Networking Engineer III

PBS•Alexandria, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Networking Engineer III is responsible for the design, build, configuration, testing, deployment, and proactive support of the PBS network hardware and interconnectivity infrastructure both in the cloud and on-prem environments. They will work with a high degree of autonomy and be able to provide guidance and recommendations to Administrators and Support Specialists on escalated support issues, deployment, configuration changes, and maintenance. This role will work with others to plan, execute, and deliver projects, roadmaps, confirm security compliance, ensure systems align with IT strategies, test and deploy codes, research and write technical reports, and meet departmental targets and PBS goals.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years’ experience working as a systems engineer or administrator
Minimum of 4 years’ experience working as a network engineer or administrator
Minimum of 5 years’ networking and security operations experience
Cisco CCNP/CCDP, or Fortinet FCP, or equivalent required
Successful completion of Cisco or Fortinet, or its equivalent in routing, switching, and firewall management
Bachelor’s Degree in a related field such as networking, cybersecurity, information technology, or computer science; equivalent combination of education experience may be considered
Ability to participate as a technical lead on all projects requiring networking expertise and consultation
Ability to design, secure and support multiple inter-connected networks, devices, and profiles
Ability to deploy, integrate, configure, and maintain systems which comprise the overall networking technology stack
Ability to communicate complex networking concepts in a clear and concise manner for laypersons unfamiliar with networking and/or IT concepts
Proficiency to design, implement, and troubleshoot network security policies, VLANs, VoIP, Remote Access VPN, IPSec VPN, 802.1x, RADIUS, TACACS, AAA, TLS, SSL, multifactor authentication, password management and monitoring tools
Expertise knowledge and skill to configure and troubleshoot routing protocols (IGP, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS), network services (IPv6, IPv4, DHCP, DNS, IPAM, SNMP, PAT, NAT), SD-WAN, multi-casts and MPLS networks
Skilled in deploying, managing and troubleshooting Cisco routers, Cisco Nexus switches, Cisco IOS Switches, Cisco Wireless, Cisco ISE, IDS/IPS, Fortinet FortiGate Firewalls, Fortinet FortiWeb Web Application Firewalls, and F5s
Ability to design and implement high availability and redundant networks using, QoS, CoS, NTP, HSRP, GLBP, LACP
Strong foundational knowledge in IT technologies and concepts not limited to email security technologies, application security, cloud security (IaaS & PaaS, etc.), managed security services provisioning (MSSPs), DNS, Linux, Windows, Mac OS, etc.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Linux, UNIX, MacOS, VMware ESXi, Docker, Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Cloud Networking
Knowledge of Change / Incident Management (ITIL, ITSM), Agile, SCRUM and Waterfall project management
Knowledge of PowerShell/Python/JavaScript, MacOS, malware analysis, vulnerability management, WAF, CIS Benchmarks
Ability to use DevOps, Git, Jira, Confluence, automating and ticketing (FreshService) tools
Eagerness to develop, grow, and maintain strong inter-team relationships across the business to aid in the accomplishment of the PBS mission
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong problem solving, analytical and design skills
Ability to adapt to new goals, practices, procedures, etc., within a dynamic work environment
Good organizational skills with the ability to balance overlapping tasks and deadlines
Ability to collaborate as a team player with all levels of staff and external stakeholders
Ability to provide mentorship to junior engineers, administrators and support specialists
Ability to effectively complete assigned tasks with minimal guidance and supervision
Proactively stays current in requisite skills within job scope and incorporates knowledge and other feedback into assigned work
Consistently demonstrates respect for inclusion, diversity, and ethics

Nice To Haves

Certifications equivalent to the Cisco CCIE/CCDE, or Fortinet equivalent, desired

Responsibilities

Plan, design, build, deploy and support scalable networks, systems and security strategies
Collaborate with Engineers, Administrators and Support Specialist to run, support, secure and monitor on-prem, cloud and remote networks
Consult on multiple cross-functional networking projects and applications
Ensuring that information systems and assets are monitored to identify networking events and verify the effectiveness of protective measures
Ensuring response activities are coordinated with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., external support from service providers)
Ensuring activities are performed to prevent expansion of a networking event, mitigate its effects, and resolve the incident
Ensuring response processes and procedures are executed and maintained, to ensure response to detected networking incidents
Identify, review, evaluate and validate networking standards; technical requirements, gaps and issues, and communicate proposed and custom solutions to existing architecture
Additional activities as necessary to support the overall Networking and PBS mission
Research, implement and consult on capacity planning models, NexGen and redundancy solutions
Create plans and procedures to troubleshoot, diagnose and resolve escalated support problems
Contribute to Change and Incident Management, problem escalation and work processes
Evaluate networks, review and analyze migration strategies, and document codes and scripts
Provide recommendations to deploy, migrate and support network monitoring tools
Conduct reviews, evaluate and provide recommendations on vendor services
Perform research, create documentation and write reports
Investigate security issues and risks, resolve and report security vulnerabilities to Cyber Security
Create and document network / security policies and baselines
Recommend and implement appropriate up-to-date security technologies, network segmentation and access control, and End-Point security solutions
Assist with planning, developing and reviewing security requirements and procedures
Identify security audit discrepancies to implement corrective and preventive measures