nLogic is hiring for a Senior Network Engineer to join our team in Huntsville, AL, at the Marshall Space Flight Center. This full-time role involves designing, optimizing, and maintaining a complex enterprise network, resolving escalated network and security issues, and leading technical documentation efforts. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with network engineering, defense-in-depth principles, and tools like Cisco and Juniper, as well as the ability to mentor junior engineers and support lifecycle sustainment activities. Applicants must be able to obtain a Public Trust and be open to occasional travel and non-standard work hours.
Position Responsibilities:
Provide system and network optimization design, implementation, testing, and maintenance support for a complex enterprise network using industry best practices.
Resolve escalated network and security support issues (Tier 3)
Independently conduct network assessments, identify possible vulnerabilities, and recommend/develop solutions to problems found.
Lead development of network documentation, diagrams, and standard operating procedures.
Support continuous service improvements (CSI)
Active participation in Root Cause Analysis for Problem Management activities
Work with cross-functional teams to plan and execute network upgrades, migrations, and deployments
Manage vendor relationships, including engagement on Incident Support activities and ensure timely delivery of program deliverables
Monitoring, capacity planning, backup, and recovery of network equipment.
Keep up with technological trends. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tactics, and tools to improve service delivery.
Mentor and coach junior engineers, including providing training and support as required.
Provide testing support for the setup, installation, and transition to operations of service infrastructure devices, NMS, and tools
Function as the primary COOP capability support engineer
Support lifecycle sustainment and refresh activities
Utilize the designated ticketing system to document resolution and develop knowledge management artifacts
Required Skills and Qualifications:
Bachelors degree and 8+ years of experience or an associate’s degree with 12 years of experience is required for this role
Extensive knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, Network and Security archite4cture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common security elements
8+ years of 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
Hands-on experience with standard industry products e.g. Cisco, Juniper, and Ciena
Effective communicator and able to coordinate network and customer issues with other technical sections
Strong 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 senior customer management, customer stakeholders, and company management
Ability to multi-task and respond quickly to real-time dataflow issues
Ability to work non-standard work hours/shifts
Knowledge of Network Monitoring tools, e.g. NNMi, Spectrum, MRTG, CACTI
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
Experience with Junior route, switch, and security appliances (MX, EX, SRX)
Experience with Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) implementation and design concepts
Experience with NNMi configuration and maintenance
Experience with Splunk
Experience with change, configuration, and performance management NetOps concepts
Experience working with Commercial Carrier service providers, e.g., AT&T, Verizon
Knowledge of Linux
Current holders of either CCNA, CCNP, or JNCIA certifications
This is a full-time position located in Huntsville, AL at Marshall Space Flight Center. This position will require occasional travel. Qualified candidates must be able to work non-standard work hours and shifts. Candidates must have or be able to obtain a Public Trust.