Principal Network Engineer with Security Clearance

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Job description

GCyber is hiring a Principal Network Engineer to support Joint Service Provider Enterprise Transport Management - Next Gen) contract at the Pentagon. Due to the Nature of this role, the employee must report full time onsite in Arlington, VA. As the Principal Network Engineer, you will: Provide architecture/engineering expertise for network implementations, cloud environment integrations, project designs, and standards development, as well as onboarding new tenants Provide administration/support for intelligent DNS routing between enterprise locations/data centers, as well as plan and implement upgrades (includes installation of new equipment) Implement approved authentication and certificate management controls Use caching (static html content) for the enterprise infrastructure environment (hardware, software, and configuration components) and supported tenants Support deployment options Configure self IPs, port lockdown, and network routes Configure remote logging to Splunk Adhere to change management processes and procedures Troubleshoot, configure, upgrade, maintain, and monitor the load balancer network architecture (performance, configurations, traffic flow, application monitoring, CPU capacity/utilization) Analyze network alarms and identify sources Coordinate with on-site support personnel while troubleshooting Use enterprise service management tools to initiate, respond, and track service requests Create reports and analyze performance metrics Develop processes/procedures and related engineering documentation for troubleshooting and quickly identifying issues Perform reach back to OEM Vendors to de-conflict operational issues with known operating system bugs and security alerts Partner with the information security personnel to assess potential exposure to vulnerabilities, identify mitigation plans, and ensure compliance with enterprise security baselines and standards Evaluate modern technologies to optimize network efficiency and review/provide recommendations to improve the network Inform management in a clear, concise, and timely manner of any customer or technical issues Be responsive and decisive on adjusting architecture as customer requirements and technology evolves Minimum Qualifications and Experience: Active DoD Top Secret Clearance BS Degree in Information Systems, Engineering of equivalent; Master's degree preferred Must have a current IAT II level certification On of the following network certifications Brocade Cisco (CCNA/CCNP) Juniper (JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP) Aruba 8+ years primary role operating, troubleshooting, installing network routers and switches 5+ years primary role directly designing, architecting routed and switched networks up to and including enterprise sized networking solutions. 2+ years as senior or lead engineer in planning, designing, and building software defined networks. Demonstrated experience is a DoD environment Configuring and installing carious network devices and services. Monitoring network performance and resource utilization, trending, capacity planning Use of current and emergent network design principles and protocols Experience with network virtualization technologies Experience with multi-tenant network architectures Familiarity with a width variety network routing and switching equipment devices from multiple vendors Scripting languages such as Pearl, Python, coding for network threshold event. GCyber is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means you don't have to worry about whether your application process will be fair. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability. For future job notifications please follow GCyber on LinkedIn.

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