**Active Top Secret is required to be considered**
A collaborative consulting firm in the DC area is need of a skilled Network Engineer to join their team. The ideal candidate will provide technical engineering support for our large federal government agency's highly complex network infrastructure environment to include multiple enclaves comprising various classification levels.
Responsibilities:
* Act as a senior subject matter expert in the areas of monitoring and analyzing enterprise networks and network devices such as switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers encryptors, etc.
* Provide expert technical guidance and support to the Government, Project Lead, and other Network Analyst in support of monitoring and managing the customer networks
* Review the work of the other contractor personnel based on government standards and industry best practice and provide feedback and recommendations through the Project Lead
* Maintain awareness of trends and best practices related to networks, technology and IT-related topics and provide recommendations to the Project Lead and Government on possible improvements or changes to customer systems and processes
* Provide high-quality and professional customer service in all interactions
* Act as a senior subject matter expert in the areas of monitoring and analyzing enterprise networks and network devices such as switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers encryptors, etc.
* Provide expert technical guidance and support to the Government, Project Lead, and other Network Analyst in support of monitoring and managing the customer networks
Qualifications:
* Expert knowledge of Internet Protocol (IP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), Stateful firewalls and encryption technologies
* Working knowledge of network management tools, such as Riverbed, Wireshark, Micro Focus Network Automation, etc.
* Working knowledge of web applications, web servers, application load balancers and storage systems. Must have good knowledge of general security tools and methodologies such as firewalls, Intrusion Detection Sensor (IDS)/Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and access control lists.
* Experience providing Tier 3 support and issue resolution
* Experience providing senior-level engineering support
* Large enterprise environment experience
* Excellent communication skills