Network Engineer, Senior

Overview:

Draper is an independent nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge MA. The 2000 employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper visit .

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Duties/Responsibilities
Monitor and analyze network performance across the organizations LANs WANs and wireless deployments.
Ensure the stable operation and efficient performance of company networks.
Plan design and implement improvements modifications and replacement of network infrastructure components.
Monitor system capacity to determine its affect on performance and recommend enhancements to meet new or changing network demands.
Install configure and troubleshoot network hardware and equipment; including routers switches intrusion prevention systems proxies firewalls and load balancers.
Configure and support VPNs and enterprise gateway devices.
Monitor and report on compliance of security policies.
Maintain records for network asset management including network component inventory and technical specification information. Manage and monitor support contracts and licensing.
Conduct research on network products services and standards in support of network procurement and developmental efforts.
Interact and negotiate with vendors to secure network products and services.
Establish connectivity and uptime service level agreements.
Perform additional duties and projects as assigned by management.

Skills/Abilities
Expert technical analytical and interpersonal skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent time management skills.
Ability to prioritize and multi task.

Education
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related required.
Security CISSP CCNA security CCIE PCNSA or other industry certifications preferred.

Experience
7 - 10 years experience as a Network Engineer or equivalent work required.

Additional Job Description:

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Current Secret security clearance is required.

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