Network Engineer

Network Engineer

I2X Technologies is a reputable technology services company to the Federal Government. Whether the focus is on space exploration, national security, cyber security, or cutting-edge engineering applications, I2X is ready to offer you the chance to make a real-world impact in your field and for your country. We provide long-term growth and development. Headquartered in Colorado, I2X is engaged in programs across the country and in more than 20 states. Our programs support multiple Federal agencies, the Department of Defense and often focused on the space initiatives of our government customers.

I2X Technologies is seeking a Network Engineer to support ongoing activities for a customer in Fort Meade, Maryland. This position will be on-site and will require an active TS/SCI.

Responsibilities:

• Network integration, testing, security engineering, and implementation configuration support.
• Collaborate with network architects to define and/or continuously improve STIG compliant configuration baselines, versioning, and compliance tracking.
• Test and validate automation and best practice insertion opportunities.
• Assist with the development of SOPs/TTPs.
• Support Continuous Service Improvements (CSI).
• Support system performance tuning and enhancements.
• Create and maintain Engineering Implementation Plans (EIP).
• Support tier escalation of incident management support tasks.
• Active participation in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for Problem Management activities.
• Participate in engineering meetings to bridge the gap between operations and engineering providing operational readiness for new solutions projected to be deployed into production.
• Perform technical maintenance involving firewalls, VPNs, IPS, and load balancers.
• Provide knowledge of network engineering and operations, large scale enterprise network solution implementation and transition to Network Operations, as well as test and evaluation activities. Perform technical maintenance involving network devices routers, switches, security solutions, and WANX.

Qualifications:

• BS degree and 4 to 8 years of prior relevant experience or a Masters with 2 to 6 years of prior relevant experience. (Additional years of related work experience may be substituted for a degree at the Hiring Manager's discretion).
• Effective written and oral communication and problem-solving skills
• Active DoD clearance at the Top-Secret/SCI level
• Security+ Certification or other DOD 8570 IAT Level II Certification within a certain timeframe after starting if not starting with one when hired.
• Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, Network and Security architecture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common security elements.
• 4+ years' experience engineering and troubleshooting networks, including extensive routing and switching experience such as one or more of the following: MPLS, VPNs, routing protocols i.e. BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, switching protocols i.e. Spanning Tree Protocol, VLANs, LLDP, VoIP, Multicast protocols and emerging network technologies.
• An understanding and in-depth knowledge of IP network/subnet addressing.
• Experienced and adept at developing and maintaining technical documents, analyses, and reports.
• Experience developing and presenting technical information to team lead.
• Hands-on experience deploying, configuring and troubleshooting Cisco enterprise network routing, switching and firewall/security devices.
• Ability to travel up to 10%+ OCONUS travel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge of network engineering and operations, integration, test and evaluation activities, as well as implementation and transition to Network Operations processes and concepts
• Cisco CCNP Route/Switch and/or CCNP Security
• Experience and with and practical understanding of enterprise WAN principles.
• Experience with change, configuration and performance management NetOps concepts.
• IAT Level III Certification (i.e. CISSP or equivalent).

Essential Requirements:

• US Citizenship is required.
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.

In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the annual base salary range for this position is listed. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. I2X Technologies considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and business considerations when extending an offer.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly sit, walk, stand and climb stairs and steps. May require walking long distance from parking to work station.
• Occasionally, movement that requires twisting at the neck and/or trunk more than the average person, squatting/ stooping/kneeling, reaching above the head, and forward motion will be required.
• The employee will continuously be required to repeat the same hand, arm, or finger motion many times.
• Manual and finger dexterity are essential to this position.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, depth perception and telling differences among colors.
• The employee must be able to communicate through speech with clients and public.
• Hearing requirements include conversation in both quiet and noisy environments.
• Lifting may require floor to waist, waist to shoulder, or shoulder to overhead movement of up to 20 pounds.
• This position demands tolerance for various levels of mental stress.

I2X Technologies is an Engineering and Information Technology Company focused on providing Services to the Federal and State Government. I2X offers a competitive compensation program and comprehensive benefits package to our employees.

Job ID 14812 Job Locations US-MD-Fort Meade MinUSD $87,000.00/Yr. MaxUSD $92,000.00/Yr.