Position Title & Code: Network Security Engineer
Location: Washington DC
Project End Date: 09/30/2026 (With Possible extension to next fiscal year)
The contractor is responsible for the planning analysis design development testing quality assurance configuration installation implementation integration maintenance and/or management of networked systems used for the transmission of information in voice data and/or video formats.
- Analyzing and defining network systems requirements.
- Implement solutions.
- Plan and track projects and coordinate interagency efforts in the areas of networking infrastructure security and interoperability.
- Defining and maintaining network architecture and infrastructure.
- Configuring and optimizing network servers hubs routers and switches.
- Analyzing network workload.
- Monitoring network capacity and performance.
- Diagnosing and resolving network problems.
- Developing network backup and recovery procedures.
- Installing testing maintaining and upgrading network operating systems software
- Ensuring the rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies principles and practices in the delivery of network services.
- Manage the agencys telephony infrastructure including voice terminals VoIP voice switching provisioning analog lines ACD and IVR systems.
- Implement and enforce the agencys policies and procedures in network and infrastructure management auditing inspection security disaster recovery encryption and compliance.
- Monitor network infrastructure and systems using tools such as Cisco ISE Cisco Umbrella Cisco FMC SSH Microsoft Active Directory Tools and Utilities Microsoft Intune Kaseya Cayosoft RDP and manage appliances including IDS/IPS devices firewalls VMware vCenter Windows Servers DHCP DNS and other tools as available or necessary.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Highly Desired Certifications:
- Certification in network or system administration is highly desired such as CCNA CCNP CCIE CISSP MCSE MCSA or other related and similar certifications
Qualifications:
- Must know about the development configuration installation and maintenance of networked systems including local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs) telephony systems and perform routing network configuration management functions.
- Must know network standards protocols and procedures.
- Knowledge in network architecture and topology including transmission protocols broadcasting switching control and management.
- Must know about performing routing networking configuration management functions.
- Must know network systems management methods including end-to-end systems performance monitoring.
- Must have experience with using various tools utilities and appliances to perform network management analysis monitoring troubleshooting and mitigation.
Skill Assessment: (Please include the years of experience last used and brief description on skills below information is to be submitted along with the resume)
Skill | Required / Desired | Amount of Experience | Years of Experience |
Experienced in the development configuration installation and maintenance of networked systems including LANs WANs and Telephony Systems | Required | 4 years | |
Experience with network standards protocols and procedures | Required | 4 Years | |
Experienced in network architecture and topology including transmissions protocols broadcasting switching control and management | Required | 4 Years | |
Experience in performing routing networking configuration management functions. | Required | 4 Years | |
Experienced in network systems management methods including end-to -end systems performance monitoring. | Required | 4 Years | |
Certification in network or system administration is highly desired such as CCNA CCNP CCIE CISSP MCSE MCSA | Highly desired | | |