Senior Network Security Engineer

Sirius Federal, LLC is hiring for a role supporting the U.S. House of Representatives’ Network Engineering and Operations Directorate. The position provides senior engineering design, analysis, testing, integration, and operational support for House-wide networks, including complex problem resolution and evaluation of communications technologies.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and recommends commercially available, standards compliant wide-area networking solutions
• Develops traffic engineering studies and analyses to determine data network requirements
• Performs cost/benefit analysis on competing methods of providing data communications
• Designs complex integrated communication networks and develops network service specifications and procedures
• Assists in the preparation of Request for Proposals and Request for Quotations. Reviews and evaluates reliable, cost-effective, and efficient wide-area communications for the House
• Provides senior level operational support on day-to-day operations and resolution to complex WAN/LAN problems
• Conducts performance and bandwidth utilization monitoring of wide-area communication systems
• Keeps abreast of relevant telecommunications technology changes and applies industry standards to House requirements
• Trains other House staff in telecommunications technologies and provides technical guidance to junior level engineers
• Performs other official duties and special projects as assigned

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience designing and supporting large scale campus networks and/or wide-area networks
• Experience in contract management, project management, SDLC, and change management processes required
• Experience with Visio
• Strong knowledge of BGP and Internet Routing
• Knowledge of DMVPN and IPSEC VTIs
• Knowledge of DWDM and Optical Transport Systems
• Knowledge of TCP, UDP, QoS, DNS/DHCP, TLS/HTTPS, SNMP, EIGRP, and OSPF
• Skill in analyzing Sniffer traces
• Skill in the coordination of network engineering and integration projects
• Ability to manage large projects and bring them to a successful conclusion
• Ability to provide engineering leadership on all phases of analysis, design, testing, and implementation of networks, integration of voice and data, and telecommunications
• Ability to perform complex planning and evaluation of network systems
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with elected officials, senior staff, information systems professional, and non-technical users
• Employees within this position are expected to demonstrate the following HIR Technical Competencies: Analytics; Application Administration and Integration; Emergency Response Planning and Risk Management; Hardware Installation and Management; Information Management; Information Resources Strategy and Planning; Information Systems/Network Security; Information Technology Support; Knowledge of Emerging Trends and Industry Best Practices; Network Management; Project Management; Quality Assurance and Testing; and Telecommunications
• All employees within CAO are expected to demonstrate the following general competencies: Accountability, Adaptability, Collaboration, Communication, Customer Orientation, Knowledge of Relevant Policies, Procedures, and Processes, Priority Management, and Problem Resolution
• Must be able to secure and maintain Federal Government security clearances as deemed appropriate by senior management

Benefits

• Annual bonus target, subject to terms and conditions of plan

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