Network Engineer $225,000.00 with Security Clearance

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Labor Category: Network Engineer Position Title: Network Engineer Position Level: Level 2 - Expert Salary: Up to $225,000.00 per year Core Hours: 9am to 4pm Location: Mclean VA Description: Position Requires a Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance with a Polygraph. Candidate will support the customer's data communications network; maintain the network hardware and software as well as monitor the network to ensure availability to all system users; and perform the necessary maintenance to support network availability. You will design and create routing designs to extend customer networks. You will need to be proficient in Cisco network solutions, as well as software defined networks and firewalls from AWS, Google, and Microsoft. The ideal candidate should be able to provide troubleshooting and scripting examples and experiences and discuss previous routing design best practices, including the tools you used to create the designs. Also, bring your experience with system accreditation processes and procedures to the discussion, and plan to share examples of previous implementations and how they have led to successful system accreditations. The purpose of teis program, is to provide dev ops, applied technology investigations, operations and maintenance and infrastructure lifecycle support services across the customers enterprise. Our support in NOVA and Bethesda includes software engineering/development, O&M, technology investigations, customer advocacy, business process engineering, and system design. In this role you will: • Deploy, configure, maintain and monitor all active network equipment (Cisco routers, switches, firewalls) ensuring seamless network operations • Responsible for troubleshooting and resolving network issues, implementing security measures and proactively optimizing network performance • Monitor and resolve network related service tickets • Maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and network design documentation • Perform network upgrades to maintain system integrity and overall availability • Support and administer third-party applications • Ensure security and efficiency of IT infrastructure following industry standards • Experience conducting root cause analysis - network failures / implementing corrective actions • Quickly Diagnose / Resolve connectivity issues - both cloud and on-premise environments • Maintain accurate network documentation - Diagrams / Configurations / Policies • Prepare reports - Network Performance / Utilization / Incidents • Experience setting up alerts / monitoring systems for network health and performance • Understand how to leverage automation - configuration management / network deployments • Analyze / Troubleshoot network incidents - use monitoring tools to identify / resolve issues Details: Labor Category: Network Engineer Position Title: Network Engineer Position Level: Level 2 - Expert Salary: Up to $225,000.00 per year Core Hours: 9am to 4pm Location: Mclean VA Mandatory Requirements: • 5+ Years of experience • Experience working with and troubleshooting Cisco and/or Juniper network vendor platforms • Knowledge of and experience with networking technology and protocols, TCP/IP, Routing (static, OSPF, BGP, and policy-based), Firewalls (zone based polices and ACLs), SSH, VPNs • Knowledge of network management platforms such as SolarWinds • Experience with network device hardening in accordance with industry best practices • Knowledge of different operating systems (Microsoft, Unix, Linux, etc.) • Attention to detail, problem solving mindset, critical thinking and teamworking skills • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - able to troubleshoot complex network issues • Scripting skills for automating routine network tasks • Have familiarity with network automation tools (Ansible / Terraform) • Network monitoring and management tools (e.g., Dynatrace, PRTG, Nagios, Wireshark, as examples • Working knowledge - load balancers / proxy servers • Working knowledge - hybrid cloud infrastructures Optional Requirements: • Understand network segmentation / best practices for securing network environments • Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and networking trends • Cisco CCNP or Juniper JCNIP certifications or skill level at minimum (Senior / Expert) • Familiarity with cloud hosting solutions such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud • VMWare experience • CompTIA Network+, CCNP, CCNA certifications B4CORP Company Information B4Corp is a small defense contracting company that focuses on providing an optimum environment for mission-focused, highly skilled consultants to support the United States of America's intelligence community and other defense organizations. B4Corp provides a low overhead, highly efficient, high salary environment that allows employees to excel at meeting the client's needs. B4Corp is looking for information technology professionals that have a high sense of personal responsibility, self-motivation, and mission drive. B4Corp's dedication and care for its employees is reflected in our outstanding compensation and benefits package. B4Corp's benefits reflect the company's policy of putting the employees first. B4Corp's maximum flexibility comp / makeup time policy, along with the company's cafeteria-style benefit plan that allows employees to maximize their Benefit Dollars, reflects B4Corp's commitment to its employees. Compensation: Outstanding Salaries Retirement: Full Vanguard 401k Plan - Featuring a full scope of investment options - 100% employer matched contribution up to 6% of employee's salary - Ability to max out 401k savings $57k ($63.5k if over 50) Employees receive B4Corp phantom stock each year (2-year vesting period) Insurance: Medical - United Health Care (UHC) (multiple plan options) Dental - United Concordia (UC) Flex Plan Vision - Vision Service Plan Insurance Co (VSP) Signature Plans Mutual of Omaha short-term disability (60% of salary up to $2,000.00/week) Mutual of Omaha long-term disability (60% of salary up to $10,000.00/month) Mutual of Omaha life insurance ($200,000.00) Employee Referral Bonus: Refer a friend or a coworker and receive $3,000 per year for every year the person works for B4CORP Paid Time Off (PTO): Seven weeks of leave per year (including ten federal holidays) Flexible work schedule with comp time (with customer approval) Tuition and Training: Free CBTNuggets Online Training Account - More than 200 online IT courses on a large variety of topics, including networking, security, virtualization, and the cloud - Cisco, Microsoft, and Google - Virtual Labs Free L inux Academy Online Training Account Internal Tracking -CL-302176 If you would like to complete a detailed B4Corp Employment Application, please do so using this form (You only need to fill out this application once for B4Corp or if you have updates to the information.): . 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