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NCIS Network Engineer

GDIT Quantico, VA On-site senior full-time

Salary

$107,744 - $138,000 per year

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Description

Transform technology into opportunity as a Network Engineer with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is an organization of approximately 2,000 personnel of which 700 serve at HQ and the remaining staff serve at offices worldwide. NCIS is the DON component with primary responsibility for criminal investigation, law enforcement (LE), counter-terrorism (CT), counterintelligence (CI), and cyber matters.

As a Network Engineer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the IT Technology Development division within the NCIS ITD organization in Quantico, VA.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical support and troubleshooting services for incoming service incidents related to computer systems, software, and hardware
  • Provide end-user software and hardware troubleshooting, applies diagnostic techniques to identify problems, investigate causes, and implement or recommend solutions
  • Identify recurring issues and notify management of patterns
  • Tests and analyzes all elements of network facilities
  • Monitor and control the performance and status of network resources on multiple enclaves utilizing software and hardware tools
  • Analyze network performance, usage, traffic flows, access, and interfaces
  • Provide technical planning and analysis for communication activities including designing, integrating, installing, troubleshooting, repairing, testing, monitoring, reporting, documenting, working with appropriate vendors, and performing preventative maintenance services
  • Perform testing, provisioning, operations and emergency response for ongoing network operations
  • Oversee and manage the deployment of upgrades to existing data, video, and related systems in a multi-location environment
  • Ensure all required operational and support documents are current
  • Maintain a current understanding of emerging technologies and trends in online media, cloud service, storage solutions, and other data center technologies

Requirements:

  • Active TS/SCI clearance
  • 8+ years of network experience; with 3 years of specialized networking experience
  • Experience with engineering data center and IP backbone networks in a multi-vendor, multiprotocol environment
  • Experience with the following protocols, BGP, OSPF, vDC, vPC, VRF’s, Spanning-Tree, VLANs, 802.1q, QoS, Cisco ASA with Active/Active Multiple Contexts
  • Firewall Experience Required- Cisco ASA 5500X, Juniper SRX, Forcepoint SW
  • Expert level configuration of Cisco routers and switches including: 4500/6500, 3750, 3850, and ASR 1000
  • Nexus 2K/5K/7K/9K Data Center Experience
  • Experience with configuration and management of firewalls; Cisco Firepower, Palo Alto, Forcepoint Sidewinder, and Juniper
  • Familiar with NTP /MAB/F5 Deployment
  • Experience with Network Management Apps - Cisco ACS/ISE, Cisco Prime, SolarWinds​
  • Security+ CE, CCNP or CISSP
  • Bachelors Degree in IT, Computer Science or Technical discipline.

Benefits:

  • Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
  • Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
  • Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match and competitive pay and paid time off
  • Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Skills

Required

  • Cisco
  • Network Administration
  • Network Engineering
  • BGP
  • OSPF
  • vDC
  • vPC
  • VRF's
  • Spanning-Tree
  • VLANs
  • 802.1q
  • QoS
  • Cisco ASA
  • Juniper SRX
  • Forcepoint SW
  • Cisco Firepower
  • Palo Alto
  • Forcepoint Sidewinder
  • NTP
  • MAB
  • F5
  • Cisco ACS/ISE
  • Cisco Prime
  • SolarWinds
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