Senior Network Engineer

About Concept Plus

Concept Plus is a mission-focused technology solutions provider that transforms IT concepts into impactful solutions for federal agencies. Headquartered in Fairfax, VA, we bring the agility, responsiveness, and customer intimacy of a small business combined with the quality and infrastructure of a larger firm.

Recognized as an award-winning Oracle partner, we have delivered innovative solutions across Defense Intelligence, Civilian Health, IT, and Tribal sectors. Our highly certified experts build systems that drive efficiency, accelerate modernization, and ensure mission outcomes with certainty.

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, paid life insurance, paid time off, 11 paid holidays, performance bonuses, tuition reimbursement, unlimited training, and the opportunity to thrive in a collaborative, flexible, and innovative environment.

For more information, visit www.conceptplus.com.

About the Role

Concept Plus is seeking a Senior Network Engineer for the Asia Pacific Region to support the mission of a federal client and ensure that highly complex technical infrastructure requirements are addressed. The Senior Network Engineer is a key personnel and identifies and resolves larger, more complex LAN/WLAN network problems and issues, researches network-level problems using network management tools, and is responsible for providing high-level installation, configuration, documentation, management, and troubleshooting of LAN/WLAN communication equipment for all client facilities within the Asia Pacific Region.

What Youll Do

• Serve as the regional point of contact for network issues, configuration management, and communications interconnection, addressing and multi-protocol routing and network management.
• Advise and consult with client staff, agencies, and other contractor representatives involved with LAN/WLAN design, network implementation, network deployment, and network management to ensure the LAN/WLAN adequately supports the mission and provides optimal performance.
• Interfaces with and leads Network Specialists and internal or external organizations to resolve LAN/WLAN issues.
• Resolve technical issues associated with network and routing protocols at all levels of the client model through the use of diagnostics and network administration tools such as Orion, SolarWinds, ARMIS, and Ansible.
• An understanding of Management Information Blocks (MIB) and MRTG to measure, plan, and execute methodologies to ensure high performance levels and minimum downtime.
• Responsible for the increasing levels of LAN/WLAN security in maintaining the LAN/WLAN - WAN barrier systems, responsible for preventing unauthorized access to MTF systems.
• The Senior Network Engineer must be able to establish and configure network firewalls, VPN devices, and IDSs.
• Provide written recommendations to personnel in the field by making either a change to network-level operations or an enhancement to the network tuning or upgrade and documenting the change via a ticket, creating a written standard, or updating the written standards already in place by coordinating with the NetMOD Network Standards Team.
• Study vendor products to determine which components and configurations best meet the client requirements in the Pacific region.
• Establish and implement LAN/WLAN procedures and standards to ensure compliance with client objectives and policies.
• Communicate with key customers on the status of all network support requests.

Beyond Network Design and Implementation

• The Sr. Network Engineer will continuously evaluate and resolve complex technical issues associated with network and routing protocols at all levels of the model.
• Ability to use diagnostics and network administration tools.
• Provide proactive input on policies and issues related to standardization, as well as develop and write policies and procedures that identify best practice solutions necessary for operations in support of the LAN/WLAN.
• Define and establish minimum standards related to LAN/WLAN access and its impact on overall network operations.
• Lead and participate in other projects and support as the need arises.

Qualifications

• US Citizens
• Active DoD Secret Clearance
• The Senior Network Engineer must have a mastery of normal networking protocols and technologies such as TCP/IP, XDM, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, RSTP, VRRP, Berkeley Internet Name Domain, BIND, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, Point to Point Protocol, PPP, High-Level Data Link Control, HDLC, V.35, RS-449, and a clear understanding of the 802.1d, 802.1q, 802.1w, 802.3, 802.5, 802.10, 802.11, 802.3u, 803.2, and 802.3z.
• Clear understanding of synchronous and asynchronous protocols, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, and ATMOptical Time Domain Reflectometer, OTDREIATIA cable standards and specifications.
• Experience with DoD Health Care Information Systems, Windows networks, Cisco Systems, Orion SolarWinds, Zero Trust Architectures and Methodologies.
• One or more Certifications aligned with the enterprise-deployed network architectures.
• Security certifications such as Cisco CCNA, Cisco CCNP, Cisco CCST, Cisco CCIE, Brocade BCN, EBachelors Degree in Computer Sciences, Engineering, technical degree, or related discipline.
• 5 years of directly related experience or successful completion of a certified Technical or Vocational School and 10 years of directly related experience gained through progressively higher levels of complexity.

Concept Plus is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer. As such, we will give your application full consideration without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.