Senior Network Engineer

Tactibit Technologies provides innovative information technology, cybersecurity, and cloud support services to the Federal Government. We support some of the nation's most critical and demanding projects including satellite operations, critical infrastructure, and search and rescue. We are a diverse team of hands-on professionals dedicated to solving problems and developing innovative solutions in support of our customers' critical missions. Our success is dependent on our inclusive, collaborative environment with a shared commitment to excellence in everything we do.

About the Senior Network Engineer position

We are looking for a talented network engineer to join our team in Suitland, MD. You will provide senior network engineering support for NOAA's satellite operations missions. You will support mission operations, routine maintenance, troubleshooting and anomaly detection/resolution, refresh and modernization planning, network integrations, and security hardening. As a Senior Network Engineer, you will be expected to plan and lead projects, manage resources, report to our government customer, develop standard operating procedures, and help train a team of network engineers.

We expect you to have a passion for building and maintaining highly available networks. You should have a desire to work with satellite data and products for the public and government. Besides, you should be able to perform well working in a team, along with developers, engineers and scientists.

This position is located at a government facility in Suitland, MD. The position is eligible for a flexible work arrangement.

Senior Network Engineer responsibilities are:

• Operate and maintain network infrastructure
• Identify, design, plan, and implement network upgrades and configuration changes to support architectural improvements, address new requirements, and updates to address security vulnerabilities and obsolescence
• Detect, analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve operational problems within the LAN/WAN infrastructure
• Monitor and report on device health, utilization, uptime, usage, security issues, and anomalies
• Develop and lead technical training for other network staff
• Create and maintain documents including Standard Operating Procedures
• Develop and refine network topology diagrams
• Provide on-call and after-hours support when required
• Support security testing, hardening, and assessments to meet strict compliance and operational security requirements

Senior Network Engineer requirements are:

• 10+ years of network administration or engineering experience
• Experience with designing and maintaining highly available networks including fault-tolerance, redundancy, failover, and continuity of operations
• Detailed experience configuring and maintaining next-generation firewalls (NGFW), security zones, and defense-in-depth
• Knowledge of routing protocols including OSPF and BGP
• Ability to configure, optimize, and troubleshoot network protocols including VRRP (or HSRP), STP, LACP, MLAG (or vPC), Dot1q, and others
• Experience with enterprise-grade network equipment including modular chassis switches, 40 or 100 Gb interfaces, and redundant supervisors and route processors
• Familiarity with cabling standards such as TIA/EIA, ISO/IEC, IEEE, and others
• Experience with issue tracking and configuration management systems and processes
• Understanding of security best practices
• Strong problem solving skills and ability to work under pressure
• BS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related area
• Must be a US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident and able to pass a full background investigation to obtain a security badge to enter the applicable government facility

Desired Qualifications are:

• Experience with Federal government environments and concepts including NIST Risk Management Framework, NIST SP 800-53 security controls, and DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
• Experience with a variety of network solution vendors including Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper, and others
• Experience with Solarwinds Orion and similar network monitoring tools 
• Industry certifications such as Cisco certifications, Network+, Security+, and others