DHS Network Engineer (Mid) Jobs

Versar Global Solutions - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Washington, DC

About the position

BayFirst Solutions, a subsidiary of Versar, Inc., is seeking a mid-level Network Engineer to support the enterprise architecture, design, development, and deployment of network services in support of the Department of Homeland Security's Wide Area Network. This position is crucial for ensuring that the network services meet the operational needs of the DHS while adhering to established architecture and design standards. The role involves working with a variety of network technologies, including Cisco routing and switching, Cisco VPN, F5 GTM/LTM load-balancing, Palo Alto firewalls, and Broadcom (BlueCoat) Proxies, among others. The ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting DHS Component/Customer and Enterprise solution designs and implementations, as well as participating in core network technology refresh projects and cloud integration and migration initiatives. In this role, the Network Engineer will collaborate with DHS components and customers to develop WAN network solutions tailored to their specific requirements. This includes producing SELC project artifacts such as requirements, design documents, diagrams, and other necessary documentation. The engineer will also be responsible for troubleshooting network incidents, providing root cause analysis, and documenting findings in tickets and knowledge repositories. The position requires a willingness to work nights for network Change Request (CR) implementations and to be part of the on-call rotation for any network incidents that may be escalated from the Network Operations Security Center (NOSC). Candidates with past experience within the Department of Homeland Security or other government agencies are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop WAN network solutions to meet the requirements of DHS components and customers while complying with DHS's network architecture and design standards.
• Produce SELC project artifacts such as requirements, design documents, diagrams, and other required documentation.
• Troubleshoot network incidents, provide root cause analysis, and document information in tickets and knowledge repositories.
• Work nights for network Change Request (CR) implementations and participate in the on-call rotation for network incidents escalated from the Network Operations Security Center (NOSC).
• Support DHS network modernization architecture and design efforts.

Requirements

• 2-5 years hands-on experience with Cisco routing, switching, and firewall technology (e.g., ISR, ASR, CSR, ASA, Nexus, TACACS/ISE).
• 2-5 years working in a WAN environment with strong experience in incident and operations management.
• Strong knowledge of routing/switching, firewalls, load balancers, and proxy servers.
• High level architectural and operational experience with complex networks.
• Very strong knowledge of routing protocols (e.g., BGP, EIGRP, OSPF) and network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, GRE, IPSEC, and VRF).
• Strong knowledge of IT security related to networks and applications with solutions to mitigate those issues.
• Experience creating/writing design documentation, diagrams, and other project artifact deliverables.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Palo Alto firewalls, F5 Load Balancers, BlueCoat/Symantec Proxies, SDN/SD-WAN, Cloud (AWS, Azure, O365), SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, Unix/Linux, Python, Perl, NetScout.