Network Engineering, Advisor

Network Engineering, Advisor

DON SAP IT – PDAS Task Order 4 | Contingent Hire

Position Summary

Support a large, worldwide enterprise network by planning, engineering, implementing, monitoring, and troubleshooting network infrastructure. This senior technical role provides Tier 2 support, develops network automation, maintains security compliance, and serves as a subject-matter resource for enterprise network administration and monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

Plan enhancements and upgrades to enterprise routers and switches and design required changes to network communications systems.

Develop network architecture specifications and detailed schematics.

Provide Tier 2 support to troubleshoot and resolve enterprise network outages and complex technical issues.

Conduct cost/benefit analyses and advise the customer on hardware, software, implementation techniques, capacity, and mission requirements.

Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, Unix shell scripts, and batch scripts for configuration and auditing of network devices.

Configure and maintain enterprise network monitoring for virtual machines, routers/switches, and data-center hardware using scripting and SNMP/IPMI protocols.

Serve as a local subject-matter expert for tools such as Zabbix and TACACS+.

Track initiatives and tasks in Jira as a contributor to an Agile Scrum team.

Configure and maintain DISA STIG compliance on Cisco routers and switches.

Required Qualifications

Active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Current Security+ certification.

Minimum 8 years of relevant experience with a BS/BA; minimum 6 years with an MS/MA; or 12 years of applicable experience in lieu of a degree.

Experience developing Zabbix templates for network monitoring.

Hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting Cisco IOS-XE and NX-OS routers and switches.

Experience with EIGRP, BGP, and OSPF, including authentication and route distribution.

Experience with Cisco zone-based firewalls, ACLs, IPsec tunnels, DMVPN, and VLAN separation.

Experience with scripting languages such as Expect, Bash, and Python.

Experience developing and maintaining Ansible playbooks.

Experience applying DISA STIG security configurations to Cisco networking devices.

Desired Qualifications

Current CCNA and/or CCNP certification.

Experience with Jira, Zabbix, and TACACS+.

Experience working on Agile Scrum teams.

Additional Information

This is a contingent-hire opportunity supporting the DON SAP IT Planning and Decision Aid Systems (PDAS) program.

The customer reserves final authority for labor-category/level assignment based on experience and program needs.

Selected candidates should be prepared for an in-person discussion at the Landover site.

Salary range is current recruiting guidance based on comparable Level 3/Senior positions; final compensation is subject to labor-category alignment and customer approval.