Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer

Two Six Technologies•Laurel, MD

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Two Six Technologies is seeking a Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer responsible for designing, maintaining, and implementing technical solutions for complex problems. The candidate will provide technical oversight of a project solution, including requirement interpretation and allocation of requirements to technical components. They will define processes to support the implementation of requirements and ensure that technical solutions leverage industry best practices, designing for security and excellence while minimizing the total cost of ownership. This role involves defining internal and external customer IT infrastructure architecture needs and designing solutions to meet those needs, including capacity planning, systems configuration and tuning, monitoring backups, and installations of hardware and software. The work will be hybrid, based out of the Laurel, Maryland office.

Requirements

Experience with Linux system administration
5+ years of experience configuring, designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting LAN/WAN devices
Thorough understanding of network routing concepts (BGP, IP)
5+ years of experience configuring/maintaining Cisco switches (focus on Nexus)
5+ years of experience in Networking, Security, Design implementation, and Operational support
Experience designing and implementing Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and Security Software
Experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching, routing and VLANs.
Experience configuring/maintaining other (non-Cisco) hardware firewall devices such as VyOS
Experience with network monitoring technologies
Experience with virtualization environments such as ProxMox and/or VMware
Ability to take ambiguous requirements or problems and convert them into technical solutions
Ability to partner with systems administrators, storage administrators, and application developers to solve complex problems
Complex problem management research and issue resolution
Ability to mentor junior network engineers
Reviewing and identifying security vulnerabilities and applying remediation
Command of scripting languages such as Python and Bash
Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible and Docker
Eligibility to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience with classified lab networks and requirements (SCIF or SAPF)
Experience with LDAP/Kerberos authentication protocols
Understanding of modern software languages and command line interface
Experience with Elasticsearch node setup, configuration and troubleshooting
Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, etc.)
Security best practices and implementing firewalls and perimeter security measures including VPN technologies
Continuous integration, test automation and/or SecDevOps on iterative development projects

Responsibilities

Manage and direct internal IT systems and personnel
Lead efforts to ensure that complex systems are ready for use and quick reaction requests are met as needed
Participates in the development and implementation of the network infrastructure in field offices, including physical and logical design of network and telecom infrastructure, analyzing existing network platforms and systems, and recommending solutions.
Provides technical input in the design, installation, maintenance, and support of network infrastructure
Support tight-looped development and integration production cycles
Support large virtualized environment in a Linux environment
Support an Elasticsearch cluster
Process and testing automation
Continual learning, particularly with respect to cybersecurity principles
Collaboration and communication across teams and projects