Sr. Network Engineer

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In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture. 

AnaVation is looking for a Senior Network Engineer to provide network architecture support for a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) program. The ideal candidate has strong communication skills, is enthusiastic about being part of a mission-critical team, and has previous experience developing conceptual and detailed system designs for network technology enhancements and capability enablement initiatives.

Responsibilities include:

- Interface with government customers and stakeholders to derive requirements for development

- Support requirements analysis and solution development that includes preliminary and detailed designs, initial system integration, system testing and deployment engineering for high priority engineering initiatives

- Develop documentation related to the design to meet standard engineering life cycle management requirements

- Integrate hardware for testing; develop and test proposed solutions; complete site surveys to validate the design before development; and support deployments as needed

- Administration of a LAN infrastructure to meet the day-to-day demands in an efficient and cost-effective manner

- Deploying, configuring, and maintaining networking equipment within the customer’s environment to ensure high levels of availability and security for client applications

- Supporting projects as required to meet IT objectives while managing available time based on prioritized tasks

- Provide engineering/deployment support during the implementation and turn up of new network nodes and related connections

- Provide Tier 2 & 3 technical support for diagnosing/resolving network-related issues

- Conduct network planning and design

- May administer network security, perform database administration, supervise and direct the work of lower-level contractor personnel, and serve as technical team or Task Lead (in lieu of the Contract PM)

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of directly related network engineering experience or demonstrated ability perform networking related support and issue resolution
• Associate's Degree or technical training in an Information Technology related field or Network engineering training
• Must have Cisco Certification, or Network+ and Security+ to meet DoD 8570, 8570.01-M, and AR 25-2 training and certification requirements
• Must have core network services, connectivity, and integration experience
• Must be well versed with advanced engineering and administration of multiprotocol routers, multilayer switches, network security devices, and network management systems
• Must have expert knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques used in network administration and engineering of DoD systems
• Provides network engineering operational support and development for a broad range of network systems and environments, including the full system engineering lifecycle, and requirements analysis (configure, test, evaluation, maintenance, integration, and installation)
• Must have an in-depth knowledge of LAN/WAN communications, Identify Services Engine (ISE), network hardware, such as Cisco routers, Ethernet switches, bridges, gateways, firewalls, and encryption devices (i.e. TACLANEs)
• Competence in systems analysis and technical writing to support SOPs.
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of firewalls
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of Layer 2 technologies
• Experience with network design and traffic engineering
• Excellent communication skills
• Must have a secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems Technology, Computer Science, or related field
• Large enterprise environment experience preferred
• Experience generating various documents, including CONOPS, design documents, diagrams, and other related customer deliverables
• Experience with Microsoft Visio
• Knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques used in managing help desk, network troubleshooting, and support, as well as active directory enterprise, network management software and tool suites (i.e., MS SharePoint, NetIQ, Nagios, and Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG))
• Top Secret clearance preferred

Benefits 

· Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents 

· 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents 

· 100% company paid long-term and short term disability insurance 

· 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents 

· 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting 

· Competitive Pay 

· Generous paid leave and holiday package 

· Tuition and training reimbursement 

· Life and AD&D Insurance

About AnaVation 

AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.

If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!