Network Engineer

TEKsystems - Herndon, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Herndon, VA

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a Network Engineer at TEKsystems, you will play a critical role in ensuring the functionality and security of our network infrastructure. This position requires a solid background in network administration and architecture, with a focus on implementing, administering, and troubleshooting network infrastructure devices. You will be responsible for managing complex project tasks, formulating network designs, and evaluating existing network systems to improve efficiency and resiliency. Your expertise in communication protocols, particularly TCP/IP, and routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF will be essential in this role. In your daily activities, you will spend approximately 70% of your time ensuring the network infrastructure operates smoothly, which includes troubleshooting network access requirements and providing support for various ongoing projects. The remaining 30% will involve collaborating with vendors to support future projects in the implementation stage. You will also be tasked with creating accurate network diagrams and documentation for design and planning purposes, as well as maintaining end-of-life documentation for network devices. Your role will also encompass operational management, where you will implement and administer existing network hardware, perform upgrades, and conduct network, server, and security audits. You will ensure network connectivity between corporate offices, vendor facilities, and cloud environments, while optimizing network traffic routing and switching. Additionally, you will coach and guide less experienced team members, maintain excellent communication with internal and external parties, and participate in rotational on-call schedules. This position requires a proactive approach to network monitoring and a quick response to major network issues, making your ability to work effectively both on-site in Herndon, VA, and remotely crucial. You will also need to obtain and maintain a Secret level security clearance, which is a requirement for this role.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage large and complex project tasks related to network engineering.
• Formulate network designs and solutions to meet project requirements.
• Evaluate existing network designs and recommend improvements for efficiency and resiliency.
• Lead capacity planning and develop long-term strategic goals for networking systems.
• Assist in the procurement of network hardware and software for implementation efforts.
• Support the deployment of network devices, servers, and security systems.
• Maintain documentation for end-of-life network devices for budget planning.
• Work with Internet Service Providers to manage telecommunications circuits.
• Implement and administer existing network hardware, including routers and switches.
• Perform upgrades on network devices to ensure current operating systems and hardware components.
• Conduct network, server, and security audits, reviewing logs for errors and trends.
• Ensure network connectivity between corporate offices and vendor facilities.
• Optimize network traffic routing and switching for efficiency.
• Create and maintain network design diagrams and documentation.
• Monitor IT Service Management Systems and respond to network service incidents.
• Coach and guide team members with less experience.
• Participate in rotational on-call schedules.

Requirements

• CCNP certification is a must-have requirement.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 7 years' experience supporting enterprise networks, including LAN/WAN connectivity and network security.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve complex problems in network engineering.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external team members.
• Ability to review and interpret data and documentation for decision-making.
• Ability to work effectively both on-site and remotely.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret level security clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Other professional certifications such as CCIE, CCDE, CISSP, CISM, or ISSAP are preferred.
• Familiarity with communication and routing protocols is beneficial.
• Dependability and flexibility in work approach.