CNO Network Engineer (Senior)

        This position is Referral Program Eligible! Contact (e-mail removed) if you know someone who would be a good fit.*

General Responsibilities:

• Administer, install, secure, maintain, and support local and wide area networking, communications, and related software/hardware within a multi-platform operating environment 


• Work with users to evaluate hardware and software network needs and requirements and make recommendations 


• Coordinate technical installation of hardware requirements 


• Install application software programs on the LAN 


• Maintain, creates/delete user accounts, maintain and update system security plans on platforms 


• Help to develop uniform operating procedures for administering and sustaining network environments


• Enforce applicable security procedures 


• Provide software and hardware familiarization and mentorship to users and team members  


• Remain current on technological developments and applications, evaluate vendor products to make recommendations for purchase 


• Recommend systems, systems security, network, and network security policies 


• Contribute to the completion of milestones associated with specific projects 


• Provide solutions to a variety of complex technical problem.


• Manage network communications engineering, testing, installation, and support, including LAN/MAN/WAN systems


• Create and implement router and switch configurations


• Identify and diagnose problems affecting network performance using software and hardware tools


• Provide recommendations to enhance and improve network performance and security


• Provide quality assurance review and evaluation of new and existing networking product 

Mandatory Skills Requirements

• Minimum 10 years experience


• Requires BS degree (in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field)


• Active DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI


• Cisco CCNA (R&S or Security) certification, DoD 8570 IAT level II compliant


• Experience with MS Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio


• Experience with military or DoD networks


• Ability to travel in CONUS up to 25% annually

Other Skills (having some of these is preferred):

• Net +, Security +


• Experience with Routers: Cisco ASR, 2900, CSR1000v; Juniper MX-5; Brocade NetIron; VyOS/Vyatta and/or Quagga


• Experience with Switches: Cisco 6500, 4500, 3800, 3700, 3600, 3130; Juniper EX-4200; Brocade ICX; Dell 8024; VMware Standard and Distributed vSwitch


• Experience with Firewalls / Encryptors: Cisco ASA; Sourcefire; Imperva Secure Sphere; Palo ALto 5000; McAfee NGFW; Juniper SRX and SG; Fortinet FortiGate; PfSense; KG-175D


• Knowledge of and experience with Layer 2 Technologies: STP, VLANs, PVLANs


• Knowledge of and experience with Layer 3 Technologies: Routing protocols (EIGRP, ISIS, OSPF, RIPv2, BGP)


• Knowledge of and experience with First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRP): HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP


• Knowledge of and experience with VPN technologies: MPLS (Layer 2 & 3), GRE, IPSEC


• Knowledge of and experience with Data Center technologies: Fabricpath, VDC, vPC, OTV, vxLAN, Nexus 7k, 5k, 2k, 1000v; B22-Dell; Fabric interconnects (6200UP), MDS (9000), UCS B & C Series; VMware NSX


• Knowledge of and experience with Storage technologies and capabilities: FC, FCoE, VSANs, WWNN, WWPN