Senior Network Engineer

D2 Technical Services•St. Louis, MO

5d•$130,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

Our work depends on a Sr. Network Engineer with TS/SCI security clearance and willing to take CI Polygraph in joining our team to support our intelligence customer activities in Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO. This role involves supporting the customer's Data Center network, application delivery, and network security environments, encompassing operations and maintenance (O&M), system integration/deployment, and solution development/design. The engineer will provide tier III SME level support within the incident management process, work independently with project stakeholders, system owners, project managers, and technical staff to deploy or enhance IT solutions, and coordinate with project staff for solution development and deployment while managing project aspects within their applicable technical area of responsibility. Collaboration with system engineers across teams and disciplines is essential to ensure solutions meet established technical goals and are deployed within established timelines. The role also includes evaluating new network technologies, developing and implementing methodologies for analysis, testing, and support of LAN and WAN networks, diagnosing hardware and software problems, and administering networks. Ensuring systems are integrated with existing performance and availability management frameworks, scheduling system changes, and evaluating new system hardware and software are key responsibilities. The engineer will prepare technical proposals, perform upgrades, review user requests for upgrades or additions to the network, perform long-term O&M activities including tier 3 troubleshooting, and interface with external tier 4 support staff and vendors. Utilizing complex network analysis tools and preparing troubleshooting procedures are also part of the role, along with developing and documenting standard operating procedures (SOP) and providing fault and performance management for the network.

Requirements

10 years of experience preferred with several years focusing specifically on data center networking and technologies
SME level understanding and experience with dynamic routing protocols to include OSPF and BGP
SME level understanding of data center technologies.
Understanding and experience analyzing TCP/UDP application flow using external network analyzers along with built-in network switch/router diagnostic tools
Familiarity with DOD STIGs and SD-WAN
Experience with MS Visio and documenting network architectures and application flows
Strong oral and written communication skills
Effective at communicating technical ideas through presentations, documentation, meetings
Learn and evaluate new technologies
Responsible for managing their own projects from start to finish so initiative, time management, and attention to detail are critical traits and skills
ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED
Willing to take CI Polygraph

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with EVPN, VXLAN, Cisco vPC, ACI, F5 load balancing and RSTP is a plus
Professional or expert level certifications (at a minimum CCNP, F5-CTS or JNCIP) - CCIE/F5-CSE/JNCIE preferred
Experience with Cisco, F5, Juniper and Palo Alto hardware and operating systems is a plus

Responsibilities

Support customer's Data Center network, application delivery, and network security environments to include operations and maintenance (O&M), system integration/deployment and solution development/design
Provide tier III SME level support within the incident management process
Work independently with project stakeholders, system owners, project managers, and technical staff to deploy or enhance IT solutions
Coordinate with project staff for solution development and deployment while managing project aspects within applicable technical area of responsibility
Collaborate with system engineers across teams and disciplines to ensure solutions meet established technical goals and are deployed within established timelines
Evaluates new network technologies and makes recommendations to stakeholders regarding the integration of these technologies into the existing network
Develops and implements methodologies for analysis, testing, and support of LAN and WAN networks
Diagnosing hardware and software problems and replacing defective components
Support operations and maintain activities and administer networks including hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations
Ensure systems are integrated with existing performance and availability management framework
Schedule and coordinate system changes within the established change management framework
Evaluate new system hardware and software to ensure optimal integration with existing hardware and compliance with customer standards
Prepare technical proposals for presentation to the engineering review boards for adding new technologies to the network
Perform a full range of upgrades in accordance with existing network architecture
Review user requests for upgrades or additions to the network to assess impact on network performance and provide advice and guidance on the most practical technical approach to meeting user requirements
Perform long term O&M activities to include tier 3 troubleshooting and problem resolution
Interface with external tier 4 support staff and vendor support as required for problem resolution
Utilize complex network analysis tools to identify and correct problems in the network while maintaining logs and records associated with reported problems or situations
Prepare troubleshooting procedures for restoring the network to optimal performance levels
Develop and document standard operating procedures (SOP) for use by technical support staff
Provide fault management for the network and supports performance management functions.