Network Engineer

Joint Activities

$86K — $138K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5 years of experience with a BS/BA; 3 years with an MS/MA; or 9 years with a HS diploma
  • Must be a US citizen
  • Active Secret clearance required
  • 8570 Certification - Security + necessary
  • Experience with Cisco ACI is desirable
  • Familiarity with network infrastructure essential
  • Hands-on skills with Cisco and Juniper devices are crucial.

Responsibilities

  • Design and plan network communication systems
  • Document network architecture thoroughly
  • Test network designs for functionality
  • Monitor network hardware to ensure configurations are accurate
  • Plan and implement enhancements and upgrades to networks
  • Advise users on hardware configurations and limitations
  • Troubleshoot network issues and recommend solutions to leadership.

Benefits

  • Participation in organizational meetings and town halls
  • Opportunities for advanced technical training
  • Exposure to a multi-site and enterprise network environment
  • Work with a variety of network security technologies
  • Ability to maintain and operate critical infrastructure components.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Network Engineer. The Network Engineer will design and plans network communications systems. Provides documentation for network architecture. Conducts testing of network design. Responsible for monitoring network hardware operations to ensure properly set configuration options. Plans implementation of enhancements and upgrades to the network. Advises network users of hardware requirements, configurations, and limitations. Maintains technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, firewalls, switches, and sensors. Troubleshoots network issues and provides recommended solutions to government leadership for approval. Uses change management processes to ensure modifications to network configs are approved prior to implementation.

 

 

  • Implementation and Deployment – Oversee the deployment of new infrastructure systems and make changes to existing infrastructure
  • Add/Remove/Modify firewall rules on Cisco, Juniper, and Palo Alto devices
  • Troubleshoot network issues in a multi-site and enterprise environment
  • Experience with routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP
  • Perform code upgrades on network infrastructure
  • Incident Management – Monitor infrastructure performance and health, respond to and resolve infrastructure-related incidents and outages
  • Ensure proper configuration management of network configuration items
  • Participate in organization meetings, town halls, and similar events to integrate into the organization structure
  • Operate and maintain Big IP F5 partition to include architecture, configuration, and ongoing operational support
  • Be familiar with Department of Defense network security requirements and be able to engineer, configure, and operate enterprise security appliances such as firewalls, WAF appliances, and load balancers to support the connectivity of distributed enterprise applications and application load balancing requirements across the enterprise

 

Qualifications
  • 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD, 9 years with HS diploma 
  • Must be a US Citizen
  • Must have active Secret clearance
  • Must have 8570 Certification - Security +
  • Experience with Cisco ACI
  • Experience with network infrastructure
  • Experience with the configuration and operation of Cisco and Juniper switching and routing infrastructure
Target Salary Range$86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

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