Principal Systems Engineer III (Network)

ECS Tech Inc•Pocatello, ID

2d•Onsite

About The Position

ECS is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer III (Network) to work in its Pocatello, Idaho office. The role is responsible for designing, deploying, testing, certifying, patching, and resolving interoperability issues for network features, components, and application dependencies, including switches, firewalls, load balancers, software-defined networking, and private cloud requirements. The engineer designs, implements, and supports network infrastructure within and between data centers, serving as the advanced subject matter expert for data center network environments. The role supports both bare-metal and virtual-machine infrastructure, provisions networking for servers and applications, and maintains network security, availability, performance, monitoring, documentation, and recovery capabilities. It also includes automation and scripting, fourth-level support, vendor and IT coordination, and training and knowledge transfer to Government staff.

Requirements

Current Top Secret clearance, with the capability to obtain SCI/CI-Poly to meet contract requirements.
At least one of the following certifications: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), DevNet Associate, or an equivalent network-vendor associate-level certification.
Six years of experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI), Tetration, Multi-Site-Orchestrator (MSO), Network Assurance Engine (NAE), Network Services Orchestrator (NSO), and Nexus Insights.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and provide ongoing support for networking infrastructure within and between data centers.
Serve as the advanced subject matter expert for data center network environments.
Create and maintain network infrastructure for bare-metal systems and virtual machines, including LAN, WAN, VLAN, SDN, firewall, and load-balancer configurations, using OEM and third-party tools such as NSX and virtual network services.
Provision and configure required networking for servers and applications.
Evaluate, improve, and maintain information security throughout the data center network infrastructure.
Monitor and resolve network issues; develop recovery processes for failures and performance bottlenecks; provide real-time alerts; and implement proactive solutions, including redesigns or technology refreshes.
Install, configure, test, and maintain system management tools for data center network components.
Proactively ensure high levels of systems and infrastructure availability.
Monitor and test application performance, identify potential bottlenecks and solutions, and work with developers to implement fixes.
Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
Write and maintain custom scripts to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention, including automating address and VLAN provisioning with IaaS.
Participate in the design of information and operational support systems.
Provide fourth-level support.
Coordinate with vendors and other IT personnel to resolve problems.
Maintain up-to-date technical documentation for systems, including monthly inventories and patch levels, hostnames, property numbers, IP addresses, enclaves, processor and core counts, administrative passwords, certificates, and service accounts.
Document system configurations, including passwords, access controls, version and revision numbers, patch levels, inventory, TCP/IP addresses, processor and core counts, memory, and license keys.
Provide real-time alerts and dashboard information about network performance and availability.
Provide real-time reporting on provisioned and non-provisioned resources, including bandwidth utilization and availability, performance, and trend metrics.
Transfer knowledge to Government staff through training and assistance in using the technology and applying industry best practices.