) DHS Mid-Level Network Engineer with Data Center Experience (Washington, DC Area, Northern VA) 

Position Summary

Softek International, on behalf of the DHS Homeland Security Enterprise Network (HSEN) Engineering Support Services Contract, is seeking a Network Engineer (with prior data center experience) to support ongoing WAN engineering and operations, to include on-site data center activities at the DHS facility based in Ashburn, VA.  This candidate should be able to support a variety of network technologies to include, but not limited to, Cisco routing/switching, F5 GTM/LTM load-balancing, Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco SD-WAN powered by Viptela. The ideal candidate will be able to support solution designs and implementations, technology refresh projects, cloud integration and migration projects, and tier 3 and 4 level incident management troubleshooting.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Provide      on-site data center support at the DHS Ashburn facility on an as-needed      basis, to include cable management, racking, consoling into devices      for troubleshooting, etc.
• Develop      WAN network solutions to meet requirements, while complying with the DHS      network architecture and design standards.  
• Perform      “as is” analyzes of existing network technologies, make recommendations of      changes as needed to optimize performance and improve network      performance.  
• Produce      DHS systems engineering project artifacts such as requirements, design      documents, diagrams, and other required documentation.  
• Responsible      for troubleshooting network incidents, providing root cause analysis and      documenting information in ticketing system (ServiceNow) and knowledge      repositories (MS SharePoint).
• Willing      to work nights for network Change Request (CR) implementations and be a      part of the on-call rotation for any network incidents that may be      escalated from the Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) for nights,      weekends, and holidays. 
• Establish      effective working relationships with industry vendors to ensure alignment      of current and future set requirements.

Minimum Qualifications / Requirements

• At      least 3 years of experience working in a data center environment. Must      have demonstrated experience working performing level one support (e.g.,      cabling, racking, consoling into devices for troubleshooting, etc.)
• At      least 4 years of experience with Cisco technologies to include (routing      and switching) and firewall technology (e.g., ISR, ASR, CSR, ASA, Nexus,      TACACS/ISE)
• Demonstrated      experience using SD-WAN technologies, specifically Cisco SD-WAN powered by      Vipleta.
• Strong      knowledge of routing protocols (e.g., BGP, EIGRP, OSPF) and network      protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, GRE, IPSEC, and VRF)
• 3+      years working in a WAN environment, strong experience in incident and      operations management.
• Strong      knowledge of IT security topics to networks and applications with      solutions to mitigate those issues.
• Experience      creating/writing design documentation, diagrams and other project artifact      deliverables.
• Must      be resourceful in learning a very complex and dynamically changing      network.
• Must      be able to work independently in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Must      live in close proximity to the Ashburn, VA data center facility to support      both planned and unplanned activities.
• Must      be able to lift at least 50 pounds (i.e., support to data center physical      devices)

Education

BA / BS (relevant field); relevant IT experience may be a substitute for education.

Certifications Required

N/A

Certifications Desired

Cisco CCNA, Cisco CCNP, Cisco CCIE, 

Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer / Administrator, F5

Software/Hardware Desired

Experience with Microsoft Office Applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams)

Experience with creating network diagrams in MS Visio

) DHS Mid-Level Network Engineer with Data Center Experience (Washington, DC Area, Northern VA) 

Position Summary

Softek International, on behalf of the DHS Homeland Security Enterprise Network (HSEN) Engineering Support Services Contract, is seeking a Network Engineer (with prior data center experience) to support ongoing WAN engineering and operations, to include on-site data center activities at the DHS facility based in Ashburn, VA.  This candidate should be able to support a variety of network technologies to include, but not limited to, Cisco routing/switching, F5 GTM/LTM load-balancing, Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco SD-WAN powered by Viptela. The ideal candidate will be able to support solution designs and implementations, technology refresh projects, cloud integration and migration projects, and tier 3 and 4 level incident management troubleshooting.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Provide      on-site data center support at the DHS Ashburn facility on an as-needed      basis, to include cable management, racking, consoling into devices      for troubleshooting, etc.
• Develop      WAN network solutions to meet requirements, while complying with the DHS      network architecture and design standards.  
• Perform      “as is” analyzes of existing network technologies, make recommendations of      changes as needed to optimize performance and improve network      performance.  
• Produce      DHS systems engineering project artifacts such as requirements, design      documents, diagrams, and other required documentation.  
• Responsible      for troubleshooting network incidents, providing root cause analysis and      documenting information in ticketing system (ServiceNow) and knowledge      repositories (MS SharePoint).
• Willing      to work nights for network Change Request (CR) implementations and be a      part of the on-call rotation for any network incidents that may be      escalated from the Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) for nights,      weekends, and holidays. 
• Establish      effective working relationships with industry vendors to ensure alignment      of current and future set requirements.

Minimum Qualifications / Requirements

• At      least 3 years of experience working in a data center environment. Must      have demonstrated experience working performing level one support (e.g.,      cabling, racking, consoling into devices for troubleshooting, etc.)
• At      least 4 years of experience with Cisco technologies to include (routing      and switching) and firewall technology (e.g., ISR, ASR, CSR, ASA, Nexus,      TACACS/ISE)
• Demonstrated      experience using SD-WAN technologies, specifically Cisco SD-WAN powered by      Vipleta.
• Strong      knowledge of routing protocols (e.g., BGP, EIGRP, OSPF) and network      protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, GRE, IPSEC, and VRF)
• 3+      years working in a WAN environment, strong experience in incident and      operations management.
• Strong      knowledge of IT security topics to networks and applications with      solutions to mitigate those issues.
• Experience      creating/writing design documentation, diagrams and other project artifact      deliverables.
• Must      be resourceful in learning a very complex and dynamically changing      network.
• Must      be able to work independently in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Must      live in close proximity to the Ashburn, VA data center facility to support      both planned and unplanned activities.
• Must      be able to lift at least 50 pounds (i.e., support to data center physical      devices)

Education

BA / BS (relevant field); relevant IT experience may be a substitute for education.

Certifications Required

N/A

Certifications Desired

Cisco CCNA, Cisco CCNP, Cisco CCIE, 

Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer / Administrator, F5

Software/Hardware Desired

Experience with Microsoft Office Applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams)

Experience with creating network diagrams in MS Visio