Network Engineer

ECS Tech Inc•Quantico, VA

5d•$100,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

ECS is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to work in Quantico, Virginia, or Huntsville, Virginia, supporting technology for law enforcement and scientific organizations. The role designs, installs, maintains, and evaluates network and communications systems. The successful candidate is a creative, adaptable problem solver who can work with little oversight, learn new technologies, help drive change, and collaborate with a team to deliver solutions on deadline.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Active Top Secret clearance.
A recommended minimum of 8 years of experience; certifications or past work may demonstrate the required experience level in lieu of years of experience.
Experience engineering hardware and network designs for large-scale enterprise applications.
Experience coordinating activities of technology product and service vendors and leading technical infrastructure design activities.
Experience with Cisco is required.
Ability and aptitude to learn, adapt, and drive change; work with little oversight; and collaborate in a team environment.

Responsibilities

Gather user network requirements using multiple methodologies and produce technical documentation, system requirements documents, system security requirements documents, and system test plans.
Troubleshoot and resolve network issues involving protocols, topologies, networking hardware, and related technologies.
Assist with network architecture design, feasibility studies, and cost studies.
Use knowledge of internetworking, computer systems, routers, switches, firewalls, and peripherals to understand current network designs and collaborate on new designs.
Apply technical and business experience to improve processes and procedures for deploying and maintaining network infrastructure.
Work independently and collaboratively to improve network solutions and network services.
Support Continuity of Operations (COOP) operations as needed.
Design, deploy, test, certify, patch, and back up network features and components, and address interoperability issues and application dependencies, including switches, firewalls, load balancers, software-defined networking, and private cloud requirements.
Document network configurations, diagrams, and rack layouts.
Examine network vulnerabilities and determine mitigation actions to ensure compliance with NIST security requirements.