Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer

Glen Burnie, MD,

Salary Range: $130,000.00 To $160,000.00/year

Full-time 

Onlu and s for this position as per the client requirement

Shortlisted candidate will be supporting a Maryland government program in the role of Senior Network Engineer. This program supports a state government-owned MPLS-based service provider network supporting ISP, L3VPN, and EV-based services. The network is a mixture of Optical (Coherent DWDM), MPLS, leased circuits, Metro Ethernet, and SD-WAN technologies. The network supports State/Local government as well as educational subscribers operating over a mixture of fiber optic and leased telecommunications services

You will be responsible for designing, maintaining, implementing, and troubleshooting our clients' networks. You will work in a collaborative environment to provide cutting-edge solutions and customer service.

You can expect to spend your time accomplishing the following:

85% of time on Objective 1: Completing customer projects and solutions

10% of time on Objective 2: Prioritization, planning, and scheduling

5% of time on Objective 3: Professional growth and development

Job Responsibilities - What to Expect

Design and implement network projects, including:

Installation of new equipment as part of a new deployment, network augmentation, network expansion, and/or equipment refresh.

Perform site surveys for future wired and wireless LAN network deployments.

Troubleshoot and resolve network-related trouble tickets.

Evaluate new technologies and/or features and their associated value to the program.

Support operational problem reports through network augmentation

Serve as a technical escalation point.

Develop/peer review work order scope documentation detailing potential projects and their associated costs

Create and maintain technical and process documentation.

Coordinate with internal and external partners as part of overall project delivery efforts.

Provide written status updates to project management for assigned project-related tasks.

Troubleshoot infrastructure-related hardware or network connectivity issues.

Perform testing and validation of new hardware and code.

Lead the design, test, and implementation of network proposals.

Provide consultation support to internal and external partners for network infrastructure design and enhancements.

Your Knowledge & Expertise

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or an engineering-related field (Preferred)

10 years of experience in a computer-related field.

JNCIP or CCNP (Required)

JNCIE or CCIE (Service Provider Preferred)

ITIL 4 Foundation (Preferred)

Experience in production network environments.

Experience in the configuration and deployment of Cisco, Juniper, and Aruba switches, routers, and wireless access points.

Experience with the design, troubleshooting, and configuration of network protocols such as BGP, OSPF, TCP/IP, MPLS, and Spanning Tree.

Experience with leading the design and delivery of network projects.

Experience with network monitoring and diagnostic tools.

Experience with the creation and maintenance of documentation such as operating procedures and network diagrams.

Strong customer service skills.

Strong technical troubleshooting skills.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Strong time, priority, and task management skills.

Familiarity with enterprise and user networks is a plus.

Ability to manage multiple assigned tasks concurrently with minimal supervision.

Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Python and Ansible experience is a plus.

Previous experience with Metro Ethernet networks and infrastructure is a plus.

If interested in applying for the position. Please reach out to me at