Lead Network Engineer

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Job description

Lead Network Engineer

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Network Engineer with a background in Cisco Network Engineering for a great, long term engagement with US Federal Agency based in the Washington, DC area.

Key Responsibilities:

Serves as Lead Engineer focused on Cisco technologies related to WLAN controllers, Client, routers, and switches.

Ensure all security policies/GSP/IRM mandates are met/implemented correctly on network devices, best practices are implemented, new technologies deployed to meet agency needs, software levels are maintained, and global configurations are managed and updated.

Will be responsible for ensuring the network is operating within all SLA's as defined by the vendors/and or government agency and take any appropriate actions to ensure all voice, video, and data are transported successfully.

Responsible for designing, organizing, modifying, installing, and supporting LAN/WAN and Wireless networks.

This will require after-hours on-call support for outages, system updates, etc.

Qualifications:

10 years' experience, with 3 years as a Lead, and a Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field OR 15+ years of experience with 3 years as a Lead

Extensive experience in one or more of the following: Cisco based Routing, Switching, Unified Communications, Network Monitoring and Security.

Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Ability to work in a fast-paced, and dynamic environment.

The following certifications are required (and must be active with certification documentation provided): CCNA, CCNP, CCNP Voice, CCNP Data, CCNP Wireless, Certified Wireless Security Professional (CWSP), Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA), Aruba Certified Mobility Expert, Aruba Certified Design Expert

Experience with the following technologies:

Voice over IP

Multi-Protocol Labeling Switched Networks (MPLS)

PLS and SIP

Wired cat 5 and 6 LANs

Wireless LANs

Unix and Windows system administration (sizing, installation, configuration, and maintenance) for network management platforms.

Routers (Cisco - all models)

Switches (Cisco all models)

Load Balancers F5

Protocol analyzers

Probes (Riverbed and Netscout)

Intuity

Cisco Unified Communication Manager

Cisco Unified Border Element

Cisco Unity Connection

Fast Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet

QOS

SNMPv1 to SNMPv3 transition

IPv4 and IPv6

Riverbed App Expert

Aruba Airwave Management Platform

Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager

VPN

DMZ

Extensive knowledge of TCP/IP, spanning tree, subnetting, routing, access control lists, wireless, VPN, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, and firewall operations.

Experience in a multi-vendor environment, with the ability to transfer network configurations and concepts from one vendor to another.

Configuration of routing protocols including EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, and implementation of access control lists in different environments.

DMVPN and other data center-centric configuration experience.

Ability to communicate network solutions to technical and non-technical employees.

AS in an Engineering field or comparable experience.

Homeland Security Requirement -PIV authentication

Cisco ASA (adaptive security appliance)

Working knowledge of remote access for teleworking

Client radius authentication

Remote Access Points (RAPs)

Documentation skills and Visio experience doing network diagramming

AnyConnect experience

PKI familiarity, certificate generation

Experience with Interfaces with Client and Forescout

SQL skills

Perl or other scripting language knowledge

Ability to transfer knowledge into usable Knowledge Articles

Experience supporting, designing and integrating complex enterprise-level wireless networks

Strong technical project management, communication, and engineering skills

Knowledge and familiarity of fundamental computer, network, and trade theories, principles, and concepts

This position requires US Citizenship and the ability to successfully obtain a US Federal Government clearance.

Disclaimer: i-Link Solutions Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We especially invite women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply. EEO/AA/M/F/Vet/Disability.

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