Job Title: Senior Specialist, Network Plan EngineerJob Code: 41856Job Location: Palm Bay, FLJob Schedule: 9/80Job Description:Conducts network architecture design, feasibility and modeling. Designs, analyzes, plans, and modifies network components and/or software by translating customer requirements and objectives into final product design. Develops and evaluates network performance criteria and measurement methods. Prepares analysis of the short-term or long-term capacity needs for switching, routing transmission and signaling.
Essential Functions:- Configure, manage, and troubleshoot secure network communications using IPSec and IKEv1/IKEv2 technologies.
- Administer and maintain Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) and Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) environments.
- Implement and validate STIG compliance on network devices to support security and regulatory requirements.
- Perform vulnerability scanning review and remediation support using Nessus and ACAS tools.
- Deploy, configure, and support Cisco Nexus, Catalyst, and ISR networking platforms.
- Develop and maintain network diagrams, layouts, and technical documentation using Visio Professional.
- Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco Firepower (FPR) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) firewall solutions.
- Evaluate technologies and designs in relation to the critical infrastructure and service needs for external customers.
- Experience in configuring & hardening routers, switches, firewalls, non-standard OSI-Model like OTN, or Communications hardware with a strong OSI understanding and packet structure foundation.
- Implement system engineering solutions with network function that support system level requirements.
- Participate in inter-program working group and cross-technology initiatives and discussions to resolve technical challenges
- Create and maintain documentation for Network, QoS, Protocol and System level designs.
- Ability to take a technology manual for a new non-standard device and solve issues relating to hardware or software configuration to identify technical issues and resolutions.
- Experience working with classified and unclassfied cloud connectivity such as AWS or other government facilities.
- Experience in the configuration, implementation and troubleshooting complex problems for Type-1 encryption used in encryption of data in transit (KG family of encryptors).
- Identify areas of opportunity for cost reduction and network optimization.
- Routinely perform proof of concepts and service trials while documenting system integration.
- Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
- Ability to think critically in high pressure environments.
Qualifications:- Education:
- Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience, or
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience or
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
- TS/SCI (SCI eligible) security clearance with CI Poly required.
- Security+ certification
Preferred Additional Skills:- Familiarization with wireshark, protocol analysis and quality of service architecture is strongly preferred.
- CCNP or equivalent vendor certification is preferred.
- Ability to plan, implement, verify and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks.
- Strong enterprise network troubleshooting (Multicast, Layer 2, Cisco IOS(s), IP routing [BGP, ISIS, OSPF, and EIGRP], HSRP and physical layer issues [Ethernet, Optical, TDM]).
- Experience with Agile development processes.
- Strong skill set with Microsoft Office software applications
