Network Engineer

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DIS is a proud Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business based in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area providing management consulting services to the Federal Government and organizations supporting federal agencies. With many years of public sector expertise, DIS offers client services and support in the areas of Strategic Communications and Integrated Marketing, Information Technology, and Enterprise Optimization. This is a hybrid opportunity supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Operations Center (NOC) located in Martinsburg, WV.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Operations Center (NOC) defends, manages, and monitors the network operating status and cyber security posture of the VA by providing the day-to-day management, monitoring, operations, and configuration of the Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) Gateways, the delivery of enterprise security systems and services, the conduct of threat and vulnerability analysis, the validation of adequate security controls within the enterprise, and the full range of functions across the spectrum of activities relating to incident management, incident response and enterprise network management.

We are looking for a qualified Network Engineer to support the Network Edge Operations team. You will work with a team of network engineers / administrators dedicated to serving this nations Veterans. The Network Edge Operations team is staffed 24/7/365 to maintain and analyze large, diversified networks comprised of enterprise grade networking equipment from a diverse set of vendors. Daily functions will include checking the status of various aspects of the VA's network utilizing dedicated monitoring tools and processes as well as assisting with customer reported connectivity issues.

Overview:

• Maintains operational and security capabilities of the VA's network gateways
• Supports the VA NOC by providing Tier II network engineering support
• Respond to Help Desk escalations via phone call, email, or the VA's ticketing system.
• Maintain existing NOC processes and procedures as well as recommend improvements to the chain of command.
• Maintain evolving corporate knowledge including information in diagrams, databases, technical documentation, etc.
• Participate in technical reviews and recommend solutions and/or improvements where possible.
• Performs routine maintenance on network devices and services.
• Works closely with network architecture and engineering transition teams on projects destined for operational implementation.

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Education / Experience: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field with 0-2 years of experience. 5 years of additional experience maybe substituted for degree.
• Background Investigation: Must be able to pass and maintain a Tier 4 (BI) Government Background Investigation
• Technical: Demonstrated familiarity/experience configuring enterprise grade networking equipment via command line interface or GUI

Desired Qualifications

Competencies:

• CCNA (route/switch) or CCNP a plus
• CCNA Security or CCNP Security a plus
• Knowledge of multi-area OSPF, BGP and MPLS environments
• Experience with Citrix Access Gateway and NetScaler's
• Experience with Cisco Any Connect VPN, Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE)
• Experience setting up Site-to-Site IPSec VPNs utilizing Cisco Firewalls and/or Cisco Routers
• Experience using network management tools such as Solarwinds, NGenius, RightIT NOW
• Familiarity of application-level protocols such as HTTP/HTTPs, SSL/TLS, DNSSec and SNMP.
• Experience with utilizing ticketing systems for tracking and reporting work.
• Experience running network level packet capture and analysis to assist with troubleshooting efforts.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Frequently required to sit and work at a desk/computer for extended periods of time of up to 8 hours a day
• While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear
• Must be able to have repetitive wrist/hand/finger movement to work on computer and/or related office equipment
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision
• The employee must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times

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*Dynamic Integrated Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, gender/sex, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, citizenship status, the basis of genetic information or any other group protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance. People with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to apply or compete for employment may request such accommodation(s).