Senior Network Engineer - Fort Worth, United States - The Davis Companies

Description

On-Site (Fort Worth TX)

Contract to hire

Due to the nature of position must be USC

Senior Level Cisco focused Network Engineer.

-Must be familiar with Cisco

-Be able to impact design solutions

Nice to haves:

Cisco certifications

Duties of position:

• Be a part of a program cybersecurity risk mitigation effort using the Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Evaluate new and existing systems and architects the software, firmware, and hardware requirements from a system engineering perspective
• Participate in development efforts to ensure cybersecurity controls are integrated to meet platform security posture and the Department of Defense (DoD) Authorizing Officials program requirements such as Authority to Connect (ATC), Authority to Operate (ATO), and Authority to Test (ATT).
• Participate in the formal Security Test and Evaluation process required by each government acceptance and approval authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports
• Perform product security reviews with the ability to communicate issues and risks in business terms and make recommendations that balance risk/reward tradeoffs
• Recommend cybersecurity defense and countermeasures for avionics product designs
• Research, evaluate, and assess emerging cyber security threats and technologies
• Designing and implementing new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networks
• Installing, configuring, and supporting network equipment including routers, proxy servers, switches, WAN accelerators, DNS, and DHCP
• Procuring network equipment and managing subcontractors involved with network installation
• Configuring firewalls, routing, and switching to maximize network efficiency and security
• Maximizing network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting
• You may also conduct research and prepare reports based on findings, to include recommendations or alternative proposals for action.
• Provides general guidance or training to lower-level staff. Assists in cost/scope estimation. May lead small tasks.
• Provides solutions to a variety of technical problems of moderate scope and complexity as part of a project team.
• Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are creative, thorough, and practical.