Network Engineer () with Security Clearance

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Job description

Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language, operations, and technology services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow. We are actively hiring a Network Engineer with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to join our Mission Technology Division working in Herndon, VA. We are actively seeking a Network Engineer with a minimum of 6 years' experience. Bachelor's or Master's Degree are preferred in one or more of the disciplines. Establishing overall strategic network standards and priorities. Providing technical guidance and direction for TCP/IP transport network design and engineering, network routing protocols, advanced virtual networking technologies. Analyzing the optimization of network system performance. Overseeing the strategic interface of network systems configuration. Assessing network engineering technologies, computing systems hardware and software protocols. Providing high-level technical advice and guidance to managers and technical resources on network technologies to meet current and future organizational needs. Identifying INFOSEC and COMSEC security requirements for the network. RESPONSIBILITIES/ REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph Minimum of 6 years' experience. Bachelor's or Master's Degree are preferred in one or more of the disciplines Cisco IOS, including switching, routing, segment routing and other technologies Radio Frequency (RF) and spectrum engineering Optical networking technology and engineering Satellite communications engineering Preferred Skills: Experience with a variety of network technologies and solution architectures Broad understanding of technical principle, theories, and concepts in the networking field Knowledge of state-of-the-art systems engineering principles and network design concepts In depth working knowledge of MPLS, TCP/IP, VPN, and IP telephony Full working knowledge of the OSI model, routing protocols and their application to router configurations Experience in multi-vendor network security environment Experience with routing design, techniques, and protocols such as BGP In-depth understanding of peering, QoS and traffic engineering Cloud experience (AWS (VPC, transit gateway, private link, ELB, etc), Azure (connectivity services - Vnet, virtual WAN, VPN gateway, application protection, application delivery and network monitoring, etc), etc.) Security best practices for firewalls and perimeter security measures including VPN technologies Continuous integration, test automation and / or SecDevOps on iterative development projects Agile Development methodologies Cisco Certifications: CCNA or CCNP

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