Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network EngineerJob Location: Merrifield, Virginia (onsite 5-days a week) Compensation: $170,000 base salary. Benefits, PTO, Etc. Eligibility/Clearance: Active Secret Clearance Required – This position supports a government contractJob Description: We are seeking a highly motivated Network Engineer to support a federal customer's goals to modernize and transform their IT environment to efficiently deliver new technologies to their workforce. The Network Engineer provides Tier 3 support and engineering expertise for the design, testing, and implementation of the Next Generation Network across all DEA offices. The position also requires administering network (Cisco ACI), compute (Cisco UCS), and virtualization (VMware, UCS Director) environments, performing network diagnostics and analysis, troubleshooting production outages with service providers, terminating fiber and network cables, and independently designing, writing, and updating system documentation and network diagrams. Additional duties include providing operational support for data centers, managing network applications on client workstations, optimizing VPN and network performance, implementing server load balancing and WAN optimization, and securing network access.Responsibilities (include but are not limited to): Installing, configuring, and troubleshooting various network architectures Ability to work independently Designing, writing, and updating both system documentation and network diagramsRequirements: 5+ years of experience with hands-on enterprise network experience Professional certification (e.g., CCNP, CCDP) Knowledge of the inner workings of the major network routing protocols, including dynamic routing Experience with a variety of firewalls Solid background in network administration and architecture Knowledge of building, developing, and maintaining SD-WAN environments Familiarity with access control models and network security Experience with network diagnostic, monitoring, and analysis tools Solid understanding of network operating systems (Aruba, Juniper, Cisco) Solid understanding of VPN Sharp troubleshooting skills Terminating fiber and network cablesEducation: Bachelors degree in a related field or relevant work experienceATR is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) who will provide equal employment opportunity to employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family structure, genetic information, or mental or physical disability