Senior Network Engineer

Summary

Veteran Firm Seeking a Senior Network Engineer (TS/SCI with Poly) for an On-site Assignment in Landover, MD

My name is Stephen Hrutka. I lead a Veteran-Owned management consulting firm in Washington, DC. We specialize in Technical and Cleared Recruiting for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and other advanced defense agencies.

At HRUCKUS, we support fellow Veteran-Owned businesses by helping them recruit for positions across organizations such as the VA, SBA, HHS, DARPA, and other leading-edge R&D-focused defense agencies.

We seek to fill a Senior Network Engineer role in Landover. MD

The ideal candidate is a Landover. MD resident with an active TS SCI with Poly clearance, strong background in network routing protocols, Cisco network administration, and enterprise monitoring, along with nice-to-have agile framework experience and active CCNP certification.

If you’re interested, I'll gladly provide more details about the role and further discuss your qualifications.

Thanks,

Stephen M Hrutka

Principal Consultant

www.hruckus.com

Executive Summary: HRUCKUS is looking for an experienced Senior Network Engineer to support a large, worldwide enterprise network by designing, planning, and maintaining communications systems, routing protocols, and datacenter hardware.

Position Description: The Senior Network Engineer will provide Tier 2 troubleshooting, configure monitoring tools, maintain DISA STIG compliance on Cisco devices, and develop scripts for enterprise automation.

Position Responsibilities:

• Plan the implementation of enhancements and upgrades to routers and switches for a large, worldwide enterprise network.
• Design and plan changes to network communications systems as required.
• Provide specifications and develop detailed schematics for network architecture.
• Provide Tier 2 level support to Operations to troubleshoot and resolve enterprise networking outages or technical issues.
• Conduct cost benefit analysis and provide specific detailed information to the customer for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet program mission needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, Unix shell scripts, and batch scripts for configuration and auditing of network routers and switches.
• Configure and maintain tools for enterprise-wide network monitoring of VMs, switches, routers, and datacenter hardware using scripts and SNMP IPMI protocols.
• Serve as local subject matter expert for network administration and monitoring tools, such as Zabbix and TACACS+ server.
• Track initiatives and tasks using Jira as a contributor to an Agile Scrum team.
• Configure and maintain DISA STIG compliance on Cisco router and switch network devices.

Required Qualifications:

• Active and current TS SCI with Poly Security Clearance.
• Current and valid Security+ Certification.
• Minimum of 8 years with BS or BA or minimum of 6 years with MS or MA, or 12 years of applicable work experience may be substituted in lieu of degree requirement.
• Experience with developing Zabbix templates for network monitoring.
• Experience working with configuring and troubleshooting Cisco IOS-XE and NX-OS routers and switches.
• Experience working with EIGRP, BGP, and OSPF Protocols, including authentication and route distribution.
• Experience with Cisco zone-based firewalls, Access Controls Lists, IPSEC tunnels, Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN) and VLAN separation.
• Experience with scripting languages, such as Expect, Bash, and Python.
• Experience with Ansible playbooks.
• Experience applying security configurations to Cisco networking devices according to DISA STIGs.

Desired Qualifications:

• A current and valid CCNA and or CCNP Certification.
• Experience with Jira, Zabbix, and TACACS+.
• Experience working in Agile Scrum teams.

Details:

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer

Location: Landover, MD 20785

Clearance Requirement: TS SCI with Poly Clearance

Salary Range: $119,000 - $ 140,000

Job Description

Veteran Firm Seeking a Senior Network Engineer (TS/SCI with Poly) for an On-site Assignment in Landover, MD

My name is Stephen Hrutka. I lead a Veteran-Owned management consulting firm in Washington, DC. We specialize in Technical and Cleared Recruiting for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and other advanced defense agencies.

At HRUCKUS, we support fellow Veteran-Owned businesses by helping them recruit for positions across organizations such as the VA, SBA, HHS, DARPA, and other leading-edge R&D-focused defense agencies.

We seek to fill a Senior Network Engineer role in Landover. MD

The ideal candidate is a Landover. MD resident with an active TS SCI with Poly clearance, strong background in network routing protocols, Cisco network administration, and enterprise monitoring, along with nice-to-have agile framework experience and active CCNP certification.

If you’re interested, I'll gladly provide more details about the role and further discuss your qualifications.

Thanks,

Stephen M Hrutka

Principal Consultant

www.hruckus.com

Executive Summary: HRUCKUS is looking for an experienced Senior Network Engineer to support a large, worldwide enterprise network by designing, planning, and maintaining communications systems, routing protocols, and datacenter hardware.

Position Description: The Senior Network Engineer will provide Tier 2 troubleshooting, configure monitoring tools, maintain DISA STIG compliance on Cisco devices, and develop scripts for enterprise automation.

Position Responsibilities:

• Plan the implementation of enhancements and upgrades to routers and switches for a large, worldwide enterprise network.
• Design and plan changes to network communications systems as required.
• Provide specifications and develop detailed schematics for network architecture.
• Provide Tier 2 level support to Operations to troubleshoot and resolve enterprise networking outages or technical issues.
• Conduct cost benefit analysis and provide specific detailed information to the customer for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet program mission needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, Unix shell scripts, and batch scripts for configuration and auditing of network routers and switches.
• Configure and maintain tools for enterprise-wide network monitoring of VMs, switches, routers, and datacenter hardware using scripts and SNMP IPMI protocols.
• Serve as local subject matter expert for network administration and monitoring tools, such as Zabbix and TACACS+ server.
• Track initiatives and tasks using Jira as a contributor to an Agile Scrum team.
• Configure and maintain DISA STIG compliance on Cisco router and switch network devices.

Required Qualifications:

• Active and current TS SCI with Poly Security Clearance.
• Current and valid Security+ Certification.
• Minimum of 8 years with BS or BA or minimum of 6 years with MS or MA, or 12 years of applicable work experience may be substituted in lieu of degree requirement.
• Experience with developing Zabbix templates for network monitoring.
• Experience working with configuring and troubleshooting Cisco IOS-XE and NX-OS routers and switches.
• Experience working with EIGRP, BGP, and OSPF Protocols, including authentication and route distribution.
• Experience with Cisco zone-based firewalls, Access Controls Lists, IPSEC tunnels, Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN) and VLAN separation.
• Experience with scripting languages, such as Expect, Bash, and Python.
• Experience with Ansible playbooks.
• Experience applying security configurations to Cisco networking devices according to DISA STIGs.

Desired Qualifications:

• A current and valid CCNA and or CCNP Certification.
• Experience with Jira, Zabbix, and TACACS+.
• Experience working in Agile Scrum teams.

Details:

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer

Location: Landover, MD 20785

Clearance Requirement: TS SCI with Poly Clearance

Salary Range: $119,000 - $ 140,000