Network Engineer - Silver Spring, MD

ATTAINX INC•Silver Spring, MD

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

AttainX, Inc. is in search of a highly energetic Network Engineer with strong technical knowledge, communication, and organizational skills to support our government client. The Network Engineer is responsible for supporting the implementation and maintenance of Networking solutions for our US Government customer. AttainX Inc. is SBA Certified 8(a), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB), CMMI Level 3, ISO 9001:2015 certified QMS and Silver Level SaFe Partner. For more than 12 years, AttainX, Inc. has delivered emergent technologies, software products, and high-quality services that meet the needs of our Federal Government customers. The last 4 years have shown significant company growth as we have increased our contracts portfolio and hold the “Best in Class” contract vehicles, GSA MAS and OASIS Small Business and 8(a) Pools 1, 2 and 3. In addition, we are prime on several Agency Specific IDIQ’s and BPA’s with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Energy, Navy, Health and Human Service and the Defense Intelligence Agency. AttainX is dedicated to quality and best practices for the services we provide. We understand our people are the key ingredient to ensuring our customers Mission and Goals are met with excellence.

Requirements

Must hold a CISCO Associate Level Certification in good standing (such as CCDA, CCNA, etc.), or greater
3+ years of experience implementing and maintaining network solutions
Strong experience providing Network Engineering expertise and Tier 3+ support for a global enterprise computing environment
Demonstrated experience working in a cloud environment
Experience researching and evaluating enterprise networking solutions and providing recommendations to senior leadership
Experience working with VLANs and/or VRFs
1+ year of experience working with Network Address Translation (NAT) on firewalls and edge devices, including static NAT, dynamic NAT, and policy NAT for both inbound and outbound traffic flows.
Experience implementing and maintain internal BGP (iBGP) for route propagation, policy control, and path selection within the enterprise network, including interaction with OSPF and other IGPs.
Ability to Design, configure, and manage OSPF-based routing environments
Experience collaborating with cross-functional global teams and acting as a networking subject-matter expert to support, troubleshoot, and implement enterprise IT solutions
Solid understanding of networking principles and security best practices
Working knowledge of technologies traversing an enterprise network (e.g. virtualization, Windows and Linux systems, SAN, applications, etc.) to provide secure transport for same
Understanding of the system hardening processes, tools, guidelines and benchmarks
Demonstrated proficiency in interpersonal, analytical, oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree
Prior experience working on US Federal Government Contracts
Demonstrated experience with delivering technology solutions in a fast-paced, deadline-driven enterprise environment
Self-starter, highly motivated individual who adapts to a dynamic work environment
Strong attention to detail with an ability to operate effectively across multiple priorities.
Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53r4 and 800-53r5-based security baselining practices
Working knowledge of Google Voice administration, including configuration of desktop phones where required

Responsibilities

Implement and maintain a dedicated IT development environment for testing patches and updates, system changes, and evaluation software.
Patch management - automate the IT Security patches process required to keep the system secure.
Implement modifications to the existing system boundary, which may include changes to VLANs and physical connectivity to other 8850-supported systems.
Implement remote desktop technology for the workstations to allow the Help desk to troubleshoot and fix desktop problems remotely.
Develop, deploy, monitor, and maintain network architecture including switches, routers, firewalls, cabling, wireless technologies, etc.)
Provide innovative and cutting-edge solutions to network issues/concern.
Provide business case analysis for varying solutions and include a cost benefits analysis for each solution.
Implement approved modifications to the existing system boundary, including changes to VLANs, VRFs, and physical/logical connectivity.
Configure and manage Network Address Translation (NAT) on firewalls and edge devices, including static NAT, dynamic NAT, and policy NAT for both inbound and outbound traffic flows.
Implement and maintain internal BGP (iBGP) for route propagation, policy control, and path selection within the enterprise network, including interaction with OSPF and other IGPs.
Design, configure, and manage OSPF-based routing environments, including area design, adjacency formation, route redistribution, and troubleshooting across multi-tier architectures (core, distribution, access, and firewall boundaries).
Provide Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Root Certificate Authority (CA) network services support
Provide maintenance of the network authorization infrastructure as well as the network backup system
Provide Network Directory Services: Domain Naming Services (DNS), Domain Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and World Wide Web (WWW) services
Analyze network statistics, including traffic flow for the networks, perform reviews and trend analysis, and submit enhancement recommendations to system management and Change Control Board (CCB)