The Network Engineer shall provide network engineering support in a fast-paced environment in a high visibility office. Support includes several mission networks, provides innovative ways to achieve operational excellence and identifies and resolves network issues as needed. Some travel may be required; normal or early working hours

Mandatory Skills:
• Demonstrated experience performing network engineering on Sponsor mission systems.
• Demonstrated experience working with TCP IP protocol suite, IP subnet masking, and routing protocols.
• Demonstrated experience working in Local Area Network (LAN) environments and Wide Area Network (WAN) Transport environments.
• Demonstrated experience designing, configuring, installing, and troubleshooting both routing and switching systems on Cisco and Juniper equipment.
• Demonstrated experience with Routing Protocols to include OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP.
• Demonstrated experience with Gateway Redundancy Protocols to include Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP).
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing L2 and L3 VPN across an MPLS network.
• Demonstrated experience with network security such as firewalls and Access Control Lists (ACL).
• Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Visio for network topology creation and modification.
• Demonstrated experience monitoring networks and using analysis tools to identify performance issues
• Demonstrated experience repairing identified issues
• Obtained (active or past) Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)or Juniper Network Certified Internet Professional (JNCIP) certifications, or have equivalent experience in designing, implementing and managing multivendor LAN and WAN networks.

Optional Skills:
• Experience supporting the Sponsor's A&A process
• Certification(s)
   o Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
   o Juniper Network Certified Internet Expert (JNCIE)
   o Information System Security Engineer Professional (ISSEP)