Network Engineer

Job Description

Responsibilities
Peraton
is seeking an experienced
Network
Engineer

to join our national intelligence program in Northern Virginia that delivers engineering, application development, deployment, operations, upgrades and sustainment of products and services to achieve our client's global missions.

The successful candidate will have
demonstrated
experience in
network
load balancing and traffic management engineering on large scale and complex network systems.

Responsibilities:

Design
,
plan
and implement
network
load balancing
, traffic management, and
communications systems.

Continuously
monitor
data flows and implement strategies for
traffic shaping and load balancing to proactively
take action to identify
and mitigate performance and security threats.

Utilize network traffic management best practices and
protocols
to protect sensitive data, ensure compliance with regulatory and client standards, and
maintain
the overall integrity of the program's network infrastructure.

Provide specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture.

Conduct cost/benefit analysis and provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future
capacity
requirements.

Conduct

testing of network design.

M
onitor network hardware operations to ensure properly set configuration options.

Plan implementation of enhancements and upgrades to the network.

Advise
network users of hardware requirements, configurations, and limitations.

Maintain technical
expertise
in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.

Evaluate and report on new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.

Develop,
implement
and
maintain
network management processes, procedures, test cases, test results, issue resolutions, performance analysis,
installation

configuration,
and user guidelines/ instructions documentation.

**Position is Contingent on Contract Award**

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

Active TS/SCI with ability to pass/obtain a Poly clearances.

Min 8 years with BS/BA, Min 6 years with MS/MA.
4 years maybe be substituted in lieu of a Degree.
Bachelor's degree in one of the following areas: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer and Information Security, Computer Security, and/or Network Administration from an accredited university/college; or
Master's Degree in Computer Science
or related scientific/technical field
.

Experience d
esigning, architecting, and supporting both Cisco and Linux routing systems
.

Experience designing, architecting, and supporting both Cisco and Linux routing systems.
Certifications: Security +, IATT Level II, vendor-specific certification
Minimum of
Five (5) years' experience with the following:

Planning, designing, and analyzing LANs

Overseeing the implementation and test/troubleshooting activities

Reviewing and approving changes to the design and implementation

Documenting installed systems

Recommending and operating the network management and control systems to maintain the LAN hardware and software

Working with operating systems and protocol such as Cisco IOS and NX-OS, Linux routing technologies, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

VMware virtualization

Desired Qualifications:

Current TS SCI with active Poly clearance
Vendor specific advanced/ expert certification

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

This Position
requires
an Active TS/SCI and the ability to obtain a Poly, US Citizenship is
required
t
o hold this clearance.

Peraton Overview
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit
peraton.com
to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range
$86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
EEO
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

Peraton
is seeking an experienced
Network
Engineer

to join our national intelligence program in Northern Virginia that delivers engineering, application development, deployment, operations, upgrades and sustainment of products and services to achieve our client's global missions.

The successful candidate will have
demonstrated
experience in
network
load balancing and traffic management engineering on large scale and complex network systems.

Responsibilities:

Design
,
plan
and implement
network
load balancing
, traffic management, and
communications systems.

Continuously
monitor
data flows and implement strategies for
traffic shaping and load balancing to proactively
take action to identify
and mitigate performance and security threats.

Utilize network traffic management best practices and
protocols
to protect sensitive data, ensure compliance with regulatory and client standards, and
maintain
the overall integrity of the program's network infrastructure.

Provide specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture.

Conduct cost/benefit analysis and provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future
capacity
requirements.

Conduct

testing of network design.

M
onitor network hardware operations to ensure properly set configuration options.

Plan implementation of enhancements and upgrades to the network.

Advise
network users of hardware requirements, configurations, and limitations.

Maintain technical
expertise
in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.

Evaluate and report on new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.

Develop,
implement
and
maintain
network management processes, procedures, test cases, test results, issue resolutions, performance analysis,
installation

configuration,
and user guidelines/ instructions documentation.

**Position is Contingent on Contract Award**

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

Active TS/SCI with ability to pass/obtain a Poly clearances.

Min 8 years with BS/BA, Min 6 years with MS/MA.
4 years maybe be substituted in lieu of a Degree.
Bachelor's degree in one of the following areas: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer and Information Security, Computer Security, and/or Network Administration from an accredited university/college; or
Master's Degree in Computer Science
or related scientific/technical field
.

Experience d
esigning, architecting, and supporting both Cisco and Linux routing systems
.

Experience designing, architecting, and supporting both Cisco and Linux routing systems.
Certifications: Security +, IATT Level II, vendor-specific certification
Minimum of
Five (5) years' experience with the following:

Planning, designing, and analyzing LANs

Overseeing the implementation and test/troubleshooting activities

Reviewing and approving changes to the design and implementation

Documenting installed systems

Recommending and operating the network management and control systems to maintain the LAN hardware and software

Working with operating systems and protocol such as Cisco IOS and NX-OS, Linux routing technologies, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

VMware virtualization

Desired Qualifications:

Current TS SCI with active Poly clearance
Vendor specific advanced/ expert certification

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

This Position
requires
an Active TS/SCI and the ability to obtain a Poly, US Citizenship is
required
t
o hold this clearance.