Network Engineer

Network Engineer

Apex is looking for a Network Engineer who will design, analyze, plan, modify, and maintain networks and network components supporting data, voice and/or audio communication activities. This position supports the US Army Corps of Engineers RITS Program. Reporting to and under general direction of the Network Engineering Team Lead, responsible for all aspects of the of assigned enterprise service request projects and takes projects from planning/design through proof of concept. Interfaces with all areas affected by the project including Government partners, teammates, end users, computer services, and client services. Defines project scope and objectives and develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, status reports and project deliverables. Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis. Provides technical and analytical guidance to enterprise engineering team and enterprise operations. Collaborates with and assists the network architect and engineering team on other engineer team projects and tasks. Participates in high-level enterprise architecture analysis, evaluation, design, integration, documentation, and development. Applies high-level business and technical principles and methods to very difficult technical problems to arrive at creative engineering solutions. Recommends and takes action to direct the analysis and solutions of problems.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collaborate openly and frankly with all internal and external partners, such as Government Engineers, Contractor Engineers, Contractor Operations staff, Management, and 3rd party vendors
• Work independently, help others and ask for help without hesitation
• Ensure timely delivery of all Engineering Service Requests, removing any obstacles to completing work as scheduled
• Perform risk analysis of each Engineering Service Request, and inform all stakeholders of the applicable risks
• In coordination with the Network Engineering Team Lead and Government partners, prioritize workload
• Provide technical input and guidance on the Networking needs of all software and hardware used in the Corps of Engineers' environment, and the integration of new Networking products within the Corps of Engineers' environment
• Provide guidance to the enterprise operations on technical solutions and provide Tier 4 support
• Provide weekly status reports to the Network Engineering Team Lead
• Collaborate with Senior Network Engineers on technical solutions and architecture
• Provide technical leadership and collaborative consulting on the Engineering Review Board, and the Change Advisory Board
• Continually enhance the performance of the Engineering team, Corps environment and Operational support through continual process improvement, automation, full utilization of existing tool sets, and recommendations for new tools
• Develop or analyze requirements in a Requirements Traceability Matrix, design and develop solution options in a Systems Engineering Plan, provide test plans, develop implementation plans including integration with existing systems in the production environment, provide engineering support through transition to operations and "Early Life" of new or upgraded systems/services in production, provide tools, processes and procedures for monitoring/performance measurement, event detection, problem identification and remediation, and troubleshooting assistance as needed after deployment
• In collaboration with the Government Engineer, bring proposed changes to the Change Advisory Board
• Perform detailed market research, develop Bills of Materials for Government consumption
• Report all project status to the associated Government Engineer, Contractor Project Manager, and Engineering Leadership, etc.
• Document Network architecture, including network port connectivity, and design choices of the associated applications/services (Low Level Design, High Level Design)
• Integrate Network systems into the enterprise Configuration Management Database
• Provide secure, reliable, and high performing configurations of the Network environments
• Other duties as assigned

Required Education and Experience:

• Secret Clearance required prior to start
• Engineer will possess a CISSP or CASP certification
• Engineer will possess a Cisco professional-level certification (CCNP)
• Working technical knowledge of network control protocols (QOS, PfR, PoE, NTP, DHCP), network management protocols (CDP, FTP, TFTP, SNMP) and security protocols (SSH, HTTPS, AAA, IPSec)
• Strong knowledge of IP communication and routing is required (OSPF, BGP)
• Understanding of WAN/LAN transport technologies (Ethernet, DMVPN, MPLS)
• Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior USACE experience
• Experience with enterprise WAN deployments
• Experience working in a DoD environment
• Experience with DOD Architect Framework (DODAF)
• Experience with F5
• Experience with IPv6
• Experience with Cloud connectivity
• Experience with NSX

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.