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Themis Insight•Fort Meade, MD

About The Position

Themis Insight is hiring a Sr. Network Engineer to work in the Fort Meade, Maryland vicinity. The position location may change based on the needs of a central Maryland client. The role requires a TS/SCI with a Polygraph. The engineer performs network services across design, implementation, maintenance, and upgrades of existing networks. The work includes LAN/CAN/WAN administration; analysis of designs and specifications; coordinating conversions, cutovers, and incident resolution; and translating business needs into telecommunications requirements and designs. The position also supports modernization and enhancement efforts for medium- and large-scale telecommunications infrastructures. At Level 3, the engineer optimizes end-to-end performance and data flow, conducts network performance data captures, and designs, integrates, configures, deploys, tests, and maintains network devices and interfaces. The role supports network and mission architecture, server connectivity requirements, network diagrams and accreditations, and complex network troubleshooting. It also leads large installation efforts, develops network models and algorithms, and provides guidance to junior Network Engineers. Themis Insight describes its teams as small, highly skilled, and interdisciplinary, serving clients across industries and public, private, civilian, and military domains.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with a Polygraph.
A master's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security Systems Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university; alternatively, a bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline plus two additional years of Network Engineering support experience.
Ten years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support and training commensurate with a network engineering curriculum.
Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II baseline certification as defined by DoD 8570.01-M.
Cisco certification.
Strong network diagramming and documentation skills.
Understanding of network policy, including ACLs, segmentation, and routing.
Data-center experience with VMware NSX.
Knowledge of software-defined networking (SDN).
Familiarity with storage and backup tools and concepts.
Basic exposure to hybrid-cloud architecture.

Responsibilities

Perform network services from design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks.
Analyze network designs, specifications, and related documents.
Perform general LAN/CAN/WAN administration.
Schedule conversions and cutovers, and coordinate with users and sites to resolve network or system incidents.
Translate business requirements into telecommunications requirements, designs, and orders for LAN, CAN, WAN, voice, and video.
Perform engineering analysis of telecommunications alternatives supporting strategic modernization and infrastructure enhancement efforts.
Assist telecommunications end users, operations personnel, and strategic program management with network interfaces.
Optimize end-to-end system performance and data flow management.
Conduct data captures to obtain network performance information and use design analysis and monitoring tools to reduce latency and maximize throughput.
Provide input to the design of network and mission architecture.
Design, integrate, configure, deploy, test, and maintain network devices, interfaces, and methodologies.
Configure and optimize networks to connect front-end and back-end components.
Gather data to specify system and component performance and interface requirements.
Implement network solutions supporting server requirements, including load balancing, VPNs, firewall contexts, traffic shaping, VoIP, GRE tunneling, IPSec, IP encryption, MoIP, and NAT where appropriate.
Configure and maintain network diagrams and accreditations.
Oversee support for network equipment.
Develop network and mission architecture designs to meet new partner requirements.
Manage assigned tasks and provide guidance to junior Network Engineers.
Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations.
Resolve complex network problems and operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment, and network simulators.
Design modules representing traditional circuit-switched networks.
Lead large efforts and installation projects involving dynamic requirements and scale.
Develop algorithms for models using networking or telecommunications technologies and systems.

Benefits

Competitive health, dental, and vision plans with 100% paid premiums.
401(k) contribution of 6%, even if the employee does not contribute.
11 standard holidays and 25 days of paid time off.
Career counseling and individualized career development plans, including education and training.
Employee referral bonuses for successful hires.
Flexible ways to balance work and home life.

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