Lead Network Engineer
| Company | Abile Group |
|---|---|
| Location | Annapolis Junction, MD, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Clearance Required: TS/SCI
- Degree and Years of Experience: Requires 8 to 10 years with BS/BA or 6 to 8 years with MS/MA or 3 to 5 years with PhD
- Minimum 3 years of Cisco experience; proven expertise with Cisco network hardware including: routers, switches, firewalls, unified communications equipment
- Required Certifications: Information Assurance Certifications consistent with the 8570 IAT Level III
- Required Skills: Proven experience in VMware environments
- Proven experience in virtual and physical Internet Protocol and Fiber Channel networks and routing protocols
- Proven experience designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting LAN, WAN and low bandwidth networks protected by network encryptors.
Responsibilities
- Reviews and analyzes the existing network architecture and provides designs of current/modern WAN/MAN/LAN technologies.
- Recommends best practices such as SDN, Intent-based networking, and network segmentation protocols, etc., in order to improve the existing architecture and meet new networking requirements.
- Designs telecommunications circuit specifications.
- Identifies the need for routers, switches, and encryption devices to support enterprise services.
- Delivers service catalog items for automatically provisioning network configurations to deliver Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Develops and maintains network architecture specifications and artifacts.
- Designs and plans network communications systems.
- Provides specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture.
- Conducts cost/benefit analysis and provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
- Conducts testing of network design.
- Monitors network hardware operations to ensure properly set configuration options.
- Plans implementation of enhancements and upgrades to the network.
- Advises network users of hardware requirements, configurations, and limitations.
- Maintains technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
- Evaluates and reports on new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.
Preferred Qualifications
- Desired Certifications: Professional certification in Cisco, VMware, and/or ITIL.