Network Engineer - TS/SCI (Springfield, VA)

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

Network Engineer III – TS/SCI Clearance

Guidepoint Security has an exciting and challenging opportunity available for a Network Engineer supporting an Intelligence Community customer’s wide-area (WAN), local-area (LAN) and campus-area (CAN) networks across multiple security domains.

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Focus will be on Network Engineering, new project requirements, and operation and sustainment of existing infrastructure. This position does require at least 25% travel.

• Coordination of system maintenance, monitoring and installation of multiple WAN/LAN environments encompassing multiple specializations, platforms and technologies.

• Assist with research and implementation of enterprise system-wide network solutions/capabilities/enhancements to support customer business/mission goals and objectives.

• Troubleshoot and resolve network media and components.

• Evaluate and monitor health and performance of the network including hardware and management software.

• Develop and maintain a road map for capabilities, operations, and technologies.

• Assist with development and execution of test plans and supporting documentation of all network configuration upgrades, additions or revisions for customer approval before implementation.

• Support network traffic analysis and bandwidth optimization efforts to ensure attainment of performance and availability objectives.

• Evaluate and report on new/emerging network/communication technologies to enhance capacity, performance and reliability of the network.

• Evaluate and recommend changes and/or technology upgrades to address performance, standardization and industry best practices

• Follows all Customer network security processes and procedures, ensures compliance with all Government policies.

• Represent customer requirements in technical exchanges with other government agencies.

• Perform site surveys to new installations and technology refresh.

• Installs, maintains and troubleshoots satellite communications equipment.

• Develop and maintain network architecture diagrams.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI

• 8+ years related technical experience in Network and Transport technologies, tools, and techniques

• 4+ years’ experience with large-scale enterprise/global networks in a high paced diverse environment

• Certifications: IAT II

• Understanding and experience with the DoD Architecture Framework and other key DoD network architecture and strategic planning instructions

• Experience with Juniper, switches, routers, and firewalls. (MX, EX, SRX devices) Cryptographic devices (KG-175G/X, KG-245A/X)

• Experience with Network analysis tools (HP/Microfocus Network Automation and Network Node Manager, Juniper Secure Analytics, Infoblox, Riverbed.)

• Experience with Juniper firewall/VPN equipment (SRX series)

• Experience with supporting IP services to connect to NIPRNET, SIPRNET and JWICS (IPv4, VPN, IPv6, Multicast, QOS, SDN, SNMP, VOIP, VTC, etc)

• Experience with OSPF, BGP, MPLS, RSVP/LDP L2/3VPNs, VRFs, IKE/IPSec, GRE tunnels, MTU, FTP, Import/Export policies.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Master’s degree in computer science or related field

• JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, CISCO CCNP, CCVP, CCNA or CCDP (or equivalent)

• ITIL v3 Foundations

• ISC2 CISSP

• CompTIA Security +

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Why GuidePoint?

GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1,200 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 6,200 customers.

Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.

Some added perks….

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)

• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)

• Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans

• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program

• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance

• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment

• Pet Benefit Option