Unisoft Technology - Annapolis, MD
posted 2 months ago
Full-time - Senior
Annapolis, MD
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
About the position
The Senior Network Engineer position is responsible for designing, developing, analyzing, troubleshooting, and documenting computer networks and infrastructure. The role requires extensive experience in IT networking, with a focus on performance monitoring, security compliance, and leading major network projects. The engineer will also be involved in the planning and implementation of network systems, ensuring adherence to industry best practices and standards.
Responsibilities
- Designing, developing, analyzing, troubleshooting, and documenting computer networks and infrastructure.
- Performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and documentation of a statewide network.
- Developing and analyzing network designs and protocols including prototyping and assessment.
- Performing planning, engineering, forecasting, and implementation of network systems.
- Leading and/or assisting in major network projects to support capacity growth upgrades and new products/features.
- Evaluating current network systems and recommending changes in maintenance and systems standards.
- Training support personnel on conversion, implementation, and troubleshooting.
- Applying in-depth knowledge of standards, guidelines, and industry trends for LAN, WAN, Wireless, Data Center, and Cloud networking.
- Driving improvements in network process, efficiency, and standardization.
- Ensuring security compliance and adherence to change control processes.
- Providing upper tier diagnosis, isolation, and resolution of network problems.
- Identifying and documenting root causes of network issues.
- Proactively identifying potential issues in the production environment and recommending solutions.
- Developing comprehensive graphical and text-based documentation.
- Hosting weekly status meetings/calls with the team.
- Leading, scheduling, and overseeing activities with team members to resolve end user hardware and software problems.
- Assisting in the creation of robust network designs and providing ongoing support and maintenance.
- Oversight of configuration, maintenance, and documentation of network devices.
- Reporting project progress and status weekly, along with time reporting and additional reports as assigned.
Requirements
- Ten (10) years of technical experience in IT networking.
- Bachelor's degree in an Information Technology (IT) related field.
- Active Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise or Security Certification.
- Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) in Enterprise Infrastructure or Security Certification issued within the last four (4) years.
- Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) Certification.
- Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer (PCCSE) Certification from Palo Alto Networks.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Layer 2 & 3 optimization and boundary virtual switching systems.
- Scalable routing protocols (BGP, EIGRP, OSPF).
- Enterprise Data Center and cloud Networking for Virtualization, SDN, Load Balancing, storage.
- Zero Trust Network Access and micro-segmentation.
- High Availability in Enterprise.
- Advanced WAN service layers, SDWANs and WAN Optimization applications.
- Current Network Security Services applications, including Identity Management, Network Access Control, Application Layer Inspection, Content and Malware Filtering, Data Loss and Intrusion Prevention, Zero-day threats, IPsec and SSL VPN, PKI, Two-Factor Authentication.
- Enterprise VoIP and physical security environments - access control and video surveillance network applications.
- Quality-of-Service design and implementation.
- Network Management Protocols, Applications and Operating System capabilities.
- Installation and configuration of Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, and Palo Alto platforms.
- Installation, configuration, securing and troubleshooting enterprise wireless access systems.
