Network Engineer (TS/SCI) at LightGrid LLC

Fort Meade, Maryland, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Network Integration, Security Engineering, Configuration Support, Automation Testing, SOP Development, Incident Management, Root Cause Analysis, Firewall Maintenance, VPN Management, Routing Protocols, Switching Protocols, Network Troubleshooting, Cisco Devices, Technical Documentation, Problem Solving, Communication Skills

Industry

Defense & Space

Description

Description LightGrid is looking for a Network Engineer with a TS/SCI clearance to work at our Fort Meade, MD Client site. Primary Responsibilities: Network integration, testing, security engineering, and implementation configuration support. Collaborate with network architects to define and/or continuously improve STIG compliant configuration baselines, versioning, and compliance tracking. Test and validate automation and best practice insertion opportunities. Assist with the development of SOPs/TTPs. Support Continuous Service Improvements (CSI). Support system performance tuning and enhancements. Create and maintain Engineering Implementation Plans (EIP). Support tier escalation of incident management support tasks. Active participation in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for Problem Management activities. Participate in engineering meetings to bridge the gap between operations and engineering providing operational readiness for new solutions projected to be deployed into production. Perform technical maintenance involving firewalls, VPNs, IPS, and load balancers. Provide knowledge of network engineering and operations, large scale enterprise network solution implementation and transition to Network Operations, as well as test and evaluation activities. Perform technical maintenance involving network devices routers, switches, security solutions, and WANX. Requirements BS degree and 4 to 8 years of prior relevant experience or a Masters with 2 to 6 years of prior relevant experience. (Additional years of related work experience may be substituted for a degree at the Hiring Manager's discretion). Effective written and oral communication and problem-solving skills Active DoD clearance at the Top-Secret/SCI level Security+ Certification or other DOD 8570 IAT Level II Certification within a certain timeframe after starting if not starting with one when hired. Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, Network and Security architecture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common security elements. 4+ years’ 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. An 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 team lead. Hands-on experience deploying, configuring and troubleshooting Cisco enterprise network routing, switching and firewall/security devices. Ability to travel up to 10%+ OCONUS travel.

Responsibilities

The Network Engineer will be responsible for network integration, testing, security engineering, and implementation configuration support. They will also collaborate with network architects and assist in developing SOPs and supporting continuous service improvements.