Network Engineer - Tier 2 - Tech Mod

The Bison Group•Reston, VA

8d•$140,000 - $160,000

About The Position

The Network Engineer will support the design, transition, operations, and continual service improvement of client LAN, CAN, and Unified Communication services, including technology modernization, technology refresh, and Capital Equipment Replacement Program activities. The role creates network design plans and layouts, develops baseline system configurations, analyzes network topologies and traffic and capacity requirements, and provides recommendations and guidance. The engineer briefs government customers and other contractors on recommended solutions and designs; conducts network engineering surveys and installations; and supports standard documentation development. Duties also include IOS upgrades, device configuration changes, network documentation, physical and logical diagrams, design documentation, inventory support, cable infrastructure tasks, and change-management requests for device installations. The position may provide technical support and troubleshooting to users or operations staff and may perform general network administration as needed. Up to 20% CONUS travel to customer sites may be required.

Requirements

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).
Active Security+ certification.
Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph clearance, or TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a CI polygraph before starting.
Experience with network operating systems such as Cisco and Juniper; network hardware such as routers, switches, cabling, and other essential network hardware; and LAN/WAN protocols such as OSPF, BGP, and MPLS.
Experience with Type 1 encryption.
Ability to engineer and document network solutions, not only deploy or configure them.
Good verbal and written presentation skills.
Minimum education and experience: high school diploma/GED plus 7 years, associate degree plus 5 years, bachelor's degree plus 3 years, or master's degree plus 1 year.

Responsibilities

Create network design plans and layouts and develop baseline system configurations.
Analyze network topologies, traffic, and capacity requirements and provide recommendations and guidance.
Brief government customers and other contractors on recommended solutions and designs.
Complete network engineering surveys and installations.
Assist with developing standard documentation.
Complete IOS upgrades and device configuration changes.
Produce network documentation, including physical and logical diagrams, design documentation, and inventory support.
Perform cable infrastructure tasks as required.
Complete change-management requests supporting device installations.
Provide technical support and troubleshooting to users or operations staff as needed.
Perform general network administration duties as needed.
Participate in special projects as required.
Travel to customer sites within the continental United States, up to 20%, as needed.