Lead SME Network Architect

About the position

Transform the future of federal services with ManTech! Join a vibrant, diverse team committed to enhancing national security and public services through innovative tech. Since 1968, we've partnered with Federal Civilian sectors to deliver impactful solutions. Engage in exciting projects in Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and more. Ignite your career and drive change. Your journey starts now-innovate and excel with ManTech! Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech International, you'll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement. Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Lead SME Network Architect to join our team in the South Burlington, VT.

Responsibilities

• Transport-layer engineering to validate a customized, metered approach to modernize and enhance functionalities such as IPv6, SIP, and H.323, as well as other industry best practices.
• Knowledge and technical understanding to maintain and improve existing protocols such as QoS, Metro-Ethernet, and SONET technologies for CONUS and OCONUS locations.
• Experience with initiatives such as the Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN), Layer 2 Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), cloud hosted Equinix sites.
• Support high availability LAN/WAN planning.
• Automate advanced routing capabilities, WAN path control remediation solutions, and customized price-to-performance cost-savings data.
• Develop new solutions for Enterprise WAN, specifically taking advantage of new technologies that embrace software defined networks, to include policy-based routing.
• Provide Engineering support for IPv6 implementation and support strategy. Strategy will include migration of all devices, sites, and applications.
• Provide recommendations for new products and technology for supporting all layers of the IT infrastructure architecture.
• Support the following technologies with expert knowledge: BGP, iWAN, DMVPN, EIGRP, MPLS, VRF, QoS, PBR, VSS, HSRP, STP, Cisco Meraki stack, WAN Optimization technologies, and Cisco Nexus.
• Apply Industry-standard network design principals and best practices.
• Establish an efficient and effective repeatable methodology for architecture and engineering solutions from concept to delivery of operations.
• Develop and implement SIP functionality with secure/encrypted transport.
• Responsible for architecting, engineering, and maintaining cloud direct connects and third-party interconnects where needed.

Requirements

• A Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience as an Enterprise Architect specializing in network infrastructure services.
• A minimum of four (4) years of experience in cloud technologies, such as, Azure and AWS.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience designing critical network infrastructure for a large / complex network.
• Experience with infrastructure and network automation platforms and coding.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise solutions that increase the availability and security of the enterprise.
• Experience in developing technology roadmaps.
• Expert level understanding of network technologies. (SDN, SDWAN, routing, switching, firewalls, wireless, application load balancing, network visibility.)
• Expert level understanding of network practices, and protocols.
• Extensive experience with on premise physical infrastructure and Virtualization technologies.
• Expert knowledge of route optimization, dynamic routing, packet aggregation, IPV6, and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).
• Extensive experience with networking and security methods and tools.
• Experience performing network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common network problems at a SME level.
• Expertise with major networking products from companies similar to Cisco, Juniper and VMWare delivered via major cloud providers.
• Experience with managing and using DevOps concepts.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Familiar with tools including: ServiceNow, GitHub, Jira, Confluence.
• Experience with ITIL, DevSecOps and Agile concepts.
• Experience supporting Government contracts.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Retirement and Savings
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Wellness programs
• Other optional benefit elections