Consulting Intro on reqPosition is located in Radford, VA and requires 5 days onsite
This position is for a Network Engineer focused on the implementation and sustainment of switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers and network management tools. The focus is a datacenter environment supporting two separate DoD networks. Responsibilities include network management/analysis/troubleshooting, developing and maintaining local operating procedures and policies, developing and maintaining network automation and scripts, and monitoring the ongoing operation of the network.This position requires a Secret Security clearance or higher (US Citizenship is required)
Required Certifications:
- CompTIA Security+ or other IAT II Baseline equivalent
- Computing Environment (CE) Certification Professional Level or higher (i.e., Cisco CCNP, Cisco CCNP Datacenter, Juniper, Palo Alto, F5 etc.)
- 5+ years of Network Engineering
- 5+ years of configuring and maintaining switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers and network management tools
- Experience with network management, analysis and troubleshooting tools
- Experience with Data Center Management
- Ability to train junior team members
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, written and verbal communication abilities
- Experience in implementing and maintaining security management strategies. (DISA STIGs experience preferred but not required)
- Experience with development of project documentation to include standard operating procedures, project plans, and network diagrams
- Strong networking background
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- Strong documentation skills
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
- 5+ years of switch management experience
- Experience with the Cisco Nexus (7K, 5K, and 2K) line and Cisco Catalyst line
- Experience with Palo Alto firewalls
- Experience with Cisco ACI
- Experience with F5 load balancers
- Experience with Ansible and Python
- Experience with network automation and scripting
- Experience interfacing with cloud environment counterparts (AWS, Azure, Private)
- Experience working in DevSecOps environments.
ITES-3 education/experience requirements:
Intermediate level LCAT Bachelors +5 or Associates +7
Senior level LCAT Masters +10 or Bachelors +12