Senior Network Engineer

Everforth ECS is seeking a Network Engineer – Senior to work in a hybrid remote/onsite capacity, with minimum of 3 business days onsite at our Fairfax, VA corporate office and/or our Ashburn, VA customer site.

 

Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.

 

Job Responsibilities:

• Planning: Conducts short and long-term planning to meet network requirements
• Network System Design and Implementation: Designs and implements network systems
• Strong working familiarity with F5 Networks, Juniper JUNOS and/or Cisco IOS with hands-on experience configuring routers, switches, load balancers, and firewalls
• Network Connectivity: Provides support for network connectivity or related network issues for the user community
• Network Installation: Plans and monitors the installation of network systems
• Network Monitoring: Analyzes network activity and network problems to discover and prevent systematic errors. Recommends network design changes/enhancements for improved systems availability and performance
• Issue Resolution: Troubleshoots, diagnoses and resolves network problems. Researches, analyzes and recommends the implementation of software or hardware changes to rectify any network deficiencies or to enhance network performance
• Capacity Planning: Analyzes facilities bandwidth requirements and system interdependencies. Develops capacity planning models
• Network Performance Assessment: Assesses network performance to ensure that it meets the present and future needs of the business. Provides network planning recommendations to management
• Vendor Management: Evaluates services provided by vendors and recommends changes
• Knowledge of Enterprise system monitoring and management tools such as Splunk, Solarwinds, Wireshark, Websense, MRTG and NMAP
• Knowledge of commercial enterprise-level tools and products to provide network services, including: firewalls, IPS/IDS, DNS, DHCP, web security, VPN, and NAC
• Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Great people and communication skills are a must
• Performs related duties and fulfills responsibilities as required
• Ability to work 3 days onsite at Everforth ECS and/or customer site
• 15% CONUS travel or less expected for this position

Salary Range: $140,00-180,000

General Description of Benefits