Network Engineer

I am sourcing candidates for an on-site Network Engineer for a client in Washington, DC. I am sourcing candidates with strong network experience and experience working in a Windows environment. Responsibilities Design, configure, and deploy company LANs, WANs, SD-WAN, and stadium wireless networks, including routers, switches, firewalls, secure proxies, load balancers, audio/video platforms, and SMTE2110-compliant broadcast networks. Design, deploy, upgrade, and support network monitoring, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and reporting, leveraging hands-on performance monitoring tools like SolarWinds, Zscaler, and Splunk. Design, deploy, and support wireless, video conferencing, and IP-based voice solutions. Provide and implement network security best practices using technologies such as VPNs/encryption, firewalls, secure proxies, IDS/IPS, and secure network design methodologies. Configure routers/switches, firewalls, VPNs, application load balancers, secure proxies, quality of service designs, and multicast video/audio over IP networks. Stay abreast of industry trends to proactively identify areas for growth, improvement, and development while implementing industry best practices. Execute advanced troubleshooting skills and tools to address network performance issues, utilizing scripting skills in languages like PowerShell, Python, or SQL for tool integration and process automation. Establish and maintain customer configuration management and documentation requirements. Provide tier 2 support for all networks. Produce required documentation before system hand-off to the operations team. Write and maintain documentation about equipment installation and operation. Minimum Qualifications 8+ years' experience in planning, designing, implementing, and providing technical support for multi-vendor, multi-platform enterprise networks, ideally in a broadcast field or similar 24/7 customer-facing enterprise. Experience with routing protocols: IGMP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VRF, VPNs, EVPN-BGP, and VXLAN. Significant experience providing layered security using firewalls, VPNs, encryption, IDS/IPS, and secure proxies. Detailed knowledge of 802.11 wireless technology standards - 802.11b/a/n/ac/ax/be. Network security and automation experience preferred. Strong background in cybersecurity principles and practices, with at least 5 years of relevant experience. Experience with systems documentation and operational procedures. Experience working with multi-functional teams and partners. Experience supporting collocated networks and Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, etc.) is a plus. IP networking certification required (CCNA/CCDA/CCDP/CCNP/JNCIA/ACE-A). Ability to balance and prioritize tasks in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Outstanding interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; able to work effectively with staff at all levels. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and direction, as well as in a team environment. Availability to travel for assignments. Technical Skills Protocols include IGMP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VRF, VPNs, EVPN-BGP, VXLAN, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, DHCP, MPLS, SSL. Extensive experience with IP Multicast - dense mode, sparse mode (RPs/BSRs), and source-specific multicast. Routers and switches such as Cisco Nexus or Arista. WAN connectivity technologies (IPSEC VPN, SD-WAN, DMVPN, etc.). Experienced knowledge of firewalls/ACL/encryption/VPN technology - Palo Alto, Fortinet, or Cisco ASA/Firepower and associated protocols (IPSEC/GRE) and secure proxy functions. Ethernet Switching and Routing technologies [Spanning Tree, Access Control, QoS and PBR, VXLAN, EVPN datacenter networking, Link Aggregation Technologies (LACP, MC-LAG, MLAG, vPC)]. SNMP, NTP, TACACS/RADIUS, Syslog, and other critical network management/administration protocols. Application and load balancing products and technologies. Extensive experience in multi-vendor network architecture. Experience provisioning and solving Ethernet, MPLS, and other WAN technologies. Fully versed in standard Internet services such as DNS, SSL, HTTP, etc. Experience with video/audio over IP transmission. Familiarity with signal flow within broadcast/IT facilities. Familiarity with HVAC, Electrical, Mechanical, and data center systems. Able to understand routing logic, signal flow, and various systems of the signal path. Experience with automation and scripting (desired). Understanding of cloud networking.