Network Engineer (ONSITE, W2 ONLY)

Network Engineer
Merrifield, VA - onsite
US Citizenship is required per government contract
Must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance
$105,000 plus benefits

All work for 6 months will be performed on-site.
Once 6 months has elapsed, the Engineer may work remotely one day per week. No other WFH days will be awarded.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide design and ongoing support of local area networks and wide area networks used in mail processing applications.

• Plan, design, build, configure, test, document, and implement both a physical and logical network infrastructure.

• Configure routers and switches, with appropriate network communications protocols, and their implementation via network hardware and software.

• Provide Tier 3 help desk support for resolving complex network problems involving multiple applications and organizations.

Requirements:

• Familiarity with all layers of OSI model and network communication protocols and working knowledge of Cisco hardware.

• At least 3-5 years hands-on experience with configuring and troubleshooting Cisco switches and routers.

• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems involving networks and application systems.

• Ability to create network architecture solutions for new applications based on user requirements.

• Experience with SolarWinds products and Sniffer software.

• Ability to create technical documentation such as statement of work, technical presentations, and after action support reports.

• Help Desk experience at the Tier 3 level.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Preferred but not required:

• Demonstrated knowledge of Windows and Linux Operating systems including basic administration, communications, and networking configurations.

• Experience working in a virtualized environment.

• Knowledge of network traffic load balancing concepts

• Experience with either Windows or Linux based scripting languages. (PowerShell/VBS or Python/Perl/Ruby/Bash)

• CCNA or better certification will be a plus.

Clearance Requirement:

The candidate must be able to obtain a sensitive security clearance from USPS.

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