Network Engineer

Job#: 1357688

Job Description:

Below is the full job description, if interested please email your updated resume to Louie Galdos at [email protected]  

Position Summary: As the Network Engineer, you will support the discovery, analysis and design required to migrate IT services from twenty DoD agencies into the DoD Net.

Position: Network Engineer

Location: Fort Meade, Maryland  

Clearance Type: Secret Clearance up to a Top Secret/SCI

Hours of Operation/Location: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm and Hybrid, two days onsite and three days remote. 

Hourly/Salary Pay Range: $62.50/HR-$67.30/HR and $130,000-$140,000 (Could be flexible on the pay rate.)    

Interview Process: One-step 30 minute Teams interview

Daily Responsibilities:

• Plan and design wide area connectivity inclusive of underlay, overlay, and COI transport design to secure network solutions. 
• Perform legacy environment discovery to develop a design pattern associated with implementation and transition plans.
• Integrate capacity, planning and scaling of network security stack environments into design of solutions.
•  Investigate, and identify network optimization strategies across IPv4 and IPv6 networks. 
• Preparing solution packages documenting recommended technical solutions, estimated costs and benefits.
• Identify, assess, and present options for meeting the functional and technical requirements, which might include hardware and software.
• Produce architectural artifacts to include system design diagrams, recommendation justifications, and technical specifications.

Required Qualifications:

• Active Secret Clearance required 
• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience; additional years of directly applicable experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Must have an active DoD IAT Level II (Security+ ) certification or equivalent prior to start.
• Experience with security products such as vulnerability scanning and network assessment tools.
• Experience with Windows, UNIX, Linux, Solaris, and/or RedHat Servers.
• Conduct testing of network design, to include writing test plans/procedures and analyzing and documenting results.
• Maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
• Troubleshooting; Network layer 2 and layer 3 troubleshooting.
• (Cisco) installation and configuration

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated expertise in the design and consolidation of network and security environments across geographically dispersed sites.
• Expert Knowledge of DoD security requirements for network environments.
• Proficiency in at least one of the following tools: Palo Alto Panorama, SolarWinds, Cisco Prime, or Junos Space.

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EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178.