Senior Network Engineer

PEAKE•Falls Church, VA

6d•$135,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

PEAKE is a technology integrator serving defense, federal, and public safety agencies. The Senior Network Engineer will support the Army National Guard (ARNG) on the GECOS program, an IT Service Management contract covering the operation, modernization, and growth of ARNG global IT services. GECOS supports the ARNG enterprise IT infrastructure, including its WAN, authentication and directory services, cybersecurity, and application hosting, and is built on ITIL best practices. The role configures, secures, and maintains a large enterprise Cisco and Palo Alto environment, serves as a senior engineer on architecture projects, and works directly with senior military and government leadership. The position is 100% on-site in Falls Church, Virginia, and Arlington, Virginia, with less than 10% travel. An active Secret clearance is required at interview and must be maintained throughout employment.

Requirements

At least 6 years of experience with Cisco and Palo Alto routing, switching, IDS/IPS, and firewall technologies.
Bachelor’s degree or at least 10 years of relevant experience as a Network Administrator or Engineer.
DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II baseline certification, such as CompTIA Security+ CE.
Computing Environment (CE) certification, such as Cisco or Palo Alto.
Must meet DoD 8140 standards once they are implemented on the contract.
Active Secret clearance at the time of interview and maintained throughout employment.
Experience with advanced routing (BGP/OSPF) and MPLS.
Hands-on experience configuring and managing Cisco routers, Layer 3 switches, and firewalls.
Palo Alto firewall and IDS/IPS policy management experience.
Experience hardening network devices for DISA STIG compliance.
Experience supporting CCRI inspections and ATO requirements.
Ability to support 24x7 enterprise operations, including off-hours maintenance.
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills, including understanding user requirements, troubleshooting technical issues, and driving process improvements.
Broad, high-level understanding of system hardware, software, configurations, and technologies.
Customer service experience, including working with senior military and government leadership.
Effective communication across the enterprise with management, peers, and outside vendors; ability to present ideas clearly in briefings, meetings, and leadership interactions.
Excellent communication and documentation skills.
Strong organizational skills and a collaborative mindset, with experience leading project teams.
Reliability, punctuality, ability to follow direction, and willingness to seek feedback and improve.
Ability to learn new information quickly and self-study emerging requirements and industry practices.
Ability to work under time constraints and adapt to changing requirements and new projects.
Ability to maintain current certifications and pursue new ones as appropriate.

Responsibilities

Configure, manage, and maintain physical and virtual infrastructure, including Cisco routers, Layer 3 switches, firewalls, and Palo Alto IDS/IPS.
Perform off-hours maintenance and support 24x7 operations of a large enterprise infrastructure according to established schedules and best practices.
Implement and maintain DISA STIG baselines as quarterly releases are issued.
Support CCRI inspections and maintain requirements for ATOs.
Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, and create and defend system change requests.
Develop, maintain, and implement a proactive capacity-planning model to support business decisions.
Serve as a senior engineer on engineering and architecture projects supporting ARNG strategic initiatives.
Provide architecture and technology gap analysis and recommend solutions that improve the operations and security of the DoDIN-A(NG) and DoDIN-A(NG)-S enterprise.
Analyze customer requirements and deliver technical solutions to complex problems.
Maintain and upgrade networks, including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, and remote access systems.
Maintain network integrity, connectivity, policy compliance, and backup and recovery capability.
Plan, design, and configure data communication networks, including hardware and software components.
Evaluate new communications technologies and coordinate hardware, software, and subcontractor acquisitions as needed.
Coach and mentor junior administrators and peers, and serve as a team or task lead when needed.
Work with senior military and government leadership and communicate across the enterprise with management, peers, and outside vendors.