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As a Lead Network Engineer, you will serve as the subject matter expert in network engineering design, testing, and deployment. You will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of the CISA Wide Area Network (WAN), Local Area Network (LAN), Enterprise Network Tools, Domain Name Servers (DNS), Wireless, and Cloud environments. Your daily work involves designing and implementing enterprise infrastructure while providing high-level technical assistance to team members and government personnel regarding system requests and solution identification. You will manage software defined networks, identity and access management, mobility, imaging, collaboration capabilities, cloud hosting, and communication services. The role requires engineering secure and reliable network connectivity to commercial, private, and hybrid cloud services. Essential skills include expertise in networking architecture and the ability to navigate highly classified federal environments while adhering to specific enterprise architecture policies and standards.
Serve as the subject matter expert for network engineering design, testing, and deployment.
Engineer, design, test, and implement enterprise network infrastructure and technologies.
Maintain the design and integrity of WAN, LAN, DNS, Wireless, and Cloud environments.
Provide high-level technical assistance and solution identification for complex networking requests.
Manage software-defined networks, identity and access management, and mobility solutions.
Engineer and implement secure network connectivity to private, public, and hybrid cloud services.
Configure and manage enterprise network tools and communication services.
What we're looking for
Active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in network engineering and design.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or information systems.
In lieu of a bachelor's degree, 15 total years of experience in IT architecture and engineering.
Experience installing, configuring, and managing software defined networks, identity management, mobility, imaging, and cloud hosting.
Experience designing and implementing secure network connectivity to commercial, private, and hybrid cloud services.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Experience supporting DHS, CISA, or other highly classified Federal environments (preferred); experience with DHS Enterprise Architecture policies (preferred).
LAN
CAN
WAN
Telecommunications
Firewall
Traffic Shaping
VoIP
GRE
IPSec
IP Encryption
MoIP
NAT
Data Capture
ISO 9000
Security Engineering
Cryptographic Key Management