Network Engineer - Senior

ECS Tech Inc•Norfolk, VA

20d•Onsite

About The Position

Everforth ECS is seeking a Network Engineer – Senior to work in our Norfolk, VA office. This role involves planning, designing, implementing, and supporting network systems to meet current and future business needs. The engineer will analyze network activity, troubleshoot issues, and recommend enhancements for improved availability and performance. Responsibilities also include capacity planning, disaster recovery testing, and evaluating vendor services.

Requirements

Strong working familiarity with F5 Networks, Juniper JUNOS and/or Cisco IOS with hands-on experience configuring routers, switches, load balancers, and firewalls
Knowledge of Enterprise system monitoring and management tools such as Splunk, Solarwinds, Wireshark, Websense, MRTG and NMAP
Knowledge of commercial enterprise-level tools and products to provide network services, including: firewalls, IPS/IDS, DNS, DHCP, web security, VPN, and NAC
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with SAWS staff and the general public
Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills
Great people and communication skills are a must
8+ years minimum network engineering experience
4+ years experience with technical work in a DOD environment
4+ years experience in an enterprise network environment with both administration and problem resolution of F5, Juniper and/or Cisco solutions required
Knowledge of ITIL processes and experience adhering to them in a production environment
Knowledge of DoD standards and compliance (ie STIGs, Retina report output)

Nice To Haves

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), or Juniper Network Certified Internet Specialist (JNCIS), F5 Certified Administrator -Security+ certification per DoD 8570 policy compliance

Responsibilities

Conducts short and long-term planning to meet network requirements
Designs and implements network systems
Provides support for network connectivity or related network issues for the user community
Plans and monitors the installation of network systems
Analyzes network activity and network problems to discover and prevent systematic errors. Recommends network design changes/enhancements for improved systems availability and performance
Troubleshoots, diagnoses and resolves network problems. Researches, analyzes and recommends the implementation of software or hardware changes to rectify any network deficiencies or to enhance network performance
Analyzes facilities bandwidth requirements and system interdependencies. Develops capacity planning models
Ensures planned testing activities are performed and technical criteria are met
Assesses network performance to ensure that it meets the present and future needs of the business. Provides network planning recommendations to management
Evaluates services provided by vendors and recommends changes
Performs related duties and fulfills responsibilities as required