Network Engineer, Senior

SITEC Consulting • West Springfield, VA

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About The Position

SITEC is an employee and customer focused Information Technology and Professional Services Firm specializing in design, development, and delivery of state-of-the-art technology solutions, as well as cybersecurity, software and systems engineering services. The Senior Network Engineer develops new concepts and processes. Analyzes root causes and resolves issues. Supports more junior level technicians and specialists in their activities. Can perform all tasks of lower-level technicians or specialists. The Senior Network Engineer will work individually, actively participates on integrated teams, and may also lead a task, project, or team.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen with an Active DoD Security Clearance.
• Ability to work on a shift schedule.
• 2 - 6+ years of general IT experience and experience with operating Host Based Security System (HBSS), firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems, Intrusion Detection Systems, other point of presence security tools, Virtual Private Networks, and related security operations.
• High School Diploma and ten (10) years relevant experience; or Associate Degree and eight (8) years relevant experience; or Bachelor's Degree and six (6) years relevant experience ; or Master's Degree and four (4) years relevant experience.
• IAT Level III
• Have the DoD 8140.01 and DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level III and CSSP Analyst.
• If you do not have these certifications, you must obtain them within 6 months of starting in your new position. These include: CEH, CFR, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA+ Security, CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, GISCP, Cloud+, or SCYBER Cyber Security experience

Responsibilities

• Analyze designs, develops, and maintain hardware and software needed for network communications including local area networks (LANs) wide area networks (WANs), the internet, intranets, and other data communication systems.
• Possesses experience with most common network components to include routers, switches, firewalls, protocols, VoIP, DNS, remote access, VPN, routing, and switching. Also has knowledge of TCP/IP routing technologies including OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP, in addition to knowledge of applicable business lines/industries.
• Communicates complex concepts and data effectively and creatively (both written and oral) across multiple organizations, both internal & external, and with executive company and customer management.
• Performs design, engineering, implementation, maintenance, and upgrade of the local area networks (LAN)s and/or wide area network (WAN), and/or security infrastructure.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of existing network and/or security hardware and software in use to provide third-tier technical and administrative support and provide complex internal analysis and support of the network and/or security infrastructure.
• Develops network support processes, procedures and guidelines for troubleshooting network events and performing sustaining tasks.
• Acts as the technical interface with vendors and other external stakeholders and reviews/makes recommendations on network and/or security service/maintenance arrangements.
• Designs and maintains network environments to comply with relevant compliance standards and evaluates, consults, and makes technology recommendations to senior management.
• Reviews technical documentation of supported environments to ensure that documentation is accurate and up-to-date.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED