Network Engineer

Company: Hoplite Solutions LLC
Location: Chantilly
Posted on: September 14, 2023

Job Description:

Hoplite Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer who will be responsible for designing technical solutions for complex network infrastructure and design. The candidate will define network architecture to support the implementation of a secure and reliable on-site network. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring that technical solutions leverage industry best practices are designed to meet industry accepted security requirements. Candidate should be able to define internal and external customer IT infrastructure and architecture needs and then design solutions to meet those needs to include: capacity planning, systems configuration and tuning, monitoring network performance, and installations of hardware and software. The candidate should have experience in defining, maintaining, and upgrading the overall security posture of the networks. The candidate will also perform continuous scanning and remediation of network-based vulnerabilities.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Designs and plans network communications to include on-prem and cloud-based systems
• Provides specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture
• Plans implementation of enhancements and security upgrades to the network
• Conducts hands-on setup, configuration, testing, and troubleshooting of on-site network
• infrastructure
• Conducts testing of network infrastructure using industry practices
• Monitors network hardware and virtual (cloud) device operations to ensure properly functioning networks and capabilities
• Advises network users of hardware needs, configurations, and limitations
• Provides troubleshooting assistance and guidance to other team members as well as end users of the network(s)
• Provides detailed recommendations for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques, and tools
• Provides technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, switches, firewalls, bridges, gateways, etc
• Evaluates and reports on changing or end of life technologies to ensure capabilities of the network remain up to date and secure Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in a related business or technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
  • 5+ years of experience configuring, designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting networks as a network engineer Basic Qualifications:
    • Experience in IPSec site-to-site VPN utilizing PKI (CA)
    • Experience in Remote access VPN
    • Experience configuring, designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting LAN/WAN devices
    • Thorough understanding of network routing concepts (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, IP MPLS)
    • Basic understanding of QoS concepts
    • Experience with network monitoring technologies
    • Expertise in deploying Cisco, Palo Alto, or Juniper firewall Manager servers
    • Experience engineering and deploying cloud-based and on-prem network firewall solutions
    • Experience designing, engineering, and deploying controlled interfaces
    • Ability to take customer requirements or problems and convert them into technical solutions
    • Ability to partner with systems administrators, storage administrators, and application developers to solve complex problems
    • Complex problem management research and issue resolution Preferred Qualifications:
      • Experience configuring, designing, and troubleshooting QoS in LAN or WAN devices
      • Experience design, engineering, and deploying Multi-Factor Authentication solution
      • Experience design, engineering, and deploying Zero-Trust solutions
        Hoplite Solutions offers very competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package, to include a 7% employer 401k contribution, fully paid healthcare for our employees, outstanding training benefits, company funded life insurance and short-term disability insurance, and many more.

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