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Network/Systems Engineer 3 (ESE WAN)

Employer
Salient CRGT
Location
Washington, DC
Closing date
Jan 23, 2022
Are you looking for a new and exciting career opportunity? Join our award-winning organization and work with some of the most talented minds within our Enterprise Technology and Innovation teams. As a Salient CRGT employee, you get to be part of a best performing team supporting our nation's most critical missions. At Salient CRGT, we recognize that financial rewards and great benefits are important. That is why we offer competitive compensation and a diverse benefits package. Click here to learn more about our extensive benefits program. Why Salient CRGT? We're passionate about the inspirational missions of our customers and we entrust our employees and teams to deliver exceptional performance to enable the safety, security, health and well-being of our nation. We provide the tools and resources to help you be successful, and our culture fosters an environment in which idea sharing and collaboration is essential. Are you ready to make a difference? We are seeking a qualified candidate to work with the Veterans Administration's Enterprise System Engineering/Capacity Management for Telecommunications team. The selected individual will serve as a member of a team that provides Enterprise level recommendations based on WAN evaluations, capacity projections, and application usage, to VA senior leadership on enterprise communications. Provide Tier4 escalation support when issues arise, deployment support for new technologies or architectures in the Washington, DC office Work Experience/Skills Requirements: 5+ years' experience in a large enterprise environment involving network architecture and managementExperience with Cisco router and switch administrationUnderstanding of capacity management/planning techniques and processesAn in-depth knowledge/understanding of carrier circuits to include, but not limited to T1, DS3, OC3, and Ethernet Transport Services.Multi-address family BGP, OSPF, EIGRP knowledge is a mustAbility to interact with executive level Veterans Administrative staffDesire to learn new technologies such as Cloud, 100G Metro-E, and SD-WAN.Ability to work across multiple projects; provide written/verbal status updates on each project on a regular basis to the team lead, Program Manager and customerKnowledge and understanding of Network management and application analysis tools is required (NetScout, SolarWinds) and (OpNet preferred) Duties Performed: Make architecture recommendations to support the growing needs of the VATest the recommendations for enterprise compatibility in the state of the art network design labUse existing Network Management tools to provide capacity management/utilization reportsProvide on-call escalation support in the event that an issue arises that cannot be rectified by the network operations teamWrite white papers on new technology uses in the VA and how it will help support the mission of the VA Education / Experience: Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronics engineering or other engineering or technical discipline with 5 years relevant experience is required. 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education. PWS Specified Certifications: This position requires privileged system access. The applicant shall have six months to obtain an industry standard certification. Miscellaneous: Duties may require traveling, being on call periodically, and occasionally working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends) Background Investigation: Must be able to pass a government Tier 4 High Background Investigation COVID Policy: New employees will be required to adhere to the Company's and its clients' vaccination policies and all related COVID-19 safety procedures, unless applicable law requires otherwise. Full vaccination and/or an approved legal exemption will be required before the start of employment Employees working onsite at a client location must comply with our client's COVID-19 requirements. If hired for this role, you will be required to submit your vaccination status safely and securely to the Human Resources department during your onboarding. If applicable, prospective, or new employees may request a reasonable accommodation to the vaccination requirement.Education / Experience: 5+ years' experience in a large enterprise environment involving network architecture and management Strong understanding of NetworkingStrong understanding of Cisco CLI (IOS/XE/NX-OS)Certifications: CCNP capable or higher preferred Salient CRGT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other factor prohibited by applicable anti-discrimination laws.

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