Network Engineer III Security Clearance

Position: Network Engineer III with Security Clearance
Job Description SALARY RANGE $157,000 - $214,000/year. DUTIES As a successful candidate for the Network Engineer III role you will provide assistance in all aspects of network management from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks;
Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents;
Implements communication system requirements to support the distributed functionality of a software engineering environment;
Analyzes network characteristics (e.g. traffic connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes and throughput), troubleshoots problems and recommends procurement of and/or modifications to network components. Required Skills SKILLS
* Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools

* Develops algorithms used in modules or incorporated into models associated with the research and development of technologies and systems

* Ensures that all material received is inspected for evidence of tampering and, if any is found, submits a report of suspected physical incident immediately

* Configure and maintain the organization's network diagrams and accreditations

* Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations

* Design, integrate, test, and deploy solutions to established network issues

* Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management

* Coordinate with appropriate dataflow organizations and end-customer recipients, follow-on data repositories, and tasking organizations, and mitigate potential adverse impacts on system-wide dataflow

* Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN's, firewall contexts, Traffic Shaping, Voice over IP (VOIP), GRE Tunneling, IP Security (IPSec), IP Encryption, Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate

* Coordinate with the system engineering and dataflow efforts to ensure proper mission operations to minimize downtime

* Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test, and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces, and methodologies

* Applies Network Acceleration techniques such as Riverbed

* Conducts inventories as directed (e.g., semiannually/annually)

* Reports any known or suspected COMSEC incidents immediately

* Perform configuration, test, deployment, and maintenance of all network equipment

* Validate new and existing dataflow and data formats

* Manage assigned tasks and provide guidance to junior Network Engineers

* Facilitate the implementation of high-speed, scalable, fault-tolerant network topologies as applicable to WAN and LAN design

* Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components.

* Lead large efforts of dynamic requirements and scale

* Resolve complex network problems, operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment, and network simulators

* Assists System engineers and cross-organizational teams to define requirements QUALIFICATIONS Twelve (12) years' experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. A bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional network engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Additional Requirements:

* Minimum of 3 years as a Network Engineer within the last 3 years

* Experience with Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls

* Proficient with Linux and or Windows system administration experience is a plus CERTIFICATIONS & TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES A CCNA or CCNP certification is required, as well as a Security+ certification. Desired Skills
* Experience patching and upgrading Linux servers and networking resources

* Ansible/Salt scripts

* AWS/VMs