Network Engineer, Senior

Parsons Corporation•Linthicum, MD

About The Position

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible. Job Description: Parsons is the premier national security and critical infrastructure solutions provider. We have unparalleled tactical-to-strategic level experience in securing the platform and operational technology of National Security Systems – a mission at the heart of our intersecting work across defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure. We deliver value through scalable, fast, disruptive solutions to our customers’ most complex national security and critical infrastructure challenges. We provide deep domain expertise to develop solutions both for now and for the future. We apply our exceptional technology capabilities to stay ahead of the competition and our customers’ needs. We layer and integrate solutions to provide unmatched innovation. Our Analytics and Engineering team is seeking Network Engineer to support our expanding portfolio of work in the Intelligence Community (IC). As a collaborative member of a small and mostly autonomous team, this position directly supports secure enclave development networks. This position is part of our Federal Solutions team. The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now. We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY! Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/. Founded in 1944, Parsons Corporation, a digitally enabled solutions provider, is focused on creating the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. From Earth to outer space, we deliver tomorrow’s solutions today. Equipped with the capabilities required to take on any defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure challenge, our agile, innovative, and disruptive approach enables us to deliver solutions at the speed of relevance. Our people are our greatest asset. We strive to be an employer of choice that engages employees in the community and creates rewarding career paths to cultivate a resilient workforce that is ready for the future. For more about Parsons, visit parsons.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

Requirements

BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Communications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or Information Systems required
8 years’ experience as a Network Engineer in programs that encompass system architecture, requirements analysis, process execution and evaluation.
3 years of direct experience with IC or SIGINT activity
VMware/ESXi VMware virtual NIC config for isolation
Experience with Cisco IOS or JunOS
Experience in developing networks from design through implementation
Experience with Ethernet Trunking and configuring Ethernet VLANs
Experience in configuring multi-vendor network equipment;
Experience with network test gear and testing network equipment;
Experience in configuring NAT and Routing Protocols.
Ability to demonstrate cyber/IT related experience with attention to detail, customer service, oral and written communication, and problem solving.
TS/SCI w/ polygraph
Active DoD IAT Level II certification
Active Cisco certification

Nice To Haves

Understanding of project design within the scope of security (RMF) requirements

Responsibilities

Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load balancing, VPN's, firewall contexts, and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate
Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools
Optimize end to end system performance and dataflow management
Coordinate with the system engineering and dataflow efforts to ensure proper mission operations to minimize down time
Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devises, interfaces and methodologies
Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components.
Facilitate the implementation of high speed, scalable, fault-to-tolerant network topologies as applicable to WAN and LAN design
Provide assistance in all aspects of network management rom network design through implementation, maintenance and upgrading of existing networks.
Analyzes design, specification, and related documents and implements communication system requirements to support the distributed functionality of a software engineering environment
Analyze network characteristics ( traffic connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes and throughput), troubleshoots problems and recommends procurement of, and/or modifications to network components.
Configure VMware Cluster to support multiple tenant systems