Network/Systems Architect 4 (WAN Engineer)

Govcio LLC • Martinsburg, WV

104d • $100,000 - $140,000

About The Position

The NEDIIS Program under VA Connectivity and Collaboration Services/Core Network Engineering Division assists and collaborates with VA personnel to Engineer and Operate Network solutions that simplify and modernize the VA’s IT network infrastructure to sustain delivery of Veterans’ services.

Requirements

• Bachelors with 12+ years’ experience in a large enterprise environment involving network architecture and management.
• Experience with Cisco router and switch administration.
• Experience with Juniper and Fortigate SD WAN solutions.
• Understanding and knowledge of Next Generation Firewall technology such as Palo Alto and Juniper SRX.
• Understanding capacity management/planning techniques and processes.
• In-depth knowledge/understanding of carrier circuits to include up to 100 gig Ethernet Transport Services.
• Multi-address family BGP, OSPF, EIGRP knowledge is a must.
• Working knowledge of IPv6.
• Ability to interact with executive level Veterans Administrative staff.
• Desire to learn new technologies as they emerge.
• Ability to work across and manage multiple projects; provide written/verbal status updates on each project on a regular basis to the team leader, Program Manager and customer.
• Knowledge and understanding of Network management and application analysis tools is required (NetScout, Riverbed AppResponse/NetProfiler, SL1, Infoblox, Logic Monitor, Wireshark, LiveNX).

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of Networking.
• Strong understanding of Cisco CLI (IOS/XE/NX-OS).
• Certifications: Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of a team that provides Tier4 architecture design for new technologies and escalation support when issues arise.
• Provide enterprise level recommendations based on WAN evaluations, capacity projections, and application usage to VA senior leadership on enterprise communications.
• Make architecture recommendations to support the growing needs of the VA.
• Test the recommendations for enterprise compatibility in the state-of-the-art network design lab.
• Use existing Network Management tools to provide capacity management/utilization reports.
• Provide on-call escalation support if an issue arises that cannot be rectified by the network operations team.
• Write white papers on new technology uses in the VA and how it will help support the mission of the VA.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Corporate Discounts
• Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content
• Training, Education and Certification Assistance
• Referral Bonus Program
• Internal Mobility Program
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible Work Environment

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees