Senior Network Engineer

OverviewSystems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.SPA’s Sea Land Air (SLA) Division supports a diverse portfolio of national security government clients, including the Undersea Enterprise, the Navy Surface Community, the Navy MPTE Enterprise, the Army, DoD Agencies, DARPA, OSD, and international clients including the Canadian Navy and Australian Defense Force. Our primary objective is to provide timely, objective and analytic assessments that integrate the policy, operational, technical, programmatic, and acquisition aspects of our clients’ challenges.Leveraging both in-domain and cross-domain expertise to maximize our clients’ success, SLA Division acts as trusted agents to senior decision-makers and key leaders and excels at providing data-driven analytic insights, systems engineering, strategies, and plans that address current and emerging challenges to national security.SPA’s Air Force and Army Programs Group provides aviation-focused analysis and program management for life-cycle systems engineering and logistics support, rapid capabilities development and fielding, cyber warfare operations, nuclear C3, and integrated air and missile defense planning. We provide advanced studies, wargame development, and analysis to support materiel operations, supply strategies, and fleet readiness.SPA has an immediate need for a Senior Network Engineer located in Fort Washington, MD. #MCResponsibilities

In-depth demonstrated experience commensurate with the designated level in the following areas:Responsible for systems administration of services for hardware and software applications. Open source and virtual networking technologies, working with high performance 1/10/40GbE switches, various network protocols (i.e. routing protocols, TCP, VoIP, Mobile/Cellular, tunneling protocols/VPNs, DNS, and application layer protocols), network protocol and communication design and implementation, designing, installing, maintaining and troubleshooting Local Area Networks, Wide Area Networks and data communications equipment, and software defined networks (SDN) and wide area networks (SDWAN).In this role, you may be required to work an extended work week to support operational needs. The Government will strive to provide advanced notice of these support needs whenever possible.Qualifications

Required Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree requiredMinimum of six years of system administrator experience including experience within a Linux environmentAbility to work additional hours, when needed, to meet client requirementsMinimum DOD 8140/D0D 8570 IAT Level I Certification and TS/SCI Eligibility with active Counterintelligence or Full Scope Polygraph

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