Network Engineer (Annapolis Junction, MD)

Set of X is led by industry veterans who see government contracting as a good community with plenty of opportunity to go around. With a shared desire to give back, grow the community, and do great work, the Set of X team is building an elite group of engineers with a strong sense of shared responsibility and ownership.

Because who you work with matters.
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Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for the critical review of, and providing recommendations on, networks or network service design, maintenance, and implementation, including operational considerations based on customer requirements, operational experience and technical knowledge.
• Responsible for the architectural design, deployment and documentation of new network requirements and changes to current network configurations.
• Oversee a major network architecture upgrade to include white-paper design, deployment, and configuration of devices.
• Provide fault analysis, isolation and correction, configuration, and upgrades of network devices to include Cisco Routers, Firewalls, and Switches.
• Provide support for customer networks involving cross-domain solutions, including VPNs, one-way data transfers, unclassified mission related infrastructures, and Taclane 175 encryption devices.  Specific configurations include routing using MPLS/VPLS, OSPF, EIGRP at the Core and Distribution devices and switching at the Access devices.
• Experience in reverse engineering systems in an attempt to detail the required system specifications, external interfaces and environmental requirements.
• Build systems and networks that would support the system and integrate it into the customer infrastructure.
• Provides recommendations and critical reviews of network or network service design, maintenance, and implementation, including operational considerations based on customer requirements, operational experience, and technical knowledge.
• Provides daily oversight and guidance in managing operational matters and mentoring entry level engineers in all aspects of networking
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco catalyst switches (Spanning Tree, Port Security, VTP,Ether channels, VLANs)
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco ASR routers (including HSRP, OSPF, BGP, route-map)
• Configure/Troubleshoot Cisco ASA firewalls
• Configuring and troubleshooting BIND, DHCP, and DNS servers
• Configure and troubleshoot HTTP / SSL / TLS based issues
• Troubleshoot ACL/NAT issue on ASAs
• Create router/switches templates for network standardization
• Monitors system performance and implements performance tuning
• Use of Linux network troubleshooting tools to solve complex network issues (tcpdump, ssldump, curl, wget, mtr, tcp traceroute, nmap, openssl, tshark)
• Develop bash and/or python scripts, utilities and tools used for network troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot various DNS, SMTP, IP routing, latency, and connectivity issues
• Implement TCP/IP & related services-DHCP/DNS
• Install/Upgrade Cisco Switches and Firewalls (ASA) IOS using TFTP
• Implement SSH/RADIUS authentication on Cisco Hardware
• Troubleshoot network problems using Protocol Analyzers
• Maintain all LAN/WAN connectivity
• Document network problems and resolution for future reference
• Oversee software and network security
• Tier 3, On-call/after-hours support

Basic Qualifications:

• Shall have ten (10) years of experience in the planning, design, development, implementation and technical support of multi-platform, multi-system networks to encompass diagnosing network performance shortcomings and designing and implementing performance improvements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ten (10) years of experience designing and implementing network solutions for complex, high performance systems composed of UNIX or LINUX based hardware platforms
• Significant experience provisioning and sustaining network infrastructures and have experience developing, operating, and managing networks required to operate in a secure PKI, IPSEC, or VPN enabled environment
• Significant experience with CISCO network equipment, i.e. 2800 series, 6509, 6513, 3825, 3750, 4900, ASR-1004 & 1006, etc.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certified at the Professional level in Network Security (CCSP), Network Design (CCDP), and/or Routing & Switching (CCNP)
• Able to understand routing protocols, QOS, be able to implement traffic shaping and policing on the network, and understand IPSEC tunneling
• At least three years of direct experience with and intelligence community or signals intelligent activity.
• CCNA Security or Security+ CE or higher certification 

All qualified applicants receive genuine consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Set of X Technology Partners is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. The collective sum of the individual differences, experiences, self-expression, skills, knowledge, talent and innovation that our employees express in their work drives our culture and our reputation.

This is a full time position