IT Networking Engineer

CACI International•Sarasota, FL

About The Position

The Opportunity: Responsible for providing specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture. Designs and plans network systems. Establishes networking environment by designing system configuration; directing system installation; defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards.

Requirements

TS/SCI w/CI Poly
US citizen
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a technical field w/3 years minimum experience
DoD 8570 IAT Level II compliant (e.g., Security+ CE, CCNA Security, or equivalent)

Responsibilities

Provides specific, detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
Configures and installs various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS).
Conducts testing of network systems.
Maximizes network performance by monitoring performance; troubleshooting network problems and outages; scheduling upgrades; collaborating with network architects on network optimization.
Works within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure.
Performs network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations.
Monitors network engineering performance and ensure system availability and reliability.
Monitors system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning.
Works with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution.
Provides Level-2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues.
Maintains technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, switches, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
Evaluates and reports on new network technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.