Network Engineer 8733

General Summary

Performs technical support of local, campus, and wide area networks to include planning, designing, evaluating, and selecting operating solutions.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (*Essential functions)

• Performs maintenance and upgrade of networks, including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, remote access systems, and network management systems.
• Designs, supports, and manages a multi-zone network architecture.
• Monitors network connectivity and ensures high quality data transmission.
• Creates network diagrams with approved tools.
• Analyzes local and wide area network systems to include testing.
• Resolves complex interoperability problems to obtain operations across all platforms.
• Configures communication media with routers, switches, firewalls, and other devices.
• Configures routine systems to user environments.
• Participates in planning, researching, evaluating, designing, and developing plans for network systems.
• Conducts internal studies and research.
• Supports acquisition of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services as needed.
• Provides technical support to various departments and users.
• Serves as liaison with vendors and other third-party providers.
• May assist in proposal prep for new solutions.

Required Experience

• Bachelors degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience
• Ability to obtain/maintain a Secret security clearance; US Citizenship required
• Excellent communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Active CCNA or CCNP certification
• Current or previous Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) or Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)
• Knowledge of Cisco Identity ServicesEngine and CyberVision
• Knowledge of Fortinet Products
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products to include Visio
• Knowledge of layer 2 switching
• Experience with OSI 7 layer model
• Experience with Static, Dynamic, and Layer 3 routing
• ITIL knowledge