IBM Senior Network Engineer 

United States, Virginia, Hampton 

95926191

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