Network System Engineer

M9 Solutions is dedicated to providing IT services and solutions to the Federal Government by mobilizing the right people skills clearance levels and technologies to help organizations that desire improved performance and modern sustainable change. M9 has provided quality IT services and support to more than 30 Federal Agencies and multiple commercial customers nationwide. Our capabilities include IT Talent Solutions Data Delivery & Analytics Cyber Security Cloud Migration Applications and Infrastructure Software Development and Finance & Accounting.

M9 Solutions is seeking aNetwork System Engineerto work onsite in support of a government contract for a client located inScottsdale AZ. An active Secret clearanceis required.

Responsibilities

• Document network plans and designs install components and configure services to meet project requirements.
• Analyze network topologies traffic and capacity requirements for monitoring maintenance and troubleshooting during events.
• Between project execution events and as part of the network team responsible for operations maintenance and troubleshooting of networks of varying classifications including implementing security configurations performing network diagnostics identifying required corrective actions and documenting changes in a clear and concise manner.
• Physically install devices in equipment racks and user workspaces.
• Position requires extensive work at a computer in an office environment with additional work possible in a raised floor computing environment.
• Position may require extensive travel to deployment sites in the U.S. and abroad

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance.
• Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related Science or Mathematics field plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Masters degree plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• Six (6) years of experience integrating and configuring switches routers firewalls and gateways in data communications systems with IP version 4 and associated TCP and UDP protocols preferred.
• Possess experience in at least two (2) of the following topics with proven demonstrated experience within the past five (5) years:
  • One (1) year of experience as a computer systems manager/operator on Microsoft or LINUX-based computing environments employing Windows Server 2012 (or newer) client Windows 7 (or newer) and LINUX operating systems;
  • One (1) year of experience managing and working on local area network (LAN) administration operation and architecture with a minimum of 30 client systems;
  • Specific working experience of management of a mixture of Windows and LINUX computing environments;
  • Must be familiar with virtualization techniques - simulating a hardware platform operating system (OS) storage device or network resources.
• Creative thinker with demonstrated success leading the software development life cycle.
• Collaborative team player eager to provide technical leadership and position others for success.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills with notable record of securing buy-in on concepts and ideas.
• Experienced in the art of negotiation with ability to meet challenging client requirements with win-win solutions.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development for self and others.
• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Enterprise Network Design/topology.
• High-speed network design and implementation.
• Juniper Networks Certified Administrator (JNCIA-Junos; JNCIP is preferred or Cisco CCNA certification; CCNP preferred).
• Proficiency with Juniper SRX-series of firewall devices.
• Maintenance of Network topology that utilizes Linux IDM/Windows Servers for DNS and Account Management Juniper Firewalls Arista Switches and NAS/SAN storage.
• Familiarity with multicast and routing protocols (BGP OSPF etc).
• Experience with vulnerability scanning hardening and resolution of findings.
• Written skills to include development and maintenance of documentation for network system operations etc.
• Familiarity with public cloud computing networking and services including AWS.
• Familiarity with VMware vSphere and virtual machines.
• Familiarity with Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system.

Required Experience:

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