Junior Network Engineer

Junior Network Engineer

100% remote US Citizenship is required per government contract. Must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance (6-8 week process). $40-45/hr W2.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to internal teams and Federal Agency on data networks and security solutions.
• Work with internal teams and Federal Agency to manage, troubleshoot, and monitor data solutions leveraging Routing Protocols (OSPF/BGP), Switching technologies (Spanning Tree, VSS).
• Configure Palo Alto firewalls Rules; application ID, Thread Prevention, etc.
• Manage and maintain data network and systems using Cisco Product lines.
• Monitor Network performance using Solarwinds and take steps to ensure optimal performance.
• Resolve issues related to Data Networks and escalate to Tier IV if required.
• Implement and troubleshoot enterprise network-related solutions, incidents, and system outages.
• Respond to escalated incidents and service requests from Delivery/Operations Teams.
• Support and work with tools such as SNOW, Splunk, StealthWatch, AlgoSec, New Relic, SolarWinds, and others for log evaluation and monitoring.
• Identify and perform corrective actions on network devices using smart hands, remote access tools, and vendor agreements.
• Create and update technical and process documentation.
• Collaborate with project teams and managers effectively.

Requirements:

• 3 or more years of related experience in data networks, with emphasis in Routing Protocols (OSPF/EIGRP) and Switching Technologies (Spanning Tree, VSS).
• Experience with Cisco Prime, Solarwinds Engineers ToolSet, SecureCRT, ServiceNow.
• Cisco Platforms and Adjunct Administration, Maintenance, and Installation.
• Basic understanding of configuring Firewall Rules.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing, collaborative environment.
• Strong critical thinking, complex problem solving, appropriate judgment, and decision-making skills.
• Experience with major cloud providers preferred.
• Possess superior technical aptitude and effective written and verbal communications skills.
• Familiarity with tools such as Ansible, ARX, Cisco ISE, Prime, UCS, Infoblox, NexusOS, New Relic, Puppet, Riverbed, SCOM, ServiceNow, SolarWinds, Splunk, StealthWatch, Git, GitHub, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence.
• Professional certifications such as CCENT, CCNA, CCNP, ITIL v4 preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required.
• Experience supporting Government contracts preferred.