Network Engineer I

at  Mantech

SECURE OUR NATION, IGNITE YOUR FUTURE

Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech International Corporation, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.
Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Network Engineer to join our team in the Port Hueneme, CA area.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Shall have 3 or more years of progressive and increasingly complex experience working with enterprise-level Cisco hardware, operating systems (IOS, NX-OS, ACI, etc.), and technologies (Voice, Video, Routing, Switching, Security, etc.) across enterprise information systems and networks.
• Demonstrated experience working with Cisco-based Routing and Switching technologies (i.e., BGP, EIGRP, LACP, HSRP, OSPF, PC, QoS, STP, VPC, VRF).
• Demonstrated experience working with Cisco-based Access Control Lists (ACLs) to secure network traffic at all supported layers of the OSI Reference Model.
• Shall meet the Cyber IT/Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF) Network Operations Specialist (441); Intermediate Level for SECNAV M-5239.2 compliance. (See Navy Cool Website)

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strongly desired to be CCNP Collaboration and/or CCNA Security Certified. More senior Cisco certification levels (i.e., CCNP or higher) are a plus.
• Strongly desired to have 3 or more years of experience operating and maintaining networking solutions in secure processing environments which must adhere to U.S. Government Information Assurance and Security standards such as the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Requirement Guides (SRGs) and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Strongly desired to have 1 of more years experience in automation and/or scripting with languages such as Python, PowerShell and/or ansible.
• Demonstrated experience monitoring and assessing networking systems and solutions proactively for performance degradation, and tuning and optimization opportunities.
• Demonstrated experience operating, tuning, and troubleshooting Cisco’s Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) and Telepresence Management Suite (TMS) and Telepresence Videos Communications Server (VCS) to support enterprise Collaboration (i.e., Voice and Video) services across a WAN.
• Demonstrated experience working with software-based configuration management solutions capable of documenting, storing and on-demand deployment of pre-generated, reviewed, and approved network-device configurations such as SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM).
• Working knowledge of common networking troubleshooting techniques, methodologies, processes, and practices to identify and resolve low-level issues and problems.
• Familiarity working with secure encrypted networking devices (i.e., Taclanes and Border Guards) and communication circuits, protocols, and configurations.
• Familiarity with Cisco data center networking solutions, technologies, and best practices to support in the engineering, design, implementation, and management of modern data center infrastructure.
• Familiarity working with Cisco local and wide area networking (LAN/WAN) solutions, technologies, and best practices to support in the engineering design, implementation, and management of Remote Office/Remote Branch networking requirements as well as smaller purpose-built information systems.
• Familiarity with Cisco networking security solutions, technologies, and best practices to support the secure implementation and sustainment of enterprise network devices in line with information assurance (IA) and security (INFOSEC) compliance, governance, and requirement. Personal experience working with Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) and like products is a plus.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Travel approximately 20% annually.

  Education:

• Associate’s degree from an accredited University; OR

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

• This position will require an active DoD Top Secret with SCI eligibility. The position will require the ability to obtain a CI Poly.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Position Self to move
• Stationary 50% or more of the time
• Occasionally move around the office
• Must be able to Communicate
• Must be able to detect computer screen and other work-related material
  The projected compensation range for this position is $71,400-$119,000. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, ManTech invests in it’s employees beyond just compensation. ManTech’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.
  For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. ManTech may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.
  ManTech International Corporation, as well as its subsidiaries proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.
  If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with ManTech through its online applicant system, please contact ManTech’s Corporate EEO Department at (703) 218-6000. ManTech is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer - minorities, females, disabled and protected veterans are urged to apply. ManTech’s utilization of any external recruitment or job placement agency is predicated upon its full compliance with our equal opportunity/affirmative action policies. ManTech does not accept resumes from unsolicited recruiting firms. We pay no fees for unsolicited services.
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The Network Engineer I supports the Information Technology (IT) Networking and Communications Operations and Maintenance (O&M) team to provide enterprise-level, high performance, highly available networking services in direct support of the customer’s business and mission needs. Specifically, the Network Engineers will be responsible for a variety of operational related assignments associated with deployed operational solutions backed by Cisco, Juniper, Riverbed, and SolarWinds on multiple sets of enterprise-level IT systems in support of the customer’s Remote Office/Branch Office (ROBO) and data center environments.
Under the guidance of the Senior Network Engineer, the Network Engineers provide O&M support - installation, testing, validation, sustainment, upgrading, and decommissioning – as it relates to enterprise networking devices to include: switches, routers, firewalls, encryption devices, copper- and fiber-based connectivity. They also provide the initial level of support for service request, incidents, and problems as escalated by the IT Enterprise Service Desk. Network Engineers support the production and documentation maintenance of the Networking system(s), sub-systems(s), and component(s) in the customer’s IT networking portfolio, including as-built documentation capacity/performance plans, as well as other areas of server systems life-cycle planning.