23 Sep 2024 1531346 Network Engineers - Software Engineering and Consulting $85,000 - $216,000 [...] - Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited

We are partnered with a software engineering and consulting firm providing more than 45 years of service to state and federal customers. By combining unparalleled experience and capabilities, they provide big data, cloud development, and enterprise management solutions. They are focused on product usability and end-user presentation to help customers make the best decisions possible.

They are now looking for multiple Network Engineers at various levels ranging from mid and senior Levels offering 10-15 years of experience to join their team.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we encourage you to apply today!

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for configuring routers, switches, firewalls, and managing security in a multi-manufacturer environment.
• Manage networking equipment, Windows/Linux servers, databases, VMware, and security hardware/software.
• Work with a network consisting of local and geographically dispersed LAN enclaves connected by WAN links.
• Part of a team that builds, maintains, and enhances a large, complex set of geographically distributed IT systems.
• Plan and design network components/configurations to ensure hardware/software resources enable system monitoring and management.
• Engineer solutions for:
• Expanding capacity
• Improving response time
• Streamlining network operations across internal and operational systems.
• Monitor and analyze mission-critical networks and servers.
• Set up, manage, and maintain security management and application performance optimization for internal and customer systems.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Provide network administration support for development, deployment, and problem identification and remediation of the enterprise network environment.
• Plan and implement IT/network enhancements and undertake project work.
• Monitor and correct network issues.
• Communicate with users and publish status of any system outages, as needed.
• Provide timely and professional support in response to calls and emails.
• Participate in the creation and ongoing maintenance of network documentation ensuring that clear, concise, and accurate information is readily available to assist with incident resolution.
• Provide enterprise network support, working closely with the IT service provider teams to ensure customer requirements are considered and supported by the evolving LAN/WAN architecture.
• Provide technical assistance to companion work groups in support of overlapping projects and maintain good inter-departmental relations.
• Execute the process for managing information assurance vulnerability alerts (IAVAs) and system security scanning for equipment suites in accordance with the System Security Plans for these systems in order to rapidly and accurately identify and remediate IAVAs.
• Initiate IAVA responses and system security scans, completing remediation, extending IAVA patches and security updates to designated sites, and execute monthly security scans.
• Provide analysis on existing network and server configurations and develop plans for system enhancements.
• Examine system data and implement enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
• Plan and manage system installations and upgrades for networks and servers (hardware and software).
• Propose, design, test, and install capabilities that are new to the environment.
• Assess the impact of system changes to the team and to the infrastructure.
• Provide written and in-person status to leadership.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of technical data such as rack elevations, installation instructions, and other as-built designs.
• Respond to system network, operations, and maintenance problems while off duty, on an on-call basis.
• Some travel required (<10%).

Skills/Must have:

• FSP Clearance (Through the NSA)
• 10 years of experience
• Must have experience providing analysis, root cause diagnosis, and troubleshooting for routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Experience with hardware/software from Cisco Systems.
• Must have experience with various vendor networking products (switches, routers, firewalls, etc.).
• Experience providing direct assistance to users.
• Possess strong analytic abilities and must be meticulous in their work.
• Have excellent written and communication skills.
• Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices including compliance with maintenance windows and change control procedures.
• Be a self-starter capable of working proficiently independently as well as within a team.
• Be able to support limited instances of providing after-hours support for network administration, operations, and maintenance problems.

Benefits:

• Healthcare for Employee and Spouse and/or Children that is fully funded
• 10% Employer Contribution to 401K; Immediately Vested
• 7 Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
• $2500 for Professional Development

Salary:

• $85,000 - $196,000 - Level 2 - 10 yrs of experience + BS degree or additional 5 yrs of experience
• $205,000 - $216,000 Level 3 - 15 yrs of experience + BS degree or additional 5 yrs of experience