Network Engineer- Mid with Security Clearance

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Job description

Network Engineer- Mid Location Maryland, Fort Meade Department RECRUITING Employment Duration Full Time Celestar is currently seeking a Network Engineer in Ft. Meade, MD in support of the INSCOM Army Cryptologic Office. If interested and qualified, we welcome you to post for this challenging opportunity. Security Clearance: TS/SCI; CI Poly About Us: Celestar, a Veteran Owned Company is Very Competitive with Salaries and Benefits. As an example, we offer Company Paid Benefits that include Employee and Family Dental Insurance, Employ Health Insurance, Life Insurance and Disability Insurance as well. We also offer a 401K retirement company match, paid Holidays and Personal Time off. BACKGROUND The Army Cryptologic Office (ACO) serves as the Army G2 and Service Cryptologic Component (SCC) representative to provide expert cryptologic leadership, support, guidance and advice to U.S. Army Warfighters and Intelligence leaders. Lead the Army's Cryptologic effort to satisfy Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) requirements by leveraging NSA Extended Enterprise, Intelligence Community, Sister Services and Service Laboratories. Ensure timely and effective support to operations by providing optimized capabilities, training and resources. RESPONSIBILITIES Coordination of system maintenance, monitoring and installation of multiple WAN/LAN environments encompassing multiple specializations, platforms and technologies. Assist with research and implementation of enterprise system-wide network solutions/capabilities/enhancements to support customer- business/mission goals and objectives. Troubleshoot and resolve network media and components. Evaluate and monitor health and performance of the network including hardware and management software. Develop and maintain a road map for capabilities, operations, and technologies. Assist with development and execution of test plans and supporting documentation of all network configuration upgrades, additions or revisions forcustomer approval before implementation. Support network traffic analysis and bandwidth optimization efforts to ensure attainment of performance and availability objectives. Evaluate and report on new/emerging network/communication technologies to enhance capacity, performance and reliability of the network. Evaluate and recommend changes and/or technology upgrades to address performance, standardization and industry best practices. Follows all Customer network security processes and procedures, ensures compliance with all Government policies. Represent customer requirements in technical exchanges with other government agencies. Perform site surveys to new installations and technology refresh. Installs, maintains and troubleshoots satellite communications equipment. Develop and maintain network architecture diagrams. REQUIREMENTS BA/BS Degree and typically between Four (4) and Ten (10) years of related technical experience in Network and Transport technologies, tools, and techniques. (Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.) DoD Architecture Framework and other key DoD network architecture and strategic planning instructions Juniper, switches, routers, and firewalls (MX, EX, SRX devices) and Cryptographic devices (KG-175G/X, KG-245A/X) Network analysis tools (HP/Microfocus Network Automation and Network Node Manager, Juniper Secure Analytics, Infoblox, Riverbed.) Juniper firewall/VPN equipment (SRX series) Supporting IP services to connect to NIPRNET, SIPRNET and JWICS (IPv4, VPN, IPv6, Multicast, QOS, SDN, SNMP, VOIP, VTC, etc.) OSPF, BGP, MPLS, RSVP/LDP L2/3VPNs, VRFs, IKE/IPSec, GRE tunnels, MTU, FTP, Import/Export policies. PREFERRED Qualifications Would be Nice to Have: JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, CISCO CCNP, CCVP, CCNA or CCDP (or equivalent) ITIL v3 Foundations ISC2 CISSP IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a Best Athlete Selection Process! Please ensure that the required and/or desired experience is reflected on your resume to receive fair and competitive consideration. Come onboard with a company that Values its Employees! Celestar is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, disability status, gender identity or national origin.

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