Tier 2 Network Engineer

Overview

By Light is hiring a Tier 2 Network Engineer to join our team supporting a Government customer at MacDill AFB. This position requires an active DOD Top Secret clearance.  This position will require a candidate open to "Panama Shift" work in a 24x7x365 environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform all duties of Tier 2 Network Engineer.
• Configure Cisco routers/switches, firewalls, VLANs, MPLS, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, and QOS; NET APP, IOS-XR software, Cisco Call.
• Develop network design and optimization plans to resolve complex performance, security, reliability and availability deficiencies or problems.
• Advise Government leadership regarding the enterprise-level impacts of implementing new technology or equipment in the JCSE network.
• Make recommendations regarding the evolution of the overall network architecture.
• Perform root cause analysis of incidents and problems; develop solutions that prevent the incident or problem from recurring.
• Identify system architecture issues or methodologies that must be corrected to prevent further incidents from recurring.
• Perform proactive analysis and trend analysis to identify and resolve problems before they occur.
• Investigate diagnosis and perform root cause analysis for enterprise level network problems.
• Develop solutions consistent with JCSE's change/configuration management processes for enterprise level problems.
• Communicate with service providers and other non-JCSE entities as needed to troubleshoot, isolate and analyze complex issues or problems.
• Participate in Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings and technical exchange meetings when requested by the Government.
• Research, evaluate and recommend solutions to ensure that JCSE's networks retain the highest possible degree of security, reliability, availability and performance.
• Perform detailed research of best industry practices and leading-edge solutions to JCSE's future capability requirements as identified by the Government.
• Perform analysis of alternatives for solutions to complex, persistent network problems in the current architecture or anticipated in future architecture.
• Develop and provide documentation and implementation plans for upgrades and new capabilities.

Required Experience/Qualifications

• Must have CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Must have CCNA or CCNP Routing and Switching certification.
• Knowledge of hardware/software tools required to correct network issues.
• Experience with TCP/IP protocol stacks, wireless architectures and VoIP.
• In depth knowledge on data, voice, and video networks.

Preferred Experience/Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field is desired

Special Requirements/Security Clearance

• Must have active DOD Top Secret clearance.

Employment Type: OTHER