IT Senior Network Engineer

Job Details

VA, Sterling - Corporate Office - Sterling, VA

Full-Time

Bachelor's Degree

Negligible

Day

Corporate

Description

Centurion is proud to be a leading provider of comprehensive healthcare services to correctional facilities, state hospitals, and community mental health centers nationwide.

We are currently seeking an Sr. Network Engineer to join our Corporate team located in Sterling, Virginia.

Qualified candidates must reside within a 25 mile commute to Sterling as this is a 100% onsite position.

Position Overview

The Senior Network Engineer will be part of Network team responsible to design, deploy and maintain scalable, highly available network infrastructure spanning across multiple co-location facilities that support nearly 10,000 users and growing. This position will be responsible for providing advanced technical and engineering support for IT infrastructure and customer facing services. Use infrastructure tools and techniques to quickly identify and successfully resolve infrastructure, operational requests and issues while acting as an escalation point for corporate IT departments.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Deploy, configure, manage and monitor network infrastructure (LAN, WAN) for high availability optimal performance as well as network security features

Install, set up and upgrade firmware on network equipment. Perform periodical preventative maintenance of networking equipment software/firmware.

Provide engineering support to install, configure, optimize, troubleshoot, monitor and manage deployment of Cisco routers, switches and FortiGate firewalls

Serve as the network/security subject matter expert around Fortinet technologies and solutions

Deploy and manage virtual networks and support cloud infrastructure

Automate network monitoring to provide a proactive approach to mitigate network issues

Create and maintain all required network and technical documentation including diagrams and troubleshooting methodologies using provided tools

Prepare network asset management including maintenance of network component inventory and technical specifications

Answer, evaluate and prioritize network incidents/tickets as they relate to outage escalation. Participate in triaging and resolving Tier 4 requests

Perform network packet capture and analyze to troubleshoot and debug network issues

Keep stakeholders and project managers apprised of project status throughout the project life cycle with detailed and thorough communication

Liaise with vendors, customers and other IT personnel for problem resolution

Self-motivated with the ability to follow directions, complete time-sensitive tasks and meet deadlines with minimal supervision

Identify opportunities to implement improvements and increased efficiencies on existing infrastructure

Identifies and addresses network related vulnerabilities and establishes a process to mitigate them

Establish, document, and maintain network technical standards, baseline configurations, and support processes and procedures

Fulfill routine communication requirements. Utilize ticketing system to document and manage client requests/issues and follow change management policies and procedures

Follows and adheres to simple and complex instructions, including SOP’s.

Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment

Willing and able to travel for on-site installations

Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and/or holidays, as needed

Other duties as assigned or required

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field preferred. Equivalent work experience will also be considered

10 years or more of experience in a corporate IT operations environment

5 years’ hands-on experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting networking technologies including switches, routers, and firewalls

Must have experience with IPsec tunnel configuration, routing tables, dynamic routing and network troubleshooting

Experience in the setup of DMZ and/or multi-layer network zones per data/information classification

Experience in designing and leading the implementation of small to medium scale projects

Experience with Fortinet technologies such as FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, etc

Experience with Service Provider/Datacenter class Cisco ASR/ISR routers and Nexus switches

Experience with building hybrid environments to span existing on-prem datacenters and Azure/AWS

Experience working with and designing disaster recovery datacenter solutions

Experience with packet capture and network monitoring tools such as PRTG

Experience with Cisco Meraki switches, WAPs and dashboard

Deep understanding of networking technologies and protocols such as, L2/L3 Routing/Switching, IPSEC, BGP, MPLS, VRF, QoS, Spanning-Tree, OSPF, 802.11, ACL, DHCP, TCP/IP, DNS

Ability to develop network topology, wire diagram and document detailed lab test plans and reports

Experience with established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to network infrastructure during critical maintenance window

Knowledge of Carrier Services WAN, MPLS, DIA, etc is a plus

Certifications

Fortinet technologies (NSE 4 or higher preferred)

CCNP or higher preferred

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

Must be able to lift and/or move up to 30 lbs of equipment. May be required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl

Ability to perform work in small spaces that may require bending and/or crawling to access cables, etc.

Must be able to sit/work at a computer desk, using mouse and viewing screen, for potentially long periods

May be required to visit and work within correctional facilities

May be required to travel up to 20% of time to support facilities and remote staff, both locally and throughout different states

We offer excellent compensation and comprehensive benefits for our full-time team members including:

Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance

401(k) with company match

Generous paid time off

Paid holidays

Flexible Spending Account

Continuing Education benefits

Much more...

For more information, please contact Chris Genova at or