Junior Network Engineer - Tier 1

The Bison Group LLC•Washington, DC

2d•$110,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Our mission on this program will be the design, transition, operations, and continual service improvement to include tech modernization, tech refresh, or Capital Equipment Replacement Program (CERP) activities associated with the clients’ LANs, CAN and Unified Communication services. Become a part of our great team and make a difference! Assists with plans of network design, layout and develops the baseline configuration for the system. Analyzes network topologies and traffic and capacity requirements and provides recommendations and guidance. Briefs government customer and other contractors on recommended solutions and designs. Complete network engineering surveys and installations. Assist with the development effort for the standard documentation maintained. Complete IOS upgrades and device configuration changes. Complete network documentation for physical and logical diagrams, design documentation, and inventory support. Perform cable infrastructure tasks as required. Complete change management requests to support device installations. May provide technical support and troubleshooting to users to operation staff. May perform general network administration duties as needed. Participates in special projects as required.

Requirements

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Active Security+ Certification
Active TS/SCI with CI poly clearance OR TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a CI poly prior to starting.
Familiarity with both Cisco and Juniper network devices
Three years of experience with network operating systems (e.g.; Cisco; Juniper); network hardware (e.g.; routers; switches; cabling and other essential network hardware); and LAN/WAN protocols (e.g.; OSPF; BGP; MPLS). Type 1 Encryption.
Must be capable of engineering and documenting network solutions, not just deploying or configuring.
Good verbal and written presentation skills.

Responsibilities

Assists with plans of network design, layout and develops the baseline configuration for the system.
Analyzes network topologies and traffic and capacity requirements and provides recommendations and guidance.
Briefs government customer and other contractors on recommended solutions and designs.
Complete network engineering surveys and installations.
Assist with the development effort for the standard documentation maintained.
Complete IOS upgrades and device configuration changes.
Complete network documentation for physical and logical diagrams, design documentation, and inventory support.
Perform cable infrastructure tasks as required.
Complete change management requests to support device installations.
May provide technical support and troubleshooting to users to operation staff.
May perform general network administration duties as needed.
Participates in special projects as required.