The job duties of Sr. O&M Network Engineer are as follows:                                                                                                                                                                     

• Maintain the security and networking of enterprise boundary enclaves and devices.

• Tier III O&M of Juniper and Cisco routers to include troubleshooting and implementation of routing updates.

• Implement new firewall rules along with associated routing to fulfill firewall change requests.

• Responsible for installing software, applying patches, managing file systems, and monitoring performance of firewall systems.

• Provide support for Palo Alto, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), and Forcepoint firewall equipment and applications.

• Generate, determine impact of, and implement custom proxy policies and/or policy exceptions in response to ongoing technology implementation activities on the program.

• Proxy Subject Matter Expert (SME) for integration of other technologies within the program (function as a SME on ongoing technology projects).

• Support the troubleshooting of web connectivity problems to determine root cause.

• Perform Proxy solution component upgrades, testing and configuration.

• Research and develop evidence collection, protection, and analysis techniques for customer owned and maintained hardware and/or software.

• Provide real-time monitoring and alerting of security incident investigations on perimeter/internal infrastructure.

• Provide day-to-day Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support for all incident management events and outages.

• Collaborate with IT staff on projects and initiatives.

• Provide input for monthly progress and status reporting of Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

• Work with corresponding technical support teams as required to resolve network traffic concerns.

• Utilize monitoring tools and log collectors to provide in-dept analysis of traffic anomalies and issues.

Required Qualifications:

• Required Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly 

• Candidate must have 16 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a Doctorate and 8 years, master’s and 10 years, bachelor’s and 12 years, associates and 14 years or HS diploma and 16 years. Additional required qualifications include:

• Must comply with DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technical IAT) Level 2.

• Experience in configuring and troubleshooting boundary protection technologies such as Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, and Forcepoint appliances.

• Experience with configuring and troubleshooting Juniper and Cisco routers and switches.

• Experience with protocols such as OSPF, BGP, VPN’s, VRF’s, MPLS.

• Working knowledge of boundary protection best practices.

• Understanding of routing, switching, Internet Protocol (IP) subnet, Network Address Translation (NAT) and security technologies.

• Demonstrated ability to engineer and modify rulesets to allow connectivity for new customer requirements.

• Demonstrated ability to read, understand, and develop schematic diagrams, technical manuals, and documentation such that the supported equipment and software can be maintained with minimal training.

• Working knowledge of Service Now or similar IT Service Management (ITSM) products.

• Superior verbal and written communication skills.

• Intermediate-level knowledge of MS Office products Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.