Network Engineer
6 month contract to hire | Alexandria, VA
Hybrid; 3 days onsite/2 days remote
US Citizen with a Top Secret Clearance or clearance that is upgradeable to Top Secret
***Heavy duty on Juniper -- must know Lan/Wan, routers, switches and hubs.***
Responsibilities:
- Ensure the stable operation and efficient performance of data networks; monitoring and managing all network hardware and equipment, including routers, switches, and encryptors; analyzing network performance across the organization’s LANs and WANs; and identifying and developing remedies for network performance bottlenecks.
- Provide network performance statistics and reports.
- Install and configure all network hardware and equipment, including routers, switches, and encryptors.
- Inspect, maintain, and, where necessary, replace network cabling and other network-related equipment.
- Administer hardware and software upgrades for network equipment.
- Perform network design and capacity planning.
- Develop, implement and maintain policies, procedures and associated training plans for network resource administration, appropriate use and disaster recovery.
- Perform network asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information.
- Administer and maintain user accounts, permissions, and access rights.
- Recommend, schedule, and perform network improvements, upgrades, and repairs.
- Interact with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure network products and services.
- Design network architectures with Juniper routers and switches.
- Configure and troubleshoot Juniper routers and switches.
- Design, configure, troubleshoot, and expand IP address schemas for a WAN/LAN network.
- Develop functional, systems, and technical requirements documents based on operational and architectural requirements.
- Perform technical analysis of IT alternatives in support of strategic modernization efforts.
- Provide expert analysis and advice on the feasibility of system designs.
- Perform detailed engineering to optimize enterprise network topologies and develop engineering design documentation to produce, install, test, integrate, and support a complete functional enterprise or processing system or subsystem.
- Provide technical support and quality control checks to ensure information systems designs and specifications meet the necessary standards.
- Develop and present technical information papers (e.g., White Papers, Technical Reports, etc.).
- Troubleshoot network and communications systems and equipment components.
- Analyze operational problems and assisting in their resolution, making software and firmware modifications to existing systems, as required, to maintain latest vendor compliance and equipment functionality.
- Test and debug software and firmware and demonstrate that modifications will perform as requested.
- Monitor the execution of Engineering & Implementation contracts and provide expert advice on the quality of work provided by the Engineering & Implementation contractors.
Qualifications:
- A degree in the field of computer science or other IT related discipline is preferred.
- Minimum 7 years of experience installing, configuring, supporting network environments.
- Must have a solid working knowledge of network security measures, experience with network management and analysis tools such as Solar Winds.
- Experience in supporting enterprise level environments.
- 3+ years of experience with Juniper network solutions required.
- 5+ years of experience with installing and configuring network hardware and software, including cables, routers, switches, encryptors, cabling, etc.
- Experience maintaining and performing upgrades to the network environment.
- Expert level experience with configuring and troubleshooting Juniper routers and switches.
- 3+ years of experience troubleshooting network hardware and software.
- Experience with developing, implementing and maintaining network policies, procedures.
- Extensive experience working with LANs and WANs.
- Extensive experience working with firewalls.
- Experience in developing, reviewing, and editing technical information papers to include White Papers, Technical Reports, etc.
- Strong written and verbal skills.
- Able to work independently.
- Juniper or Cisco network certifications are a plus.
