Network Engineer

AMERICAN SYSTEMS a 100% employee-owned federal government contractor is seeking a talented Network Engineer to leverage their expertise in designing and implementing integrated scalable on-premises platforms in support of our government customer in Chantilly VA.

As a Network Engineer with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to:

• Collaborate with systems architects to design implement and optimize customer networks IAW ICD 503
• Design and deploy functional networks (e.g. LAN WLAN WAN)
• Investigating and resolving operational problems.
• Working on teams responsible for engineering and packaging releases
• Plan and lead network projects for network installation and upgrade
• Responsible for all network data transport (Layer 3 and below) and overall network traffic routing
• Manage IP address space allocation and track IP address permanent assignments
• Create and implement network security measures (access authentication STIG implementation etc.)
• Design configure deploy and maintain firewalls.
• Monitor syslog events and implement changes to improve security posture.
• Work with systems administrators cyber security officers and CNDSP
• Assist cyber security officers to collectand reportinformation required during RMF A&A activities.
• Conduct regular network performance tests.
• Resolve escalated network support issues and document resolution
• Research and analyze new network technologies and present suggestions for upgrades for network

• Active TS/SCI Clearance w/current Polygraph required
• U.S. Citizenship requiredfor the purposes of obtaining and maintaining a clearance
• Bachelors degree and 5-7 years of relavent networking experience
• DoD 8140 IAT II Level certification (e.g. Security CEGSEC CCNA-SecurityCySA GICSPCNDSSCP)
• At least 5 years working with Juniper and Cisco routers and switches firewalls deployment configuration and migration
• Working knowledge of virtualization and cloud platforms services architectures/ designs and best practices