NETWORK ENGINEER

Role: Network Engineers with Leidos Location: Onsite 2 days a week at Fort Meade, MD Top Requirements: 1. USC 2. Must possess one (1) of the following security clearances: Secret, Top Secret, or Interim Secret 3. 8+ years’ experience 4. Network design/architecture experience 5. Migration experience Program Mission: The DES program supports a highly demanding mission and requires support from top technical and management talent to migrate common IT services for over twenty DoD agencies under a common platform. Location: Ft. Meade, MD Clearance Type: Secret Clearance (Interim secret and Top Secret are acceptable) What you'll do: · Plan and design wide area connectivity inclusive of underlay, overlay, and COI transport design to secure network solutions · Perform legacy environment discovery to develop a design pattern associated with implementation and transition plans. · Integrate capacity, planning and scaling of network security stack environments into design of solutions. · Investigate, and identify network optimization strategies across IPv4 and IPv6 networks. · Preparing solution packages documenting recommended technical solutions, estimated costs and benefits. · Identify, assess, and present options for meeting the functional and technical requirements, which might include hardware and software. · Produce architectural artifacts to include system design diagrams, recommendation justifications, and technical specifications. Required Qualifications: · Active Secret Clearance required · Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience; additional years of directly applicable experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree. · Must have an active DoD IAT Level II (Security+ ) certification or equivalent prior to start. · Experience with security products such as vulnerability scanning and network assessment tools. · Experience with Windows, UNIX, Linux, Solaris, and/or RedHat Servers. · Conduct testing of network design, to include writing test plans/procedures and analyzing and documenting results. · Maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc. · Troubleshooting; Network layer 2 and layer 3 troubleshooting. · (Cisco) installation and configuration Preferred Qualifications: · Demonstrated expertise in the design and consolidation of network and security environments across geographically dispersed sites · Expert Knowledge of DoD security requirements for network environments · Proficiency in at least one of the following tools: PaloAlto Panorama, SolarWinds, Cisco Prime, or Junos Space. __ _ _ Thanks & Regards, Suganya S / US IT RECRUITER Thought wave Software and Solutions 314 N. Lake St, Suite 6, Aurora IL 60506 Desk: 6303134033 Email:suganya@thoughtwavesoft.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suganya-s-873a8915a/