system
- Mentor and provide guidance to other networking team members
- Identify and diagnose problems affecting network performance using software and hardware tools
- Provide recommendations to enhance and improve network performance
- Troubleshoot network infrastructure systems as needed
- Perform system engineering design, integration, and implementation tasks and activities, including coordination of personnel, hardware, software, budget, facilities, and / or equipment
- Interface with vendors when necessary during outages or periods of degraded system performance
- Evaluate, design, document, install, implement, test, perform problem isolation and resolution, monitor, tune, and set standards.
- Provides client consulting and training on the interfacing and use of the network facilities.
- Researches, evaluates, and recommends new computer network equipment and technologies.
- Utilizes monitoring, performance analysis, network management, software and hardware equipment to trouble shoot and isolate problems, gauge network performance, and trace data and protocol activity.
- Provides internal consulting, technical guidance, information and support to application developers, computer operations, company management and departmental clients.
Assists in internal training programs.
- Must be able to work with minimal supervision and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Provide for Tier IV escalation support of CBP’s Enterprise Wide Area Network Infrastructure
- Configure Cisco network routers, switches and wireless controllers for LAN / WAN connectivity
- Develop network designs and comprehensive site analysis
- Cisco Firewall design and configuration
- Root Cause Analysis support
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, investigate and resolve issues with network connectivity and latency
- Troubleshoot multiple MPLS networks in a highly secure environment Knowledge, Skills & Experience : At least 10 years of network engineering experience of Medium to Large WAN network experience : functions and concepts of a wide area network, designing LAN / WAN's and network engineering :
- Experience with Cisco routing / switching configuration and troubleshooting to the CCNP level, ASRs, Generation 2, and 1900-7600 routers, Cisco NGFWs, and F5 Load Balancers
- IP experience (to include sub-netting and routing), IPV4 / IPV6
- Riverbed WAN Optimization
- Fusion Center
- Cisco Office Extend
- BGP experience required
- EIGRP and OSPF routing
- Cisco DMVPN concepts
- Next Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP)
- Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
- Adept in using troubleshooting and performance management tools such as Cisco Prime, Riverbed SteelCentral, NetScout, Gigamon, Cisco Prime, etc.
30+ days ago