Network Architect - Active TS/SCI with CI Poly, Severn

Design, architect, configure, deploy, upgrade, and support the government organization’s systems, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), network segments, intranets, and other data communication systems. 

Manage fact finding, analysis and development of final reports and delivery of presentations related to information technology.  

Responsible for designing, leading and managing the delivery of mission critical systems and software products.    

Conduct organizational analysis and evaluations to determine functional requirements 

Work closely with versatile systems and engineering specialists to prioritize customer requirements, define goals, and refine business objectives.   

Coordinates with Systems Architect / Engineers, Security, and Program/Project Management to ensure team alignment on key initiatives and dependencies between groups. 

Assist with network / system design and analyze network models 

Provide “day-to-day” on-site support customer network, Virtual, and physical server systems. 

Diagnose and troubleshoot storage systems and other related technologies 

Oversee the Installation of new storage hardware and software according to standard operating procedures 

Design network and computer security measures to defend, detect and prevent unauthorized network activity.  

May manage and define network device firewall policies, rules and reports to support network defense.  

May research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software.  

Operate monitoring tools/capabilities with the enterprise security information and event management (SIEM) and create/tailor complex event alarms/rules and summary reports 

Requirements

Required Education and Experience: BA/BS + 8 years 

Certifications: DoD Approved Baseline 8570 IAT Level III certification is required prior to start date.

Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a CI Polygraph prior to starting

Understanding of spanning-tree, OSPF, BGP, VRFs; proficient in Cisco routers, switches, Nexus, and firewalls; proficient with Cisco and Palo Alto firewalls; familiar with cloud networking; general troubleshooting skills; physical ability to install new hardware

Strong understanding of essential TCP/IP concepts: TCP, UDP, ICMP, SMTP, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, NTP, etc.

Hands on engineering experience with NetApp and other storage technologies and concepts

Experience with SAN, NAS and iSCSI storage implementations

Experience with capacity planning and sizing storage and backup environments

Experience in performance tuning and optimizing storage and backup environments

Experience with data center migrations and storage replication technologies

Senior level experience with design, development, implementation and maintenance of large-scale systems, preferably across multiple hardware platforms and data centers

Location: On Customer Site

Benefits

Essential Network Security (ENS) Solutions, LLC is a service-disabled veteran owned, highly regarded IT consulting and management firm. ENS consults for the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) providing innovative solutions in the core competency area of Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM), Software Development, Cyber and Network Security, System Engineering, Program/Project Management, IT support, Solutions, and Services that yield enduring results. Our strong technical and management experts have been able to maintain a standard of excellence in their relationships while delivering innovative, scalable and collaborative infrastructure to our clients.

Why ENS?

Free Platinum-Level Medical/Dental/Vision coverage, 100% paid for by ENS

401k Contribution from Day 1

PTO + 11 Paid Federal Holidays

Long & Short Term Disability Insurance

Group Term Life Insurance

Tuition, Certification & Professional Development Assistance

Workers’ Compensation

Relocation Assistance