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Network Engineer

Network Engineer

CompanyLeidos
LocationWoodlawn, MD, USA
Salary$89700 – $162150
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Typically requires BS degree and 8 years of prior relevant experience or master’s with 6 years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
  • Must be able to obtain a Public Trust.
  • 7 years of experience with designing, configuring, managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting network switching and routing protocols in a large enterprise network (5000+ nodes).
  • 7 years of experience with configuring and managing Load Balancers, switches, routers, firewalls.
  • 7 years of experience with Network Monitoring/IPAM (i.e., SolarWinds, NetFlow).
  • 7 years of physical communication troubleshooting skills using cabling and signaling analyzer, packet capture and analysis.
  • 5 years of experience and knowledge of Cisco IOS and Cisco Nexus Operating systems.
  • Years of experience with WAN Optimization using Riverbed and trace tools like Wireshark.
  • 3 years of experience with a high-level scripting language such as Python or Perl.
  • 3 years of experience with Gigamon.
  • Advanced experience with architecting, designing, deploying, and operating network elements such as DNS/IPAM; Firewalls; Network Access Control Solutions (NAC); load balancing; DDoS mitigation, tapping/sniffing infrastructures; and NTP.
  • Advanced WAN, LAN, TCP/IP, VPN, Ethernet Skills.
  • Extensive EIGRP, BGP4, RIP, VPLS, MPLS and OSPF Routing Protocol knowledge.
  • Active Cisco CCNP (or higher) certification.

Responsibilities

  • Research, design and implement security solutions for network infrastructure.
  • Engineer network solutions for new & existing systems.
  • Provide day-to-day network engineering and operations support.
  • Work with advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.
  • Challenge with working on complex technical problems and providing innovative solutions.
  • Work with highly experienced and technical resources.
  • All other duties as assigned or directed.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Active Cisco CCIE, CCNP certification.
  • Knowledge, skills and abilities creating and managing automation scripts to manage Network as a Service (Software Defined Networking (SDN), Load Balancers, firewalls, etc.
  • Experience developing best practice project plans, engineering scripts, and documentation for network performance management.
  • Prior Federal government experience.
  • Self-starter, highly motivated individual who adapts and isn’t afraid to volunteer in a dynamic work environment.
  • Strong attention to detail with an ability to operate effectively across multiple priorities.
  • Knowledge of relational databases and ability to construct and debug SQL queries.