Federal Network Engineer

You will be part of a larger technical team, working as Network Engineer supporting HPE’s Private Cloud Enterprise environment at a federal customer site.  The Network Engineer is responsible for implementing and maintaining the network infrastructure that supports the delivery of cloud services. This customer-facing role involves a deep understanding of networking technologies, cloud computing principles, and security best practices. The Network Engineer will work closely with other engineering teams and directly with customers to ensure the availability, performance, and security of the cloud network, while meeting the evolving needs of customers.

• US Citizenship Required

• Clearance Required: Secret

• Flexible Hybrid Role with requirement to work onsite at customer location as required

Schedule:

• M-F9-5, Candidate must be flexible to work evening and weekends if required

• Flexibility to work on a monthly rotation schedule required

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and support comprehensive network LAN, WAN, wireless and security solutions that meet requirements and integrate into the overall HP Enterprise network and security architecture.

• Evaluate current network and security systems to propose and implement network system enhancements on Network Switches, Routers, Internet Firewall Services, VPN and other Network Management devices - Defines, designs and implements network and security solutions.

• Create and maintain standard builds/templates and apply advanced network and security engineering and architecture knowledge on complex and diverse problems

• Participate in IT network infrastructure project design, reviews and ensure network architecture goals and requirements and met and aligned with business objectives.

• Work with global customers / service providers to design and implement large complex networks

• Well versed in cloud architectures, software defined networking, data center switching technologies, and securing virtual environments (AWS, Azure, Google desired)

• Assess vendor development/test strategies for various network domain phase 0 projects.

• Perform network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common network problems.

• Background in deploying both bare metal systems and virtual cloud services.

• Proven experience evaluating emerging technologies and incorporating them into existing or new systems

• Support and collaborate on the development, implementation and administration of processes and procedures to ensure the reliability, recoverability, and optimum performance of network infrastructure systems and solutions

• Develop network and security documentation, including diagrams and work instructions, test plans, implementation plans, and project timelines for various projects.

• Ability to work as an individual contributor, as a technical expert and as a participant in a team environment

• Write functional requirements/specifications documents.

• Proven ability to accomplish assigned tasks with little supervision

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills

• Demonstrated confidence with the ability to present and have customer facing conversations

• Establishes best practices through collaboration with IT Security and IT Infrastructure Operations

• Collaborates with IT Security and Client Services toward compliance and auditing

• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and/or internationally, if needed.

• Ability to maintain and foster sensitivity and respect for a culturally diverse work environment.

• Ability to manage and prioritize complex, changing workloads in a challenging technical environment

Knowledge and Skills:

Technical Skill 

• Advanced knowledge of and experience with networking and network protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, routing, Inflobox, DNS, DDNS, DHCP, F5 LTM, SSH, VPNs), IP routing protocols including RIP, BGP, OSPF, IP Multicast, MPLS.

• Thorough understanding of modern service providers, TCP/IP data networks using standards and technologies including but not limited to: Ethernet, OSPF, IGMP, STP, RSTP, 802.1q, 802.11n, and 802.11ac.

• Experience with Policy Based Routing, Quality of Service, netflow, Wireless 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, virtual networks, NAT, ACL controls, Web Security/URL Filtering, IPSec, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Malware Prevention

• IPv4 and IPv6 experience ismust.

• Experience with architecture, installation and management of inbound / outbound proxy, network VPN services, 

• Knowledge, skills and experience with HP and Aruba routing, switching, and wireless hardware, software and protocols including Aruba Mobility Controllers, Aruba Instant Aps, Aruba Airwave, Aruba Central, Aruba Activate, Security, Aruba ClearPass.

• Expert knowledge of Internet proxy, inbound and outbound proxy services, F5 LTM and GTM, VPN services.

• Experience with SDN, SD-WAN products and services, Working knowledge of structured cabling systems and network facilities.

• Experience in Palo Alto, Fortinet, Checkpoint and Juniper firewall management and in network security including: Device Hardening, IDS/IPS, SIEM, Firewalls, and IPSec, vulnerability assessment and intrusion detection.

• Strong WAN experience managing global network infrastructure

Education and Experience Required: