Network Engineer - Day

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Description
SAIC is looking for a Secret cleared Network Engineer with experience in US Navy IT networks to support the sustained operation and maintenance of a newly deployed naval enterprise transport network, ensuring 24/7/365 availability and reliability. The position will support end-to-end network, system, and element visibility; facilitate rapid operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning to maintaining the operational integrity of a mission-critical network, requiring both technical expertise and a commitment to excellence in service delivery. This individual will work a schedule of 7AM - 3 PM, 5 days per week to include weekends and a rotating on call requirement.
Work will be performed at the Navy customer's site in Suffolk, VA.
Position is contingent on funding in Aug/Sept 2025.
Specific duties include:
Provide Tier 1 level engineering operations support to quickly identify, triage, and address outages, analyzing symptoms and potential root causes to implement effective resolutions or escalate to Tier 2/Tier 3 support as required
Utilize advanced monitoring tools and processes to oversee network infrastructure, monitor the performance and availability of managed services and systems across multiple exchange points, and ensure optimal performance
Perform day to day maintenance, fixes, configuration corrections, software and hardware updates, and deployments
Adhere to system and operational reporting obligations
Operate and maintain the privileged access solutions
Maintain continuous verification of failover processes and disaster recovery procedures
Operate and maintain hardware upgrade process and procedures
Update and maintain any software builds applicable to deployed equipment
Enact change management for the solution
Operate and maintain existing incident management processes
Keep firmware, software updates and patches up to date for equipment
Support the design, analysis, planning, modification and maintenance of the network and network components supporting data, voice and/or audio communication activities
Support analysis of short/long term capacity needs for switching, routing transmission and signaling.
Conducts testing of network systems
Support the evaluation of new network technologies to enhance capabilities of the network
Qualifications
Required Education and Years of Experience:
Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and two (2) years relevant experience supporting a large network infrastructure
4 years of additional experience can be considered in lieu of degree
Required Security Clearance:
Secret Clearance required
Required Skills and Experience:
Experience required with: Routing Protocols (OSPF, BGP); Access Control Lists; Layer 2 Switching; Spanning Tree; Packet Analysis; SPINE-LEAF architecture
Experience with the following is a plus: Arista switches; Palo Alto Firewalls; TAP and network visibility (i.e. Gigamon, NetScout); SD-WAN and Spine-Leaf Architecture; working with VLANs and VRFs; configuring IPSEC tunnels; and troubleshooting routing issues
Working knowledge of SD-WAN, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and Virtual Private Network devices
Understanding of TCP/IP in regard to routing and subnetting
Capable of supporting TACACS+ on Cisco ISE and ISE Cube
Required Certifications:
IAT Level II required (Sec +), CCNA/CCNP
Working Environment and Travel:
Able to work shifts to cover a 24x7 operational environment
Able to cover on-call schedule on a rotating basis
Travel up to 25% may be required
REQNUMBER: 2505506
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Location:
Suffolk, VA, United States
Category:
Computer And Mathematical Occupations

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