Network Engineer, Senior

Jacobs Engineering Group - Warrenton, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Warrenton, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Lone Wolf program is dedicated to supporting, operating, and maintaining the Distributed Continuity Integrated Network - Top Secret Enterprise Services (DCIN-TS ES), a Department of Defense (DoD) provided, Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) integrated voice, video, and data global communications network. This network is crucial for facilitating collaboration among senior leaders and key staff. The Lone Wolf program prides itself on its professional workforce, which consists of specialists throughout the Information Technology lifecycle, contributing to a positive work environment. The Lone Wolf Team is characterized by its mission focus, customer orientation, process guidance, and solutions-driven approach. Candidates who wish to join this team must be critical thinkers with a strong work ethic, capable of working independently or as part of a team in a dynamic environment that supports a critical and rewarding mission. The team values detail-oriented individuals who can think and react quickly to emerging and unique problem sets. Success in this role requires the ability to rapidly adapt and learn how to operate both the front and back end of new products and processes. As the team is expected to grow, they are looking for individuals who can apply disciplined processes and provide imaginative solutions that enable the adoption of innovation and emerging technologies, creating opportunities for transformative change. The Network Engineer, Principal will perform as a senior-level contributor with extensive knowledge and experience in local and wide area networking, communications, and related software/hardware within a multi-platform operating environment. Responsibilities include providing support to a diverse array of customers as part of a complex team of contractors and government personnel, supporting all information systems operations activities, analyzing and developing new hardware requirements, and providing recommendations for new technologies and future concepts. The role also involves reviewing site design packages, designing network communications systems, coordinating with Information Assurance Security Engineers, creating and updating technical documentation, and providing engineering support to the Network Operations Center. Additionally, the engineer will identify and diagnose complex performance, security, and technical issues, develop and implement solutions across a wide range of technologies, and stay current on technological developments to evaluate vendor products for recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Perform as senior-level contributor with knowledge and experience in local and wide area networking, communications, and related software/hardware within a multi-platform operating environment.
• Provide support to a wide array of customers as part of a complex team of multiple contractors and government personnel.
• Support all information systems operations activities, including computer and communications operations, data control, LAN/WAN administration and operations support, operating systems programming, system security policy procedures, and operations.
• Analyze and develop new hardware requirements and prepare specifications for hardware acquisitions.
• Provide recommendations and conduct research for new technologies, future concepts, and analysis for implementation of Deployable solutions (mobile and transportable) design integration, Interoperability of systems and services with mission partners, and Virtualization and Software Defined Networking (SDN) design integration.
• Review site design packages from the Site Design team for technical accuracy.
• Design and plan network communications systems.
• Research and recommend to the Configuration Management Board new or replacement models of hardware or software to support the engineering roadmap.
• Provide information to the Life Cycle team for hardware that is reaching end of life or end of service/support.
• Coordinate with the Information Assurance Security Engineers to validate all designs against required security controls to maintain Authority to Operate of each enclave.
• Create, review, and update technical documentation in support of integration projects.
• Provide full implementation documentation and templates for all phases of deployment and sustainment of network equipment and services.
• Provide engineering support to the Network Operations Center, and support implementation and sustainment teams as needed.
• Identify and diagnose complex performance, security, and technical issues.
• Develop and implement solutions across a wide range of technologies.
• Implement and maintain DISA STIG requirements.
• Stay current on most technological developments and applications and help to evaluate vendor products to make recommendations for purchase.

Requirements

• Ability to meet or exceed DODD 8140/8570 IAT Level 3 requirements, to include CE certification.
• Cisco CCNA certification.
• Experience with a broad range of Cisco products.
• Understanding of internetworking routing protocols and technologies (TCP/IP, VPLS, DMVPN, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, VRRP, HSRP, NHRP).
• Experience with network security concepts, best practices, and technologies including, but not limited to, SSH, IPSec, RADIUS, TACACS, firewall policies, and 802.1x.
• Experience installing and administering network and systems equipment.
• Experience conducting network design testing and evaluation.
• Experience with remote network operations and optimization.
• Demonstrated knowledge of interconnection of multiple IP telephony systems via LAN and WAN connections.
• Must be a team player and able to work in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Must be able to work a 40-hour workweek, normally Monday through Friday.
• Able to work overtime during critical peaks and be available to meet last minute requests for overtime if needed.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Cisco CCNP certification.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, switches, firewalls, hubs, bridges, and gateways.
• Extensive experience with designing, integrating, monitoring, and maintaining interconnected networks, both LAN and WAN.
• Extensive experience with network architecture development and design.
• Extensive experience with Cisco IP telephony products.
• Familiarity with datacenter infrastructure and experience with Cisco routers (Cisco ISR and ASR series) and switches including, but not limited to the following: 35xx, 37xx, 38xx, 45xx, 65xx, Nexus 9xxx, 7xxx, 6xxx, 5xxx, 2xxx, 1xxx series.
• Hands-on experience with implementation and use of network monitoring, fault management, and performance analysis tools such as Syslog, SNMP, What's Up Gold, SolarWinds, Scrutinizer, etc.
• Experience with Type 1 line encryption devices including, but not limited to the following: KG175, KG250, KG250xs.
• Experience developing IT checklists, standard operating procedures, guides, etc.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.