Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide Network Boundary professional services and thought leadership for the largest Intranet in the world.  A qualified candidate for this position would be responsible for network design, integration, test, security, and implementation of Network Services for the as-fielded NMCI network.

• Design, implement, and manage load balancing solutions to optimize network performance and ensure high availability for government applications.

• Configuration and maintenance of firewall systems to protect sensitive government data and ensure security compliance and resource availability

• Monitor network traffic and analyze performance metrics to identify and address current and potential issues

• Develop and enforce security policies and procedure related to network boundary traffic management

• Collaboration with other enterprise network teams and departments to streamline firewall and load balancing solutions within the existing network infrastructure

• Provide network boundary expertise and technical guidance for junior network engineers and supporting staff

• Continuous Service Improvements (CSI)

• Create and maintain Engineering Implementation Plans (EIP)

• Expert knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, Network and Security architecture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common network security elements

• Plans and executes network upgrades and maintenance activities with the NMCI Operations Manager, NOC Lead, Release Management team and other key enterprise stakeholders.

• Tier III escalation support and vendor engagement supporting Incident Management activities.

• Active participation in Root Cause Analysis for Problem Management activities.

Basic qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred in STEM or relevant field, or comparable experience with at least 10 years of relevant experience. Additional years of related experience may substitute for a degree at Hiring Manager's discretion.

• U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Secret security clearance and ability to attain a Top-Secret clearance.

• Must currently possess a DoD 8570.01 IAT Level III Certification i.e. CCNP Security, CISSP, or CASP+.

• Must currently possess an Associate level Network Vendor Certification (from one of the following Vendors): Cisco, Juniper, F5 Networks or Aruba Networks.

• Willingness to be called during off-hours on a rotational basis to meet customer mission requirements

• Information Assurance Professional for boundary operations providing tier-III support to the enterprise.

• At least 8 years’ experience engineering and troubleshooting networks, including extensive routing and switching experience such as MPLS, VPNs, routing protocols i.e. BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, switching protocols i.e. Spanning Tree Protocol, VLANs, LLDP, VoIP, Multicast protocols and emerging network technologies

• Strong understanding and in-depth knowledge of IP network/subnet addressing

• Experienced and adept at developing and maintaining technical documents, analyses, and reports

• Familiarity with the ITIL framework

• Ability to travel up to 25% including OCONUS potential travel

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