Senior Network Engineer

This position requires active U.S. national security clearance and the ability to obtain one. To learn more about the security clearance process please access this link. Additionally, travel may be required to customer and subcontractor sites as well as other office locations.

This position is with Highbury Defense Group, an Accelint company . Accelint is dedicated to delivering mission-critical technology and defense solutions that accelerate innovation, readiness, and national security outcomes.

We provide technical, cybersecurity, logistics, and program management support to US Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of State (DoS) agencies and select foreign governments and militaries.

Our experience spans decades of operational and strategic support to the DoD, DoS, US Navy, USMC, USAF, and US Army. Our people range from retired and separated military to seasoned defense contractors to new grads. Our success stems from our drive to always provide objective, effective, and cost-efficient advice and solutions to our customers.

HDG is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to strengthen networking initiatives supporting Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience with military C4I systems and secure operational networks. This role requires the capability to lead complex networking efforts independently, demonstrating initiative and resourcefulness in addressing challenging technical issues. Up to 25% OCONUS travel will be required to support integration and testing activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead network design process, manage existing networks.
• Work in collaboration with the US Government network engineers, US Government Cyber/IA engineers, and other professionals in network setup and configuration.
• Analyze and administer the technical architecture of Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks
• Superior troubleshooting skills, ability to isolate problems, restore service and determine root cause.
• Work in a network engineering sandbox, developing, and integrating various Cisco products.
• Design and implementation of complex solutions
• Investigate and recommend security products with a focus on integration of management and monitoring platforms.
• Experience providing resolution to networking problems associated with Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) networks and upgrades
• Experience serving as a networking subject matter expert to engineers, technicians, and IT specialists in planning, distributing, coordinating, and monitoring networking work assignments of the program

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Five years of Network Engineering experience in the following areas:

1. Proficient in Cisco network devices including switches, routers and firewalls
2. Proficient in designing, implementing, and maintaining complex network infrastructures utilizing Cisco products.
3. Advance knowledge with TCP/IP, MPLS, OSPF, EIGRP, DMVPN/mGRE.
4. Experience using network Performance/Load testing tools (e.g., Spirent, T-Berd)
5. Must be able to diagnose and resolve network hardware and software problems associated with the data center infrastructure.

• Experience with documenting Network Designs
• Ability to create documents for use in training operations personnel.

Desired Qualifications:

• Active CCNP, CCNP Security, or CCIE
• Skilled in implementing network security solutions including firewalls and intrusion prevention systems.
• Familiarity with Cyber Security Tools like Splunk, Vectra Networks, Security Onion
• Deep understanding of IPSEC and 802.1X
• Familiarity with Virtualization platforms involving Network Function Virtualization and VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V
• Should be well-versed with all aspects of project management such as team building, staff training and scheduling.

Clearance Information: Some positions will require access to U.S. National Security information. Positions that require this access will be required to receive and maintain a U.S. government personnel security clearance (PCL). In order to qualify for this position, the candidate must be a US Citizen and either currently possess this National Security eligibility or be able to complete the investigation application process with a favorable determination and maintain that eligibility throughout their employment.

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Salary Range: $100,00-120,000. The listed pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this position for the location for which it has been posted and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Other compensation considerations may include, but are not limited to, job responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, or other applicable factors.

Benefits include:

· Paid Time Off

· Paid Company Holidays

· Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

· Optional HSA and FSA

· Base and Voluntary Life Insurance

· Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance

· 401k Matching

· Employee Assistance Program