Senior Network Engineer

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Job DescriptionCompany and Benefits

Requisition : VMS-000005

Location : Washington, DC

Employment : Full-Time

Clearance : Top Secret Clearance or Ability to Obtain Required

Compensation : Discussed during the hiring process

The opportunity

Vanguard Management Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to advise clients on network design and administration and support reliable, secure enterprise networking.

Responsibilities

• Guide network design, administration, and technical strategy.
• Perform technical planning, systems integration, verification and validation, and cost, risk, supportability, and effectiveness analyses.
• Troubleshoot outages, unexpected behavior, and network performance issues.
• Configure network equipment and services.
• Develop implementation and migration plans, network diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Test, support, audit, and assess network environments throughout deployment against client requirements and best practices.
• Develop network management strategies and recommend operational improvements.
• Collaborate with internal and client project management and technical teams during design, development, and implementation.

Qualifications

Required

• At least eight years of relevant experience with a telecommunications equipment vendor, service provider, or data center.
• At least six years of experience in traffic analysis, network management, topology design, security, performance, and fault-tolerant architecture.
• Hands-on experience with BGP, including iBGP, route reflection, and communities, as well as DMVPN, NHRP, and VXLAN.
• Hands-on Microsoft Azure networking experience, including virtual network peering, network security groups, and the Azure portal.
• Experience configuring and monitoring LAN/WAN infrastructure, Azure ExpressRoute, Cisco virtual routing and high-availability solutions, routing protocols, and Fortinet firewalls.

Desired

• Experience with enterprise video conferencing infrastructure, including Cisco collaboration solutions.
• Strong practical knowledge of TCP/IP, OSPF, EIGRP, PIM, GRE, IPsec, and NAT.
• Hands-on experience with supported Cisco Catalyst and Nexus routing and switching platforms.
• Experience configuring and monitoring load balancers.
• Experience with Cisco Secure Client, including AnyConnect VPN functionality and policy configuration.
• Understanding of network and server virtualization.
• Knowledge of network security controls, including firewalls and intrusion prevention systems.
• Experience with Linux, BSD, or AIX systems.
• Experience developing scripts using shell and other scripting languages.
• Knowledge of mobile device management and unified endpoint management platforms, such as Omnissa Workspace ONE UEM.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical topics to management and nontechnical audiences.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Vanguard Management Solutions is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other protected characteristic. We are proud to be a Minority-Owned Small Business.

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