Network Engineer

Network Engineer

Position Description
Would you like to grow with an IT organization offering greater opportunity and challenge? Join the CGI and get your career on the fast track!
Our employees work in a highly dynamic, fast paced environment where they work for our Federal clients. We are on the cutting edge of technology, exploring exciting areas of our clients and our business while keeping up the standard of being leaders in the industry. We offer a change to develop a career in a meaningful way and be part of our hardworking and dedicated team. Reach your full potential thanks to learning materials and training, mentoring and coaching, as well as ongoing recognition and feedback programs and career opportunities!
Our benefits include a share purchase plan, a profit-sharing program, wellness credits and flexible schedules that guarantee a good work-life balance.

This is an exciting full-time opportunity to work in a fast-paced team environment supporting a federal agency. We take an innovative and collaborative approach to supporting our client, working in a dynamic environment using emerging technologies. You will be interacting with an engaged team of people with opportunities to learn and grow as you help deliver the overall solution to our client.
This position is located in our Fairfax, VA office with work performed at client site in Lafayette, LA; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.

Your future duties and responsibilities
Engineering of SA-related solutions for a Cloud migration project.
• Configure firewall rules, IPS, routing, and VPNs. Test and monitor connectivity and network performance in Microsoft Azure environment and external connections (both physical and VPN). Troubleshoot network issues.
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations
• Configure and install various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS) in both virtual and physical environments.
• Monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability
• Monitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning
• Provide Level-2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues
• Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure
• Select and implement security tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company's security team
• Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution
• Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours.
• Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
5+ years Network Engineer experience require.
• Understanding of network security, including IPS.
• Understanding of WAN routing and connectivity, including MPLS and VPN.
• Experience working with Linux and Windows server, including Active Directory and DNS
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Flexible, team player, "get-it-done" personality
• Ability to organize and plan work independently
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams
• Experience working with Azure Cloud based services is required
Desired Qualifications
CCNP, Azure certifications is preferred
• CCIE, Net+, CISSP or other relevant certifications are desirable
• FedRAMP, NIST and FISMA compliance, Federal procurement, security and Authorization and Accreditation (A&A) processes, VMWare, IT Service
• Experience in Azure VNets is highly desirable as well.
• Experience with Azure ARM or Terraform templates is desirable.

Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because...

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics.

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