Network Engineer SME (TS/SCI with Poly Required)
About The Position
GCI embodies excellence, integrity and professionalism. The employees supporting our customers deliver unique, high-value mission solutions while effectively leverage the technological expertise of our valued workforce to meet critical mission requirements in the areas of Data Analytics and Software Development, Engineering, Targeting and Analysis, Operations, Training, and Cyber Operations. We maximize opportunities for success by building and maintaining trusted and reliable partnerships with our customers and industry. At GCI, we solve the hard problems. As a Network Engineer SME, a typical day will include the following duties/skills: The ideal candidate is responsible for managing security solutions, basic network monitoring, patch management, and other security tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- Minimum 10+ years’ experience planning, designing, engineering, implementing, testing, configuring, and operating secure global networks using IPSEC and/or OpenVPN technology
- Experience defining, designing, and implementing multi-layer VOIP networks
- Experience with both Linux and Windows operating systems
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or equivalent
- Networking experience (Cisco HW preferred); routers/switches
- Hands-on experience with IT system monitoring and management tools (e.g. SolarWinds, InterMapper)
- Thorough understanding of TCP/IP and IP Address Mgmt
- Practical experience with OpenVPN and IPSEC tunneling
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and network performance-tuning skills
- US Citizen
- Active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance
Nice To Haves
- Motivated self-starter with excellent written and oral communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Consultation on client network topology and requirements.
- Building, implementing, managing, and maintaining multiple client networks.
- Developing good engineering best practices and workflows.
- Managing security solutions, basic network monitoring, patch management, and other security tasks as assigned.
- Specifying, testing, and operating both hardware and software defined firewalls (Cisco FirePower).
- Detecting and preventing network intrusions and DNS attacks along with performing network log analysis.
- Planning network layouts and configuring systems to user environments.
- Maintaining and configuring network interfaces to routers/switches.
- Field travel and interfacing with other network operations centers.
- Configuring, testing, and managing Cisco networking equipment.
- Analyzing network topologies and traffic and capacity requirements.
- Communicating effectively with peers and support other team members to highlight and clarify network design components.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
