Network Engineer

Synergy ECP • Columbia, MD

28d • Onsite

About The Position

Synergy ECP is seeking a Network Engineer to join their Network Administration team. This role provides technical support to Network Administrators and System Administrators, focusing on monitoring and maintaining the current infrastructure, improving system performance, and automating system administration. The position also involves developing algorithms for research and development in areas such as traditional circuit-switched networks, data networks, access technologies, wireless systems, media for services, transport and service protocols, network operations, network resource management, resource provisioning, and network traffic/performance modeling.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Network Engineering and ten (10) years of relevant professional experience
• Candidate must have CCNP
• Candidate must have a TS/SCI
• U.S. Citizenship

Nice To Haves

• Four (4) years of relevant experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience with enterprise level network design, engineering and administration
• Experience with common networking devices such as firewalls, switches, and fabric interconnects. Commonly used brands include Cisco, McAfee, and Palo Alto.
• Experience interfacing with customer POCs to evaluate networking needs or requirements and explain technical terms to non-technical users or stakeholders.
• Experience with Cisco ASA, Palo Alto, or McAfee Enterprise firewalls
• Experience with VMWare ESXI cloud level architectures
• Experience with VMWare NSX (SDN networking)

Responsibilities

• Provides support and serves on the Network Administration team.
• Provides technical support to the Network Administrators and System Administrators.
• Monitors and maintains the current infrastructure.
• Improves system performance.
• Automates system administration.
• Develops algorithms used in modules or incorporated into models associated with the research and development of technologies and systems involving one or more of the following areas: traditional circuit switched networks; data networks; access technologies; wireless systems; the media to carry such services; the protocols required for the completion of transport and services; operation of networks; management of network resources; provisioning of resources; traffic and/or performance modeling of such networks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior