Network Engineer

Job ID: VA-812112

Onsite/Local Network Engineer (CCNA/JNCIA/15+) with routers/switches/firewalls, VPN/WAP, DR, Visio, ARP, CDP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, VTP, Etherchannel, HSRP, QoS, multicast, IPsec, SDWAN, Cloud experience

Location: Richmond, VA (VDOT)
Duration: 9 Months

Skills:
Considerable knowledge and hands-on working experience with enterprise routers, switches, VPN concentrators, firewalls, and wireless access points. Required 8 Years
Considerable hands-on working experience setting up, configuring, upgrading, managing and troubleshooting routers/switches, and WAPS. Required 8 Years
Demonstrated and hands-on ability to design, install and troubleshoot local-area and wide-area enterprise networks. Required 8 Years
Considerable direct hands-on experience engineering and design experience in networking industry required. Required 8 Years
Industry standard networking certification (example: Cisco CCNA, Juniper JNCIA- Junos, etc.) Required
In-depth experience designing installing and troubleshooting local-area and wide-area enterprise networks. Required 8 Years
Experience monitoring IT environments for compliance with information security, architecture policies, and standards. Required 8 Years
Experience creating repeatable, reliable, scalable network architectures with fault tolerance. Required 8 Years
Experience performance tuning, monitoring systems, statistics/metrics collection, and disaster recovery. Required 8 Years
Experience creating network diagrams using industry standard tools such as Visio, etc. Required 8 Years
Experience with networking features and protocols such as: ARP, CDP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, VTP, Etherchannel, HSRP, QoS, multicast, IPsec, etc Required 8 Years
Experience working with SDWAN Desired 3 Years
Experience working with network topology related to Cloud Desired 3 Years
Familiarity and experience working with cloud networking Desired 3 Years

Description:
VDOT is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer (Sr NE) to implement and provide support to the agency s IT Network infrastructure. The Sr NE performs day-to-day activities related to the support and documentation of VDOT Network infrastructure.
Job Overview:
VDOT is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer (Sr NE) to implement and provide support to the agency s IT Network infrastructure. The Sr NE performs day-to-day activities related to the support, documentation, research, analysis, and implementation of VDOT Network related infrastructure.
Candidate must have in-depth, considerable knowledge and hands-on experience understanding, documenting, and maintaining Network related infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
Considerable knowledge and working experience with enterprise routers, switches, VPN concentrators, firewalls, wireless access points, and load balancers (including the ability to document, set up, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot)
Be capable of troubleshooting Network related infrastructure.
Identifies and diagnoses system problems by using line monitors, diagnostic software, test equipment.
Works closely with agency s IT infrastructure suppliers and stakeholders to gather requirements, specifications, and configurations to assure they are accurate and up to date.
Responsible for assisting in troubleshooting and resolving network issues impacting application performance and uptime.
Assist in overseeing the installation, documentation, and upgrades of various agency facility data network infrastructure.
Will oversee and collaborate with cloud and DevSecOps teams to optimize hybrid connectivity and SDWAN configurations.
Must have the ability to provide documentation, network architecture topology diagrams, IP schemes, firewall rules, and access controls when required.
Must have the ability to work independently on assigned projects.
Must have minimally obtained an industry standard networking certification (example: Cisco CCNA, Juniper JNCIA- Junos, etc.)
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Skill Required/ Desired Amount of Experience
Considerable knowledge and hands-on working experience with enterprise routers, switches, VPN concentrators, firewalls, wireless access points, and load balancers (including the ability to setup, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot) Required 8+ Years
Demonstrated and hands-on ability to design, install and troubleshoot local-area and wide-area enterprise networks. Required 8+ Years
Considerable direct hands-on experience engineering and design experience in networking industry required. Required 8+ Years
Industry standard networking certification (example: Cisco CCNA, Juniper JNCIA- Junos, etc.) Required N/A
In-depth experience designing installing and troubleshooting local-area and wide-area enterprise networks. Required 8+ Years
Experience monitoring IT environments for compliance with information security, architecture policies, and standards. Required 8+ Years
Experience creating repeatable, reliable, scalable network architectures with fault tolerance. Required 8+ Years
Experience performance tuning, monitoring systems, statistics/metrics collection, and disaster recovery. Required 8+ Years
Experience creating network diagrams using industry standard tools such as Visio, etc. Required 8+ Years
Experience with networking features and protocols such as: ARP, CDP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, VTP, Etherchannel, 802.1Q trunking, HSRP, QoS, multicast, IPsec, RADITACACS+, SNMP, BRI/PRI, MPLS Required 8+ Years
Experience working with SDWAN Preferred 3+ Years
Experience working with network topology related to Cloud Preferred 3+ Years
Familiarity and experience working with cloud networking Preferred 3+ Years