Sr. Network Engineer (Network Operations)

DescriptionLeidos Health Mission Solutions is seeking a Senior Network Engineer specializing in network operations, contingent on contract award, for a large network services opportunity supporting the National Institute of Health (NIH) in the Bethesda, MD area.Candidate MUST be local to the DC Metro area for onsite work. MUST be US Citizen or US Person with the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance level 5 (requires candidates to be in the United States for the current three (3) consecutive years).Job Summary:The Senior Network Engineer is a member of an operations team that maintains and supports a multi-faceted large-scale enterprise network largely based upon Cisco technology. The network operations team ensures secure, highly available network backbone, wireless, and data center services in accordance with existing customer service level agreements (SLAs). The candidate for this position will provide technical leadership and mentoring of junior staff, direct Tier 3 support for incident response, perform problem management and incident prevention activities and coordinate with vendors and service providers.Primary Responsibilities:

Maintain virtual local area networks (VLANs), wide area networks (WANs), data center networks, wireless networks, and industrial control communications systems in accordance with SLAs.

Provide Cisco switching and routing expertise in support of NIH data center networks and applications.

Evaluate the potential impacts of new network solutions on the NIH and Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) networks and how those solutions will transition into operations.

Configure and optimize network monitoring tools including ScienceLogic SL1 to provide high-fidelity alerts and visualizations to the network monitoring team.

Measure, monitor, and plan network performance, usage, availability, capacity, and risks for network change requests.

Provide strategic and tactical direction for NIH CIT Network Services enhancements and projects.

Provide Tier 3 technical support, development of standard operation procedures, and mentoring to the operations team.

Collaborate with the program architecture and security teams to ensure policy and security compliance for change requests and new capabilities.

Support the customer for transition from traditional to software-defined enterprise networking.

Basic Qualifications:

EITHER an active Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Routing and Switching certification with five (5) years of data center operational experience OR an active Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification (Data Center, Enterprise, or Service Provider) plus ten (10) years of data center operational experience.

Deep understanding of Layer 2 and Layer 3 frameworks and protocols.

Knowledge of supporting formal change management processes using an ITSM management platform such as ServiceNow.

Experience supporting complex enterprise VLAN architectures and applying Zero Trust principles.

Knowledge of IT service management best practices for supporting network operations for large volumes (45,000) of end users.

Experience designing, and implementing data center networks using Cisco Nexus switches, F5 appliances and Palo Alto devices.

Experience with scripting languages and automation using infrastructure as code.

Demonstrated ability for oral and written communication with the highest levels of management and delivery of required reports in accordance with formal contractual agreements.

Experience providing operations support for large enterprise network backbones.

Experience supporting large wireless networks and industrial control system networks that include environmental monitoring and management of uninterruptible power supplies.

Desired skills:

Network project management experience for a Federal Government customer

Experience with implementing data center colocation services

Experience with Federal Government TIC operations

Experience with systems that implement Cisco DNA Center

Hybrid cloud networking experience

Experience with ScienceLogic SL1, F5 load balancers, and Palo Alto firewalls

Experience with Gigamon network packet capture and analysis technology

Experience with SD-WAN modernization initiatives

Experience using ServiceNow for IT service management (ITSM)

CompTIA Security+ or CISSP security certification

ITIL 4 Foundation certification

nihhhsOriginal Posting Date:2024-08-21While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.Pay Range:Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.REQNUMBER: R-00142132All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.