Principal Systems Engineer III (Network)

Tmc Technologies Of Wv - Pocatello, ID

Full-time - Senior

Pocatello, ID

About the position

The Principal Systems Engineer III (Network) at TMC Technologies is responsible for the design, deployment, testing, certification, and maintenance of networking infrastructure for federal clients. This role requires a strong focus on ensuring interoperability, security, and performance of network systems, including switches, firewalls, and load balancers. The engineer will serve as an advanced subject matter expert, providing support and solutions for complex network issues while maintaining documentation and training government staff on best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implementation and ongoing support of the Networking Infrastructure within and between data centers.
• Serve as the advanced matter expert for all data center network environments.
• Create and maintain network infrastructure for both bare-metal and virtual machines with appropriate configurations.
• Provision/configure the required networking for servers and applications.
• Evaluate, improve, and maintain information security throughout the data center network infrastructure.
• Monitor and correct critical network issues and create recovery processes for failures and performance bottlenecks.
• Install, configure, test and maintain system management tools for all data center network components.
• Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability.
• Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks and work with developers to implement fixes.
• Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
• Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower human intervention time.
• Participate in the design of information and operational support systems.
• Provide 4th level support.
• Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution.
• Ensure technical documentation exists for all systems and is kept up to date.
• Provide real-time alerts and dashboard information on network performance and availability.
• Document system configurations and maintain inventory of all systems.
• Transition knowledge to government staff through training and assistance.
• Provide real-time reporting of provisioned and non-provisioned resources.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret clearance required
• Minimum 6+ years' experience required
• Minimum of Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP), or Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), or DevNet Associate certifications

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
• Experience with Tetration, Multi-Site-Orchestrator (MSO), Network Assurance Engine (NAE), Network Services Orchestrator (NSO), Nexus Insights, and Digital Network Architecture Center (DNAC) preferred
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Benefits

• Dental
• Vision
• Long and Short Term Disability
• AD&D
• Group Life
• 401K with Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• New Parent Leave
• Bereavement Leave
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• 11 Paid Holidays
• PTO