Network Engineer jobs in District of Columbia

Description

Concept Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer. This position is part of a team of Information Technology (IT) professionals supporting the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Command, Control, and Communications (C3). C3 is responsible for ensuring FAA managers have daily situational awareness and continuity of communications in an emergency. If disruptions such as national emergencies, natural disasters, or equipment malfunctions occur, the C3 is chartered with restoring the communication services expeditiously. This can be in either the Middletown, Maryland area or Washington, DC. Once fully trained, some telework may be offered.

Duties:

• Expansion of network devices associated with FAA Program Office to include routers, switches, firewalls and security devices
• Analyze and assess equipment and performance degradation, to include packet analysis, determination of hardware, software, networking and/or other technical changes necessary to verify restoration of service and meet operational requirements.
• Troubleshooting network problems, identifying probable cause, taking corrective action, updating documentation and making written recommendations to prevent problems from recurring
• Continuously monitoring the network and proactively making recommendations to improve performance while resolving and/or preventing potential problems
• Verify the posture of the LAN and all equipment to ensure it complies with the configuration management and security requirements in accordance with OMB A-130, FISMA, and NIST 800 series along with other Federal mandates.
• Support research and feasibility, possible build out, usage and maintenance of a test environment for the use in support the LAN and application operations.
• Perform system administrator duties on an as needed basis
• Perform other duties as assigned
• This position may require you to be periodically on call – after duty hours
• Cisco experience preferred

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or 11 years without a degree
• Eligible for a Secret Clearance

Nice to have:

• An active Secret Clearance
• Experience building and/or migrating/upgrading firewalls and switches across LAN and WAN configurations.
• Experience maintaining build documents, network drawings, and data flow diagrams
• Experience implementing OMB-A 130, FISMA, and NIST related federal security standards in production environments
• Knowledge of configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting VPNs, VLANs, firewalls, load balancers (F5), network monitoring tools, and tunnels
• Cisco Certifications: CCNA, CCNP
• Juniper experience
• Juniper Certifications: JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, JNCI

COMPANY PROFILE:

 Founded in 1999, Concept Solutions, LLC, headquartered in Northern Virginia, is a management

and technology consulting company committed to providing strategic solutions enabling

organizations to operate more efficiently. Concept Solutions collaborates with clients to plan,

design, and develop effective business processes and information systems that save money,

improve performance, increase productivity, and provide critical information for strategic

decision-making. We create and support Mission-Critical solutions that keep our country safe,

in the areas of Aerospace, Law Enforcement, Finance, and Weather. We are experts in

delivering innovative solutions through information technology, engineering, and management.

Benefits: Concept Solutions offers a competitive benefits and salary package you would receive from a large company. We offer health, dental, vision and life insurance, as well as a comprehensive 401(k) plan with matching and immediate vesting.

Concept Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value workplace diversity. We invite resumes from all interested parties and consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual preference, personal appearance, family responsibility, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or physical disability, matriculation, political affiliation, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Concept Solutions is a VEVRAA federal contractor, and we request priority referral of veterans for available positions.