Support Current Operations for the United States Navy by providing VPN, WAN, DMZ, Firewall, and Cisco Network Engineering Subject Matter Expertise (SME) for the largest Intranet in the world.
A qualified candidate for this position would be responsible for network modification, operation, integration, maintenance, security, and implementation of services for the as-fielded NMCI network.
Collaborates with the Network Operations Center, Network Administrators, and the Network Engineering Team to define and/or continuously improve: Network Security Appliances (i.e., DMZ, VPN, Firewalls, WAN, Cisco ASA/Firepower solutions).
Test and Validate Automation and best practice insertion opportunities.
Leads development of Network SOPs/TTPs.
Continuous Service Improvements (CSI).
System performance tuning and enhancements.
Create and maintain Engineering Implementation Plans (EIP).
Plans and executes network upgrades and maintenance activities with the NMCI Operations Manager, NOC Lead, Release Management team, and other key stakeholders.
Tier III escalation support and vendor engagement supporting Incident Management activities.
Active participation in Root Cause Analysis for Problem Management activities.

Requirements

Requires B.S. Degree and 4-8 years of prior relevant experience.
Work experience may be substituted for degree at Hiring Manager’s discretion.
U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Secret security clearance.
Must currently possess an active DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II Certification i.e., CCNP Security, CISSP, or CASP+.
Must currently possess an active Associate-level Network Vendor Certification (from one of the following Vendors): Cisco, Juniper, F5 Networks.
Ability to work or be called in to work during off-hours to meet customer mission support requirements.
Participate in on-call rotation for Incident Management responsibilities among the Transport Operations team.
Network Subject Matter Expert for operations providing Tier-III support to the NOC watch staff.
Perform highly technical maintenance and configuration to firewalls, VPNs, DMZ appliances, WAN infrastructure, and Cisco network devices.
Extensive experience engineering and troubleshooting networks, including routing, switching, MPLS, VPNs, WAN technologies, routing protocols (i.e., BGP, OSPF, IS-IS), switching protocols (i.e., Spanning Tree Protocol, VLANs, LLDP, VoIP), Multicast protocols, and emerging network technologies.
Strong understanding and in-depth knowledge of IP network/subnet addressing.
Extensive knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, Network architecture, Modern Network Topologies, Network appliance integrity, and common networking security elements.

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Health and Wellness programs
Income Protection
Paid Leave
Retirement

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills

network modificationnetwork integrationnetwork maintenancenetwork securitynetwork performance tuningnetwork upgradesfirewall configurationVPN configurationrouting protocolsswitching protocols

Soft skills

collaborationleadershipproblem managementincident managementcommunication

Certifications

B.S. DegreeDoD Secret security clearanceDoD 8570.01 IAT Level II CertificationCCNP SecurityCISSPCASP+Associate-level Network Vendor Certification