Senior Network Engineer - McLean, VA - TS/SCI w/ CI Poly Information Technology

Senior Network Development Engineer - McLean, VA - TS/SCI CI Poly

As a Senior Network Development Engineer you will perform high quality network and systems operations, deployments, scaling, technology refresh, sustaining engineering, best practices applications, optimization, internal/external customer interactions, and produce appropriate technical documentation.

• Create and implement changes on the network through automation
• Deliver simple, sustainable, and repeatable solutions and processes
• Operate and trouble-shoot network routing, interconnectivity, platforms, performance, and configuration issues; including low level application interaction, Linux systems, and next-gen networking software tools
• Maintain standards across the networking toolset and ensure that we are fully compliant to those standards and policies
• Drive and support innovation from Top of Rack to the Network Border and everything in between
• Work closely with the Network Architect to ensure fast, smooth roll-out of new designs and products, as well as assist with deployment and sustaining of network infrastructure and tooling
• Proficient in either Python or Go programming language
• Experience working with networking protocols and APIs, ideally Open vSwitch and/or any RESTful APIs for network devices and services
• Proficient in network topologies and architectures (VLAN, LAN, WAN)
• Experience with automation frameworks, specifically Ansible, to write scripts and automate network configurations
• Experience with SONiC and Cumulus Network Operating System (NOS)
• Experience in rail-optimized technology
• Experience with key OpenShift networking concepts, like Open vSwitch (OVS) / Open Virtual Network (OVN) to create an overlay network on top of the physical infrastructure to facilitate pod communication across nodes.
• Experience using the OpenShift Kubernetes Container Network Interface (CNI) to interact with different network plugins and manage pod networking
• Familiarity with configuring, deploying, and maintaining the MetalLB Operator for traffic load balancing on bare metal clusters
• Experience using Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh for discovery, load balancing, service-to-service authentication, failure recovery, metrics, and monitoring services
• Proficient with the Network Observability Operator for network debugging and insights
• Ability to effectively communicate with team members, vendors, and customers to understand requirements and implement solutions
• Proficient time management to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced networking environment
  
  

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence polygraph
• Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of relevant job experience or 10 plus years of related experience in lieu of a degree.

Employment Pre-requisites

The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation, drug urinalysis, and verified compliance with Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors.

SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

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Estimated Min Rate: $77.00

Estimated Max Rate: $110.00