Tier III Network Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Tier III Network Engineer with Security Clearance
• Provide Tier 3 support to the Network Operations Center (NOC).

• Supports an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), customer networks, Intranet and Internet and other data communications systems or a segment of a network system.

• Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users and perform necessary maintenance to support network availability.

• Maintain network hardware and software.

• Proactively identify risks in the network and develop a plan to mitigate them.

• Supports numerous business requirements for telecommunications (e.g., LAN, MAN, WAN, Voice and Video).
Requirements
Required Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly;
This position requires ability to satisfy a government administered high risk screening.

Required Qualifications /

Certifications:

• Advanced networking qualifications including MPLS, BGP, OSPF, LAMBDA. LAN/MAN/WAN/Optical specialization.

• Utilization of common ticket systems (Remedy, Service Now) and common network management tools (HPOV, HPNA, Solarwinds, MNS, Netcool, etc).

• Must have hands on troubleshooting and fault isolation of IT business systems.

• Must have a strong understanding of the OSI model and configuration of routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, MPLS, BGP, LDP.

• Overnight (9pm-6am) with occasional recurring weekend duties
• Candidate must have a total of 10 years of applicable experience. The experience can be a combination of degree and work history. This can be a High School degree and 10 years of work history OR an Associate’s and 8 years, a Bachelors’ and 6 years, a Masters and 4 years or a PhD and 2 years of work history.

• Work may be performed in Culpeper, WG or McLean Desired Qualifications/

Certifications:

Preferred network certifications Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, Juniper JNCIA, JNCIS, or JNCIE, ITIL Foundations, and/or CISSP