Network Engineer

Description

Job Description:

The Enterprise & Cyber Solutions Operation is hiring a Network Engineer to support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Defense Stockpile Management System. An active Secret clearance is required; all work is onsite.

Primary Responsibilities:

This position provides network engineering for designing and maintaining the computing environment using Cisco Networking Devices, VPN, Firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems/Intrusion Detection Systems (IPS/IDS), Network Monitoring Software, and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Primary responsibilities include:

• Establishing network specifications; analyzing network traffic and diagnoses connectivity issues, access, information, and security requirements; designs router administration including interface configuration and routing protocols
• Engineering network architecture
• Supporting system installations, problem solving and testing to ensure the availability, validity and reliability of the DSMS networks
• Performing system modernization / lifecycle refresh of networked systems to include researching, proof of concept, testing, installing deploying, and maintaining equipment
• Evaluating network performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput, and latency; plans and executes the selection, installation, configuration, and testing of equipment; defining network policies and procedures; establishing connections and firewalls
• Maintaining network performance; performs network monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshoots network problems
• Securing network by developing and properly configuring network access, monitoring, control, and evaluation; maintaining documentation
• Working closely with User Support to provide seamless support to all users for all network issues
• Administering printers, routers, switches, network Kernel-based Virtual Machines (KVMs), firewalls, software deployment, security updates and patches
• Coordinating with communications centers for access to the backbone unclassified and classified networks
• Working with hardware/software vendors to maintain the network systems.
• Validating system network components under the NIAP Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Program
• Providing management and installation of Tactical FASTLANE (TACLANE) KG175 device, the assisting the DSMS Government COMSEC manager in program oversight.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ degree and 8+ years of relevant experience; Master’s degree and 6+ years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Active Secret clearance
• Possess & maintain Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II certification
• Prior experience providing network engineering in a classified DoD environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience designing and maintaining the computing environments using Cisco Networking Devices.

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