Engineer - Network Engineer - Ft Meade, United States - Quadrant Inc

Description

Job ID:
Network Engineer
Ft. Meade, MD/On-site


MUST:
Secret security clearance required
Experienced Network Engineer
8+ years of network engineering experience
Must have security+ certification or equivalent
Excellent analytical capabilities including creative problem solving and root cause analysis.
Knowledge of proper procedures, techniques, tools and equipment used to install, maintain and repair wireless communications systems and subsystems. Knowledge of electronic and wireless theory including digital, analog, and circuitry.
Proficiency with Juniper IOS or other IP/transport specific management tools (EMS) and general practices. Expertise in IP technologies, i.e. Networking architectures and methodologies and Voice Services.
Expert Knowledge of IP principles.

Proficiency in at least two or more of the following devices: SONUS SBC, Juniper MX5 routers, Juniper SRX firewalls, Juniper EX switches, SONUS SBCs, KG175.

Proficiency in at least one of the following tools: SolarWinds or Junos Space. .
A Bachelor s degree required or an additional 4 years of work experience


DUTIES:
Designing, maintaining, and operating Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs), Wireless, Internet connectivity, and Network Security
Maintain existing network equipment, installing new equipment in plant environments.
Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.
Conduct data captures to obtain network performance information.
Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools.
Provide input to the design of the organization's network and mission architecture.
Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies.
Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components.
Gather needed data to specify system/component performance and interface requirements. Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN s, firewall contexts, Traffic Shaping Voice over IP (VoIP), GRE Tunneling, IP Security (IPSec), IP Encryption,
Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate. Quadrant is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability.