Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer
Onsite In Tampa Florida
Up to $160K Salary
24/7 On Call Rotations with team
Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials in any form. Shall not divulge any information or afford access to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.
Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance. Due to U.S. Government contract requirements only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Duties and Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Responsible for architecture design security integration and management of network systems
Provide ongoing daily support and optimization of enterprise data network systems
Proficiency in multivendor networking environments in configuration of SD-WAN firewalls IPS/IDS systems VPN Routers Wireless and Switches (Cisco Arista Aruba etc.)
Proactively identify needs for improvements capacity changes and upgrades. Plan and implement upgrades and patches
Maintain proper change management documentation for all hardware and software modifications
Collaborate with IT team IT management and Business Unit leaders to define and manage the IT Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) and Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for enterprise platforms and systems
Troubleshoot analyze and resolve faults in the operational network for ongoing day-to-day activities and serve as an escalation SME during outages
Troubleshoot analyze and resolve faults in the enterprise network for day-to-day activities and serve as an escalation point during enterprise outages
Support network compliance and risk management activities
Proactively collect analyze and report on network health and other statistics
Evaluates and recommend new and emerging technologies in the networking domain
Collaborate with IT management and IT purchasing team in support of negotiation and management of carrier services software and hardware maintenance contracts
Work with IT team and IT management to evaluate and plan for hardware/software replacement and growth
Serve as a technical lead/mentor for junior network engineers as part of team-based activities
Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation within IT networking team

Qualifications and Education Requirements
BS degree in computer related field and 8 years network and operating system experience or AA degree in computer science and 10 years of experience in Network design test and maintenance or equivalent related experience (2 years experience 1 full year college studies)
Experience with access control list (ACLs) VLANs DNS IPAM Port Security Traffic Shaping Priority Queuing Class of Service (CoS) Quality of Service (QoS) IP routing SD-WAN load-balancing etc.
Solid understanding of Layer 2 and 3 Protocols including Spanning Tree HSRP BGPOSPF EIGRP
Experience with network monitoring and troubleshooting using PRTG Wireshark or similar products
Experience with Security Information Event Manager (SIEM) and/or other tools used in network cyber security efforts like network vulnerability analysis or Net flow analysis
Experience supporting hybrid cloud network infrastructure (on-premises AWS-G and Azure Gov)
Applicant must have experience with the design provisioning and troubleshooting of WAN/LAN/WLAN and Security technologies
Extensive knowledge and experience with IPV4 and IPV6
Extensive knowledge and experience with Cisco or Arista Routing and Switching
Extensive knowledge and experience with implementing and supporting 802.1X PKI SNMP RADIUS SYSLOG TACACS etc.
Extensive knowledge and experience with Cisco Routers (ASR and ISR)
Extensive knowledge and experience with Firewall and Security related technologies (Palo Alto preferred)
Excellent diagnostic and troubleshooting skills
Ability to interface well with CAE users and customers at all levels
Ability to work with minimal supervision
Ability to work weekends and evening hours as needed
Ability to work under pressure and deliver results
Able to generate and teach detailed procedures to IT Network staff Preferred Skills
CCNP or Arista ACE L5 required Experience with Arista SD-WAN
Experience with Cisco hardware and software (ASA ACS or ISE Prime UCS)
Experience with Infoblox IPAM Experience with Arista CloudVision Platform
Experience with Palo Alto Networks hardware and software (NGFWs Panorama Site-to-Site VPN Client VPN) Security

Work Environment
Duties performed in an office environment and manufacturing facility.
Must be able to work overtime on and off-shifts as required.
The employee is on call 24x7 for the resolution of problems and issues. On Call Rotation with team.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Employee is regularly required to sit talk or hear in person in meetings and by telephone.
Manual dexterity to operate computers or other standard office equipment; and reach with hands and arms.
Able to support rack mounted equipment (up to 7 feet off the ground)