Network Engineer REMOTE but candidates must live in DC or Vermont $180,000/year US Citizenship is required Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: *Transport-layer engineers to validate a customized, metered approach to modernize and enhance functionalities such as IPv6, SIP, and H.323, as well as other industry best practices. *Possess the knowledge and technical understanding to maintain and improve existing protocols such as QoS, Metro-Ethernet, and SONET technologies for CONUS and OCONUS locations. *Experience with initiatives such as the Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN), Layer 2 Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), cloud hosted Equinix sites. *Work with vendors such as Cisco, Riverbed, Infoblox, and Fortine. Support high availability LAN/WAN planning. Automate advanced routing capabilities, WAN path control remediation solutions, and customized price-to-performance cost-savings data. *Investigate the USCIS WAN and develop new solutions, specifically taking advantage of new technologies that embrace software defined networks, to include policy-based routing. *Design and Architect a new Private IP WAN solution. *Design and engineer IPv6 implementation and support strategy. Strategy shall include migration of all devices, sites, and applications. *Provide recommendations for new products and technology for supporting all layers of the IT infrastructure architecture. *Support the following technologies with expert knowledge: BGP, iWAN, DMVPN, EIGRP, MPLS, VRF, QoS, PBR, VSS, HSRP, STP, Cisco Meraki stack, WAN Optimization technologies, and Cisco Nexus. *Apply Industry-standard network design principals and best practices. *Establish an efficient and effective repeatable methodology for architecture and engineering solutions from concept to delivery of operations. *Develop and implement SIP functionality with secure/encrypted transport. *Support SIP, H.323 standard protocols with expert knowledge. *Responsible for architecting, engineering, and maintaining cloud direct connects and third-party interconnects where needed. Basic Qualifications *Bachelor's in Engineering *A minimum of seven (7) years of subject matter expertise deploying LAN/WAN, routing, switching, optimization and extensive exposure with Cloud Service Providers. *Experience designing mission-critical LAN/WAN/CSP infrastructure. *Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills required. *Strong critical thinking, complex problem solving, appropriate judgement, and decision-making skills. *Possess superior technical aptitude and effective written and verbal communication skills. *Certifications: CCNP *Including a minimum of four (4) years of experience in cloud technologies such as but not limited to Azure and AWS. *Extensive experience designing mission critical infrastructure in enterprise environments. *Experience designing and implementing enterprise solutions that increase the availability and security of the enterprise. *Extensive experience with on premise physical infrastructure and Virtualization technologies including Hyper-V, VMWare, SAN, FCoe, NFS, SMB3 etc *Deep experience with networking and security methods and tools. *Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills required. *Must have strong critical thinking, complex problem solving, appropriate judgment, and decision-making skills *Experience with major cloud providers preferred. *Possess superior technical aptitude and effective written and verbal communications skills. *Proven experience with managing and using DevOps concepts. *Capable of supporting tools such as, or similar to: a.NetCollector b.Steel Central c.ARX d.Steel Central Controller e.AlgoSec f.Amazon g.Cisco ACI/SDN Platform h.Cisco Cloud Center i.Cisco Firepower j.Cisco Identity Services Engine k.Cisco Meraki l.Cisco Nexus Platform m.Cisco Routing platforms n.Cisco Security Manager o.Cisco Switching platform p.Google q.Infoblox r.IWAN s.Meraki Cloud Portal and devices t.MS Azure u.NetProfiler v.QOS Quality of Service w.Riverbed SD-WAN x.Riverbed Steelhead family suite y.Solarwinds z.Stealthwatch aa.Steel Central Mobile Controller bb.VipTella cc.VMWare dd.NSX Preferred Qualifications: *Familiar with tools including: ServiceNow, GitHub, Jira, Confluence *Experience with ITIL, DevSecOps and Agile concepts *Experience supporting Government contracts Security Clearance Requirements: *U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain Public Trust and complete DHS Security Clearance *Ability to obtain DHS EOD suitability *Current DHS EOD highly preferred