Network Engineer

Location: San Diego, CA
Clearance: U.S. Citizenship required, ability to obtain DoD clearance

The Network Engineer will be responsible for maintaining several small networks used in a development and testing lab environment. The network engineer will work with system administrators, system architects, production WAN service provider, and information assurance (IA) teams during the software development lifecycle to implement network changes as required for development and testing, and make recommendations regarding hardware and software acquisition to support network operations, reliability, and security.
This is a full-time client-site position, expectation is that support is provided during daily core business hours in the lab.
Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Technology) and minimum of 5 (five) years of work experience in the Networking, Architecture, Engineering and/or Administration. Relevant master’s degree or additional years of experience may be substituted for a non-IT-related bachelor’s degree
• Experience with architecting Local Area Network (LAN) both wired and wireless
• Familiarity with networking monitoring tools, troubleshooting, network design, maintenance, and industry best practices
• Experience with network configuration management, firewall troubleshooting, and implementation of security best practices as outlined by DoD guidance
• Expert understanding of TCP/IP routing, subnetting, and layer-2 switching infrastructure
• Advanced technical troubleshooting skills, analytical problem-solving ability, and organizational skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills in technical, business, and client interactions
• Ability to explain complex networking concepts to less-technical stakeholders
• Experience with Aruba Wireless
• CompTIA Security+ certification
• JNCIA-Junos and/or Cisco Certified Network Associate

Additional Desired Qualifications

• Cisco Certified Network Professional Enterprise
• JNCIS-ENT

Core responsibilities include:

• Creating router, switch and wireless configurations

• Connecting disparate routing, switching and wireless equipment for connectivity within a LAN environment
• Maintaining network configurations, updating configurations as needed, troubleshooting issues that arise on the networks
• Experience with Microsoft Visio for developing and maintain physical, logical, and dataflow diagrams/documentation for various networks
• Developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for each work item
• Serving as the network SME and liaison for the lab environment
• Establishing a network backup policy, monitor, troubleshoot and improve current Network Monitoring Solutions, and comply with DoD issued regulations
• Consulting with individual system architects and providing recommendations for network design and integration
• Modifying switching and routing infrastructure to support multiple overlapping development and testing efforts
• Working with System Administrators, Integrators, and Information Assurance teams within the lab to achieve project goals

Salary Range- $120-$150K, commensurate with qualifications, experience, and certifications.

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