Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer - Crystal City - TS / SCI w / Poly Required day one.

Position Description : Senior Network Engineer :

Senior Network Engineer, working with a diverse team of analysts, linguists, cultural experts, and operations officers, focused on creating and recognizing targeting opportunities and strategies in the cyber-realm.

Responsible for supporting a variety of networks & systems in a mission-critical enterprise environment. Must have excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a small team, without a constant management presence.

Works in a team of various government, Prime contractor, and subcontractor personnel. This engineer will primarily deal with project-type work.

Required Certifications and Experience :

• Security+ or CISSP certification on day one.
• Advanced Knowledge of TCP / IP, network infrastructure, and networked appliances, to include administrative access and configuration experience.

MUST be fully conversant in the OSI model.

• Advanced knowledge of Ethernet networking.
• Advanced knowledge of physical wiring plants, including copper, fiber, and SFP+ connections.
• Ability to troubleshoot production networks in real time without causing down time.
• Ability to trace network issues back to their source, and to remediate issues without continuous supervision.
• Knowledge of telecommunications networks, including PSTN, ISDN (BRI and PRI), ATM, MPLS, Point-to-Point, Frame Relay, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of switch fabrics, layered infrastructure design, trunked interconnectivity, and VLANs.
• Knowledge of printers, networked print queues, and basic maintenance.
• Knowledge of network-attached storage systems and iSCSI-based SANs.
• Knowledge of rules and procedures for handling government classified and proprietary information.

Desired Certifications and Experience :

• Knowledge of classified communication systems.
• Experience with Cisco infrastructure equipment - routers, switches, SAN switch fabrics, VoIP telephones.
• Experience working with serial console terminal servers.
• Knowledge of Mac OSX is desired, but not required.
• Knowledge of UNIX and Linux systems.
• Knowledge of VMWare ESXi, vSphere, vCenter.
• Knowledge of VPN technology and implementation.
• Working knowledge of popular, legacy, and new social media, blog sites, and mobile applications.
• Active CI poly, or willing to take one.

Clearance Requirements :

• TS / SCI (Active and recent PR within last 5 years).
• CI Poly or willingness to sit for one day one.

Benefits :

• 3-4 Weeks Paid Time Off.
• All Federal Holiday’s Paid Vacation.
• Four Percent Matching 401K.
• Full health / vision / dental benefits for the employee and family paid 100% by ZTI Solutions, LLC.

Job Type : Full-time.

Schedule : Monday to Friday.

Experience : Network Engineer : 10 years (Preferred).

Security Clearance Required : Top Secret (Required).

Work Location : One location.

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is :

• Dependable more reliable than spontaneous.
• Detail-oriented would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture.
• Autonomous / Independent enjoys working with little direction.

About ZTI Solutions, LLC :

ZTI Solutions, LLC was founded in 1997 in Virginia and is classified as a small business. The company is owned and operated by its founder, Rudy Zadnik, who emphasizes moral and business excellence over increasing company profits.

This results in a more customer-oriented attitude towards mission accomplishment, as opposed to growing profits or sales.

Our approach to consulting and engineering centers around using only highly skilled personnel who are seasoned industry veterans.

All employees hold high-level industry and vendor certifications. We offer a comprehensive set of consulting and staff augmentation services, primarily focused on networking and security consulting in the classified space.