Lead Network Engineer

Lead Network Engineer

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced

Lead Network Engineer

with a background in Cisco Network Engineering for a great, long term engagement with US Federal Agency based in the Washington, DC area.

Key Responsibilities:

Serves as Lead Engineer focused on Cisco technologies related to WLAN controllers, Client, routers, and switches.Ensure all security policies/GSP/IRM mandates are met/implemented correctly on network devices, best practices are implemented, new technologies deployed to meet agency needs, software levels are maintained, and global configurations are managed and updated.Will be responsible for ensuring the network is operating within all SLA's as defined by the vendors/and or government agency and take any appropriate actions to ensure all voice, video, and data are transported successfully.Responsible for designing, organizing, modifying, installing, and supporting LAN/WAN and Wireless networks.This will require after-hours on-call support for outages, system updates, etc.Qualifications:

10 years' experience, with 3 years as a Lead, and a Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field OR 15+ years of experience with 3 years as a LeadExtensive experience in one or more of the following: Cisco based Routing, Switching, Unified Communications, Network Monitoring and Security.Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.bility to work in a fast-paced, and dynamic environment.The following certifications are required (and must be active with certification documentation provided): CCNA, CCNP, CCNP Voice, CCNP Data, CCNP Wireless, Certified Wireless Security Professional (CWSP), Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA), Aruba Certified Mobility Expert, Aruba Certified Design ExpertExperience with the following technologies:

Voice over IPMulti-Protocol Labeling Switched Networks (MPLS)PLS and SIPWired cat 5 and 6 LANsWireless LANsUnix and Windows system administration (sizing, installation, configuration, and maintenance) for network management platforms.Routers (Cisco - all models)Switches (Cisco all models)Load Balancers-F5Protocol analyzersProbes (Riverbed and Netscout)IntuityCisco Unified Communication ManagerCisco Unified Border ElementCisco Unity ConnectionFast EthernetGigabit EthernetQOSSNMPv1 to SNMPv3 transitionIPv4 and IPv6Riverbed App Expertruba Airwave Management Platformruba Clearpass Policy ManagerVPNDMZExtensive knowledge of TCP/IP, spanning tree, subnetting, routing, access control lists, wireless, VPN, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, and firewall operations.Experience in a multi-vendor environment, with the ability to transfer network configurations and concepts from one vendor to another.Configuration of routing protocols including EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, and implementation of access control lists in different environments.DMVPN and other data center-centric configuration experience.bility to communicate network solutions to technical and non-technical employees.S in an Engineering field or comparable experience.Homeland Security Requirement -PIV authenticationCisco ASA (adaptive security appliance)Working knowledge of remote access for teleworkingClient - radius authenticationRemote Access Points (RAPs)Documentation skills and Visio experience doing network diagrammingnyConnect experiencePKI familiarity, certificate generationExperience with Interfaces with Client and ForescoutSQL skillsPerl or other scripting language knowledgebility to transfer knowledge into usable Knowledge ArticlesExperience supporting, designing and integrating complex enterprise-level wireless networksStrong technical project management, communication, and engineering skillsKnowledge and familiarity of fundamental computer, network, and trade theories, principles, and concepts

This position requires US Citizenship and the ability to successfully obtain a US Federal Government clearance.

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