Position:
Senior Network Engineer & Solution Architect
Salary Range:
$150,000-$160,000
Job Type:
Full-Time
Work Setting:
Remote
Timing:
Immediate / Open until Filled
Hill Associates is seeking a highly skilled team of solutions engineers supporting enterprise IT infrastructure and services for large federal agencies. You will help engineer IT service solutions and guide the deployment, migration, and performance management of enterprise networks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze network systems and develop technical documentation
- Develop network system design and optimization recommendations
- Develop and execute implementation plans and performance validation testing
- Prepare customer presentations, project plans, and work
- Oversee network operations supporting enterprise services and applications
- Develop and oversee implementations of network change requests for firewalls, routing, switching, proxy services, VPN, DNS, mail, SD-WAN and public cloud service deployments.
- Provide problem identification, escalation and resolution of WAN/LAN performance, hardware, network carriers, and security issues in cooperation with the network services provider and Government agency customers.
- Identify routing and network access control requirements & resolution of related issues.
- Analyze network traffic and provide recommendations for issue resolution, optimization and configuration enhancements (e.g., QoS, TCP optimization).
- Assist customers developing and troubleshooting network firewall access control policies.
- Develop network monitoring and management procedures using tools that complement / supplement those in use by the network service provider and Government agency customers.
- Provide technical consulting and engineering support to government program and project managers
Required Qualifications:
- 15 years of general professional experience
- 10 years of IT industry experience
- 5 years of supervisory experience within the past 7 years
- Demonstrated hands-on experience and proficiency with Cisco technology – routers, switches, firewalls, and VPN is a must.
- Cloud network solutions development and/or IPv6 experience in a Cisco environment is a plus.
- Experience designing and deploying SD-WAN solutions is a plus.
- Solid understanding of WAN/LANs, network operating systems, enterprise architectures, routing and transport protocols.
- Proven WAN/LAN systems engineering, configuration, analysis, implementation, and troubleshooting skills.
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Master’s Degree from an accredited university or college in a relevant field.
- Must be able to successfully obtain and hold Secret security clearance
Preferred Experience:
- Prior work in a Government IT environment and industry certifications (e.g., CCNA/CCNP, CISSP, or other network or telecommunications vendors/technologies) is desirable
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What We Do
We are a Small Business (SB) that partners with your organization to understand the source of your IT infrastructure challenges, and works with your team to develop, deploy, and manage innovative solutions that transform your business and technology operations.
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