Senior Network Engineer

Complete Description: The Office of the Chief Technology Officer seeks a Senior Network Engineer to provide customer-facing consulting services, subject matter expertise, engineering services, and operational support as part of the engineering and architecture team in designing, deploying, and operating a mission-critical, converged network. The objective of this procurement is to assist in the engineering, implementation, and operation of DCNET’s Government Service Provider Network supporting and connecting critical District of Columbia government infrastructure.

The individual will provide design recommendations based on industry expertise in requirements analysis, functional design, and deployment of complex technology solutions across enterprise and service provider networks. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Requirements gathering related to implementation of technology solutions across enterprise and service provider networks. • Provide hands-on analysis and quality assurance for the DC Net network engineering team, leveraging industry expertise related to deployments of complex technology solutions.

• Experience in analysis, design, configuration, and implementation of routers, switches, and firewalls. • Design/Implementation experience with Cisco ASR and Nexus platforms in a Service Provider environment supporting network data and voice subscriber services " Behavior Characteristics: The ability to think and work independently. Technical and Business Problem solving skills with strong conceptual and analytical skills.

Speaks and writes effectively. Must be a strong team player. Skills: Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience Expertise Rating Analysis, design, and implementation of Cisco routers, switches and firewalls Required 8 Years 3 - Expert Bachelors Degree Required Cisco Certified CCNP or CCDP Required Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) – Routing & Switching Required Deep understanding of Encryption and Encapsulation Technologies such as IPSec and GRE Required 6 Years 3 - Expert Design and Implementation of IP and MPLS in an ISP core network Required 7 Years 3 - Expert Design and transition planning of IPv6 in a large scale ISP environment Required 3 Years 2 - Proficient Designing for F5 Load balancers in Cisco data center network environments Desired 3 Years 2 - Proficient Effectively participate in group interactions Required 7 Years 3 - Expert Excellent communication skills (oral and written) Required 7 Years 3 - Expert Executive consultancy and design recommendations based on industry expertise Required 8 Years 3 - Expert Hands on experience and deep understanding of routing protocols including BGP and OSPF Required 8 Years 3 - Expert Large Scale Design/Implementation of Cisco ASR and Nexus platforms in an ISP environment Required 4 Years 2 - Proficient Must be able to lift at least 40lbs.

Required Must carry a smart phone at all times. Required Possesses good network diagramming skills Required 7 Years 3 - Expert Provide and receive constructive feedback Required 7 Years 3 - Expert QoS implementation in support of (VoIP and Video) services Highly desired 8 Years 3 - Expert Quickly solve complex problems Required 8 Years 3 - Expert Requirement analysis, functional design of complex enterprise or ISP solutions Required 8 Years 3 - Expert Technical understanding to present complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Required 7 Years 3 - Expert Technology solutions requirements analysis across enterprise and ISP networks Required 8 Years 3 - Expert Understanding of SIP and H.323 Highly desired 3 Years 2 - Proficient Master of Science degree in a Computer field - You may substitute four additional years of experience for a Masters degree. Desired Overall IT experience required. Required 13 Years 3 - Expert Candidate must be able to present validation of certifications including Cert # Candidate must bring his own laptop.

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