Network Engineer VIAlbuquerque, NMThe
Network Engineer VI provides lead-level network engineering support and serves as a subject matter expert for DOI/IA enterprise network, telecom, wireless, and security environments. This role leads design, implementation, administration, optimization, and troubleshooting activities across large-scale Cisco-based network environments. The position supports advanced routing, security, wireless, remote connectivity, and network modernization efforts, and leads project-based work involving upgrades, migrations, implementation, testing, and enterprise improvement.
Responsibilities- Lead engineering and support of DOI/IA enterprise network environments, including LAN, WAN, WLAN, VoIP, and security-related infrastructure.
- Serve as SME for network design, routing, switching, wireless, telecom, and network security technologies.
- Design, implement, configure, and troubleshoot Cisco firewalls, switches, ISR platforms, VPN solutions, wireless controllers, and access points.
- Support NGFW, IDS, IPS, content filtering, RADIUS, TACACS, 802.1X, VPN, DNS/DNSSEC, and related security technologies.
- Lead design and troubleshooting of enterprise routing and transport technologies including OSPF, BGPv4, MPLS/BGP, VLANs, QoS policies, priority queuing, and NetFlow.
- Support Zero Trust, SD-WAN, SASE, secure remote connectivity, and unified workspace solutions for remote or hard-to-reach locations.
- Develop, debug, maintain, and document scripts and programs used to manage network infrastructure, including Python-based automation.
- Lead network performance analysis, capacity planning, threshold tuning, outage response, and problem prevention activities.
- Evaluate vendor upgrades, patches, and emerging technologies and provide recommendations to the Government Technical Monitor.
- Develop project plans, define goals and budget needs, identify resources, and coordinate engineers for large-scale deployments.
- Develop and maintain network diagrams, operating procedures, troubleshooting guides, standards, and project documentation.
- Lead test lab activities, pilot efforts, vulnerability remediation, and approved production improvements.
- Support project-based tasks involving modernization, implementation, migration, optimization, testing, and operational improvement.
- Provide network performance and capacity reports
- Ensure all network components are fully operational, and warranty and service contracts are current.
- Conduct monthly reviews of network operations, fault conditions, and proposed changes
- Establish automated network management procedures that can rapidly respond to network fault conditions.
- Provide Level 3 and 4 support to network administrators to resolve network-related problems.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 5+ years of experience with network security solutions including NGFW, IDS, IPS, content filtering, RADIUS, TACACS, 802.1X, and VPN solutions.
- 5+ years of experience in network design and support in a Cisco networking environment.
- Minimum professional-level network vendor certification, such as Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP).
- Ability to obtain Public Trust
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience supporting Zero Trust, SD-WAN, SASE, deep packet inspection, content/web filtering, or secure access technologies.
- Experience supporting IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack, VoIP, wireless design, and remote site connectivity solutions.
- Experience with network monitoring platforms, automated backups, configuration compliance, and performance reporting.
- Familiarity with STIGs, CISA KEV remediation requirements, vulnerability management, and change control.
- Experience developing procedures, work instructions, and enterprise documentation standards.
- Experience leading project-based network modernization or large-scale deployment initiatives.
- Relevant advanced Cisco, wireless, network security, or automation certifications are preferred.
- Ability to obtain and maintain required government suitability or clearance, if applicable.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:- Hands-on experience implementing and administering Cisco firewalls, Cisco switches (IOS and NX-OS), Cisco ISR, Cisco VPN, wireless controllers, and access points.
- Extensive skills designing, configuring, and troubleshooting OSPF, BGPv4, MPLS/BGP, QoS policies, priority queuing, VLANs, and NetFlow network management.
- Demonstrated experience with infrastructure design, configuration, testing, and troubleshooting.
- Extensive skills developing, debugging, maintaining, and documenting network management scripts and programs, including Python.
- Ability to prioritize and multitask across multiple assignments and projects.
- Ability to develop project plans, define goals and budget, identify resources, and coordinate engineers for complex enterprise deployments.
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Expert knowledge of enterprise network engineering, operations, and large-scale Cisco environments.
- Knowledge of routing, switching, wireless, firewall, VPN, authentication, and secure access technologies.
- Knowledge of BGP, MPLS, OSPF, QoS, VLANs, NetFlow, Zero Trust, SD-WAN, and SASE concepts.
- Skill in leading complex troubleshooting, performance analysis, and capacity planning efforts.
- Skill in developing technical standards, procedures, diagrams, and project documentation.
- Ability to lead engineers, coordinate large deployments, and support enterprise modernization efforts.
- Ability to communicate effectively with leadership, engineers, support staff, and stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to contribute to project planning activities, including defining goals within the network and telecom space.
- Identifies resources needed and can coordinate with engineers to accomplish enterprise deployments.
- Capacity to define procedures, work instructions or other methods for sharing knowledge and achieving consistent results.
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