Network Engineer

American Systems•Chantilly, VA

5d•$120,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

AMERICAN SYSTEMS, a 100% employee-owned federal government contractor, is seeking a talented Network Engineer to leverage their expertise in designing and implementing integrated, scalable on-premises platforms in support of our government customer in Chantilly, VA.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI Clearance w/current Polygraph required
U.S. Citizenship required for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining a clearance
Bachelors degree and 5-7 years of relavent networking experience
DoD 8140 IAT II Level certification (e.g. Security+ CE , GSEC, CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, CND, SSCP)
At least 5 years working with Juniper and Cisco routers and switches, firewalls deployment, configuration, and migration
Working knowledge of virtualization and cloud platforms , services, architectures/ designs, and best practices

Responsibilities

Collaborate with systems architects to design, implement, and optimize customer networks IAW ICD 503
Design and deploy functional networks (e.g. LAN, WLAN, WAN)
Investigating and resolving operational problems.
Working on teams responsible for engineering and packaging releases
Plan and lead network projects for network installation and upgrade
Responsible for all network data transport (Layer 3 and below) and overall network traffic routing
Manage IP address space allocation and track IP address permanent assignments
Create and implement network security measures (access authentication, STIG implementation, etc.)
Design, configure, deploy, and maintain firewalls.
Monitor syslog events and implement changes to improve security posture.
Work with systems administrators, cyber security officers and CNDSP
Assist cyber security officers to collect and report information required during RMF A&A activities.
Conduct regular network performance tests.
Resolve escalated network support issues and document resolution
Research and analyze new network technologies and present suggestions for upgrades for network