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JTEC Consulting•Chantilly, VA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

JTEC Consulting is seeking a Network Engineer to support engineering, maintaining, and securing enterprise data center network infrastructure in a mission-critical environment. This Network Engineer will be an essential contributor within an Agile delivery framework blending hands-on engineering with strategic optimization to support the modernization of the customer’s hybrid cloud platform. Qualified candidates will demonstrate a deep technical mastery of Cisco switching and routing platforms and have the initiative to drive operational excellence autonomously and collaboratively. A current security clearance with agency-specific polygraph is strictly required for consideration.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship
Current TS/SCI with agency-specific polygraph required for consideration
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline (equivalent years of direct experience may be considered in lieu of a degree)
5+ years of dedicated hands-on experience configuring and administering Cisco IOS and/or Cisco NX-OS within enterprise data center environments
Effective written and verbal communication skills to work as part of a collaborative, cross-functional team
Demonstrated expertise in configuring and troubleshooting VLANs, trunking, subnets, and inter-VLAN routing
In-depth practical knowledge of dynamic routing protocols and network security implementations
Demonstrated track record leading enterprise Cisco implementations, infrastructure migrations, and network operations management
Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery models
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot issues independently while partnering effectively with multidisciplinary systems, cloud, and security teams

Nice To Haves

Direct experience configuring Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch deployments and data center fabric topologies
Familiarity with Storage Area Network (SAN) configuration, including Fibre Channel, FCoE, or iSCSI environments
Exposure to hybrid cloud connectivity (AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute) and network automation scripting (Python, Ansible)
Active Cisco certifications (CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Data Center, or CCIE) are highly desirable

Responsibilities

Manage, configure, and maintain mission-critical data center network infrastructure running Cisco IOS and Cisco NX-OS platforms
Design, deploy, and troubleshoot complex Layer 2 and Layer 3 architectures, including VLANs, advanced routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP), and access control lists (ACLs)
Implement and uphold robust network security policies, segmentation, and perimeter controls across secure environments
Collaborate with agile cross-functional engineering teams to integrate on-premises data center networking with hybrid cloud architectures
Monitor network health, diagnose throughput and latency bottlenecks, and execute configuration tuning to optimize network traffic processing
Lead hardware provisioning, baseline configurations, operating system upgrades, and rollout of new network solutions with minimal service disruption
Maintain comprehensive network topology diagrams, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and change-management documentation