Engineer DCS (EES) for NATO with security clearance

Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organization

In this role you will be the technical authority for campus networking. You will configure optimize and troubleshoot switching routing and firewall rules (Palo Alto) to ensure traffic isolation and security. You will support access layer services including NAC 802.1X authentication port security and endpoint onboardingensuring that only authorized devices and users gain network access.

Responsibilities:

• Design implement and maintain enterprise LAN infrastructure across offices campuses and data center edge environments.

• Configure optimize and troubleshoot switching and campus routing technologies.

• Configure optimize and troubleshoot firewall rules and traffic isolation.

• Support access layer services including NAC 802.1X authentication port security and endpoint onboarding.

• Monitor LAN health using Splunk and other monitoring platforms; create dashboards alerts and operational reports.

• Analyze logs and telemetry data to proactively identify risks incidents and performance issues.

• Develop automation solutions using Python or Ansible to streamline switch provisioning audits backups and standards compliance.

• Utilize monitoring tools to track switch health interface utilization latency and service availability.

• Lead incident response for critical LAN outages and restore services within SLA targets.

• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures to reduce recurring incidents.

• Serve as senior escalation point for complex LAN issues and strategic initiatives.

• Mentor junior engineers and share best practices in campus networking.

• Lead LAN projects such as office rollouts switch refreshes migrations and network expansions.

• Maintain accurate documentation standards and operational procedures for the LAN environment

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum CCNP Enterprise (or equivalent advanced certification).

• 7 years of hands-on experience in enterprise LAN engineering and operations.

• Strong expertise in routing and switching including VLANs STP HSRP/VRRP OSPF and campus design.

• Advanced knowledge of enterprise switching platforms such as Cisco Catalyst Aruba CX Juniper EX or similar.

• Strong expertise in firewalling (Palo Alto) including creation and maintenance of rulesets as well as monitoring of traffic flows.

• Experience with Splunk for monitoring log analysis and troubleshooting.

• Network automation skills using Python or Ansible is a nice to have.

• Hands-on knowledge of network monitoring tools for device health availability and performance.

• Strong understanding of 802.1X NAC and access control technologies (Cisco ISE ClearPass or similar).

• Experience with incident management root cause analysis and major outage resolution.

• Experience mentoring engineers leading projects and acting as senior escalation point.

If youve read the description and feel this role is a great match wed love to hear from you! Click Apply for this job to be directed to a brief questionnaire. It should only take a few moments to complete and well be in touch promptly if your experience aligns with our needs.