Abile Group, Inc. is hiring a Network Engineer to support an Intelligence Community Customer in Alexandria, VA. You will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining unified communication systems, working closely with Network and Systems Engineering teams.
What You'll Do
- Create and modify network drawings, author system engineering documents and plans.
- Support designs, tests, and pre-deployment readiness reviews.
- Support the network operations of the Production system.
- Provide the team with recommendations on modern engineering approaches and strategies to improve successful task order deployments.
- Develop, implement, and manage network engineering processes including configuration management and design standards.
- Perform capacity planning of the network by monitoring and analyzing network performance and availability.
- Proactively research and evaluate tools and technologies to develop solutions to increase performance and lower total cost of ownership.
What We're Looking For
- Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a PSD.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (or similar technical field) and eight (8+) years relevant experience; Master's degree and six (6+) years; PhD with three (3+) years. 12 years of relevant experience may substitute for degree.
- Ability to support 2nd or 3rd shift hours.
- A current/valid IAT LVL III Certification (Security+ CE, CCNP, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP).
- Experience with the design, implementation, and support of network infrastructure solutions for routing and switching of complex networks.
- Experience implementing and troubleshooting WAN topologies leveraging ethernet, T-Carrier, and Optical Carrier circuits.
- Understanding of networking fundamentals such as network protocols and common services (e.g., DNS, FTP, SSH, SNMP).
- Implementation and troubleshooting experience of networks using concepts/protocols such as BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VPNs and emerging concepts such as Software Defined Networking.
- Prior experience supporting a Government and/or Department of Defense customer.
Nice to Have
- An Engineering degree with a networking focus.
- Eight (8+) total years of experience in the architecture/design, development, and implementation of Wide Area Network (WAN) architecture.
- Exceptional verbal, written (including the development of CONOPS and procedural documentation), interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Experience using Python to automate routine network tasks.
- Understanding and experience with Software Defined Network (SDN) deployments.
- Juniper Enterprise Routing and Switching, Professional (JNCIP-ENT).
- Advanced Network monitoring and log analysis tool experience with the ability to deploy and improve current deployments.
- Experience working in a telecommunications carrier environment performing mission critical network implementations.
- Self-driven and resourceful in achieving goals independently as well as in cooperation with others.
- Experience with application of DoD IAVAs, DISA STIGs, and NIST security controls.
Team & Environment
You will work closely with Network and Systems Engineering teams.
Work Mode
This position requires onsite work in Alexandria, VA.
