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GuidePoint Security · 3 days ago

Senior Network Security Engineer

Springfield, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Translate stakeholder and Government requirements into network solutions, modifications, and support upgrades.

Support and oversee the Networking team's operations and maintenance of deployed operational solutions.

Ensure documentation of the network systems, sub-systems, and components in the customer's IT networking portfolio.

Work with the customer's IT Architecture and Engineering team to explore new technologies for networking solutions.

Qualification

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DoD TS/SCI ClearanceCounterintelligence PolyCisco Certified Networks ProfessionalNetwork EngineeringIT Networking SolutionsMicrosoftUnixEnterprise-level Cisco HardwareCisco Operating SystemsRoutingSwitchingSecurityBGPEIGRPOSPFIS-ISRIPQoSSTPVPCVRFNetwork Traffic Flow AnalysisNetwork ManagementNetwork Topology DesignNetwork SecurityHigh AvailabilityLoad BalancingFault-tolerant ArchitecturesSecure Encrypted Networking DevicesTaclanes

Required

Active DoD TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Counterintelligence (CI) poly is required.

Shall be Cisco Certified Networks Professional (CCNP) Data Center certified.

Shall have 7 or more years' of progressive experience successfully leading the employment of network engineering techniques, methodologies, processes, and practices to design, engineer, implement, test, secure, and deliver a variety of enterprise-grade IT networking solutions (systems, applications, and/or services) across multi-platform (Microsoft, Unix, etc.) information systems (LAN, MAN, WAN, etc.).

Shall have 7 or more years of progressive and increasingly complex experience working with enterprise-level Cisco hardware (Catalyst, Nexus, etc.), operating systems (IOS, NX-OS, ACI, etc.), and technologies (Voice, Video, Routing, Switching, Security, etc.) across enterprise-grade information systems and networks. This shall include a minimum of 5 or more years' or experience working with enterprise-level Cisco-based Routing and Switching technologies (ex. BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, RIP, QoS, STP, VPC, VRF).

Shall have 5 or more years' of demonstrated understanding and hands-on experience in the following networking concepts: network traffic flow analysis, network management, network topology design, network security, performance, high availability, load balancing, and fault-tolerant architectures.

Shall have 5 or more years' of experience working with secure encrypted networking devices (i.e., Taclanes and Border Guards) and communication circuits, protocols, and configurations.

Shall have 5 or more years' of experience working with network-based security technologies such as Next Generation Firewalls and Access Control Lists (ACLs) to secure network traffic at all supplied layers of the OSI Reference Model.

Shall have 5 or more years of experience designing, engineering, implementing, operating, and maintaining solutions in secure processing environments which must adhere to U.S. Government Information Assurance and Security standards such as the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Requirement Guides (SRGs) and Security Technical (implementation Guides (STIGs).

Preferred

Strongly desired to be CCNP Routing and Switch, CCNP Collaboration, and CCNP Security Certified.

Technical certificates in other enterprise-level technologies, such as Juniper and Riverbed are also a plus.

Strong understanding of Cisco data center networking solutions, technologies, and best practices to support in the engineering, design, implementation, and management of modern data center infrastructure.

Strong understanding of Cisco local and wide area networking (LAN/WAN) solutions, technologies, and best practices to support in the engineering design, implementation, and management of Remote Office/Remote Branch networking requirements as well as smaller purpose-built information systems.

Strong understanding of Cisco networking security solutions, technologies, and best practices to support the secure implementation and sustainment of enterprise network devices in line with information assurance (IA) and security (INFOSEC) compliance, governance, and requirement. Personal experience working with Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) and like products is a plus.

Demonstrated experience in networking engineering enterprise solutions to directly support a variety of high availability, fault-tolerant, disaster recovery, and continuity of operations (COOP) scenarios.

Demonstrated experience operating and maintaining the Riverbed Steelhead appliance product line to provide WAN Optimization and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) throughout a globally dispersed WAN.

Demonstrated experience operating and maintaining Juniper Firewalls to include device installation, setup and configuration, testing, and sustainment of firewall proxy, and VPN rules.

Demonstrated experience operating, tuning, and troubleshooting Cisco's Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) and TelePresence Management Suite (TMS), and TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) to support enterprise collaboration (i.e., Voice and Video) services across a WAN.

Demonstrated experience working with software-based configuration management solutions capable of documenting, storing and on-demand deployment of pre-generated reviewed, and approved network device configurations such as SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM).

Demonstrated experience providing mentorship and On the Job Training (OJT) to junior and/or lesser experienced team members.

Demonstrated experience working with advanced Cisco Data Center technologies such as the Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) and/or Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) to support Software Defined Networking (SDN), Software Defined Data Center (SDDC), and Secure Multi-Tenancy enterprise solutions.

Benefits

Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)

100% employer-paid medical premiums (employee only $0 deductible and HSA plans) along with 75% employer-paid family contributions

100% employer-paid dental premiums (employee only) along with 75% employer-paid family contributions

12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program

Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance

Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment

Pet Benefit Option