Network Engineer (Information Service Consultant)

Company: Ishpi Information Technologies, Inc
Location: Alexandria
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Overview
Network engineer with advanced experience in working with an enterprise network architecture and engineering team supporting our Federal customers. This role would support projects to upgrade, modernize and support the migration of a Wide Area Network (WAN) communications infrastructure supporting the USCG Network.
Responsibilities

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• Interface with senior level client to collect and clarify requirements
  
• Researches, evaluates, and recommends new computer network equipment and technologies.
  
• Manage network communications testing, installation, and support for network appliances
  
• Mentor and provide guidance to other networking team members
  
• Provide recommendations to enhance and improve network performance to WAN/LAN Branch Chief and Enterprise Infrastructure Architect
  
• Troubleshoot network infrastructure systems as needed
  
• Perform system engineering design, integration, and implementation tasks and activities
  
• Evaluate, design, document, install, implement, test, perform problem isolation and resolution, monitor, tune, and set standards.
  
• Provide client consulting and training on the interfacing and use of the network facilities.
  
• Utilizes monitoring, performance analysis, network management, software and hardware equipment to trouble shoot and isolate problems, gauge network performance, and trace data and protocol activity.
  
• Provides internal consulting, technical guidance, information and support to application developers, computer operations, company management and departmental clients. Assists in internal training programs.
  
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Configure network routers, switches and wireless controllers for WAN/LANconnectivity (Cisco preferred, Juniper)
  
  
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  • Develop network designs and comprehensive site analysis
    
  • Firewall design and configuration (Cisco ASA, FTD, and Palo Alto preferred)
    
  • Root Cause Analysis support
    
  • Troubleshoot, diagnose, investigate and resolve issues with network connectivity and latency
    
    Qualifications
    Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or related degree. (In lieu of education - candidate must have 5 years of network engineering experience of Medium to Large WAN network experience: functions and concepts of a wide area network, designing WAN/LANs and network engineering:
    
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    • Experience with Cisco routing/switching configuration and troubleshooting to the CCIE level, ASRs, ISR 4Ks, Cisco NGFWs, and F5 Load Balancers
      
    • IP experience (to include sub-netting and routing), IPV4/IPV6
      
    • WAN Optimization (Riverbed preferred)
      
    • ACI Datacenter Experience
      
    • Cisco Wireless (8540, 5520, Office Extend, and Meraki)
      
    • Routing experience required (BGP and OSPF preferred, EIGRP also)
      
    • Cisco DMVPN concepts
      
    • Software Defined WAN and LAN experience
      
    • Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
      
    • Adept in using troubleshooting and performance management tools such as HPNA, Riverbed SteelCentral, NetScout, IXIA, , etc.
      
      
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      • Deep packet capture and analysis experience
        
      • Data Center Migration experience
        
      • Cloud Networking Experience (AWS, Azure, and others)
        
      • End to end application mapping
        
      • Software Defined Networks (SDN)
        
      • Certifications/Skillsets: -CCIE , Security+, CCNA Security, CySa +
        
        Clearance Requirement: -Selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain requried Department of Treasury background clearance. Individuals with a current of former Dept of Treasury clearance within the last 6 months or less are preferred. -
        "Ishpi Information Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. - -All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran."
        As a condition of employment with -ISHPI, you are required to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated for COVID 19 or fit within an exemption under the law. -Accordingly, employment is conditioned on providing proof of vaccination or having an approved exemption prior to starting employment.

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