Senior Network Engineer - Corporate Enterprise WAN

About the role

TekSynap is recruiting a Senior Network Engineer for a government project supporting the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), a Department of Defense agency. The role supports the Enterprise Telecommunications Network and Cloud functions through telecom engineering and operational support of current and new technologies. The work is primarily at the contractor's facility near Fort Belvoir, or an approved off-site location.

Key responsibilities

• Work under general supervision, developing product requirements from inception to conclusion and specifications for simple to moderately complex problems.
• Coordinate with the vendor project manager, COTRs and government user representatives to deliver accurate solutions and user satisfaction.
• Network environment: a corporate, campus-wide Cisco LAN with Gigabit switching and routing to internal servers and external networks, owned by DLA J6, with COTS 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN equipment and associated software and hardware.
• Network management: update and change configuration files, support hardware and firmware refresh, research and apply compliance requirements (patch management), and take part in preventive and corrective measures with configuration management documentation.
• Evaluate new network sites, services and products.
• Service desk support: monitor DLA's classified and unclassified WAN in real time, respond to automated network alerts and triage errors to keep operations running.

Required profile

• Active Secret clearance with a High Risk, Critical Sensitive, Tier 5/SSBI investigation.
• Five years of progressive IT experience, including at least two projects in network management (LAN/WAN) and service desk support.
• U.S. citizen, as security clearances can only be granted to U.S. citizens.
• Day shift, Monday to Friday; evenings and weekends may be requested; less than 10% travel.

Required skills

• Cisco Certified Network Professional Enterprise (CCNP-E)
• Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) or higher; CCSE preferred
• Active DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification, Category IAT Level III
• Desired: AWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, CompTIA Cloud+, or CCSE

What we offer

• Salary range of $75,000 to $125,000 depending on experience, skills and contract parameters.
• Health, dental and vision coverage, 401K, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, vacation and holidays.