Copy of Intermediate Network Engineer

Saliense•Arlington, VA

About The Position

This role involves supporting and maintaining network infrastructure, including LAN, WAN, and cloud environments. The Network Engineer will be responsible for configuring and managing network hardware and software, ensuring network security, troubleshooting issues, and maintaining documentation. The position requires hands-on experience with various network protocols, Cisco and Palo Alto devices, and AWS cloud services.

Requirements

Five (5) years of relevant experience.
Experience developing, maintaining, and supporting technical infrastructure, hardware, and system software components for mid- to large-sized projects.
Experience determining and developing approach to solutions.
Experience performing installation, maintenance, and support of system software/hardware and providing user support.
Experience identifying key barriers/core problems and applying problem-solving skills in order to deal with complex situations.
Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex problems.
Experience making decisions under conditions of uncertainty, sometimes with incomplete information, that produce effective end results.
Experience performing engineering and roll out implementation, configuration, debugging, and support for multiple platforms.
Experience monitoring and tuning platforms to ensure expected availability and performance levels are achieved.
Hands-on experience designing and supporting AWS environment and utilizing AWS administrator portal.
Experience in AWS services and technologies such as IAM, VPC, S3, EC2, CloudWatch and CloudTrail, Route 53, RDS, SSM, ElasticSearch and Lambda.
IAT Level II Certification.
CCNA or another Cisco Certification.

Nice To Haves

Familiar with network connectivity to include copper, fiber optics, and wireless.
Familiar with network protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP, TFTP, SCP/SSH.
Possesses proficient knowledge of layer 2 switching protocols including LLDP, STP, VTP, VLAN, LACP, 802.1q.

Responsibilities

Provide LAN infrastructure support, including staging, installation, and maintenance of Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switches, and Aruba wireless controllers.
Support WAN by configuring Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) neighbor configurations.
Provide cloud architecture support for AWS services (IAM, VPC, S3, EC2, etc.).
Configure security features on Palo Alto firewalls, including App-ID, User-ID, Global Protect, Wildfire, NAT policies, and security profiles.
Configure and manage Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) architecture using Radius for Cisco, Aruba, and Palo Alto platforms.
Configure PKI authentication and PKI Certificate Managements.
Troubleshoot network issues related to TCP/UDP, IPv4/IPv6 subnetting, access lists, and connectivity on Cisco and Palo Alto devices.
Monitor network performance and test network capabilities using tools like SolarWinds.
Perform Cisco data center deployments, including Cisco Nexus.
Work with network protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP, TFTP, SCP/SSH.
Create and maintain detailed network documentation and adhere to yearly Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) policies.
Implement new network equipment and software upgrades.
Practice network asset management by keeping an inventory of network components and related documentation.
Utilize knowledge of layer 2 switching protocols including LLDP, STP, VTP, VLAN, LACP, 802.1q.
Handle and resolve support tickets using the ServiceNow platform.