NCIS Network Engineer 24/7 support

Join General Dynamics IT and be a part of the team of men and women that solve some of the world’s most complex technical challenges. The NCIS program is searching for a Network Engineer to join their team in Quantico, VA.

The position is for shift work during the periods 1730-0630 Monday through Friday, 1730 Friday through 0630 Monday, and all holidays.

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is an organization of approximately 2,200 personnel of which 700 serve at HQ and the remaining staff serve at offices worldwide. NCIS is the DON component with primary responsibility for criminal investigation, law enforcement (LE), counterterrorism (CT), counterintelligence (CI), and cyber matters.  NCIS not only has primary responsibility for all criminal investigative, CI, CT, and cyber matters within the DON, but it also has exclusive investigative jurisdiction in non-combat matters involving actual, potential, or suspected criminal, terrorism, sabotage, espionage, and subversive activities.

This position is part of the IT Technology Development division within the NCIS ITDS organization and performs the following functions:

• Tests and analyzes all elements of network facilities
• Monitors and controls the performance and status of network resources on multiple enclaves utilizing software and hardware tools
• Identifies and diagnoses problems and factors affecting network performance
• Analyzes network performance, usage, traffic flows, access, and interfaces
• Provides technical planning and analysis for communication activities including designing, integrating, installing, troubleshooting, repairing, testing, monitoring, reporting, documenting, working with appropriate vendors, and performing preventative maintenance services
• Performs testing, provisioning, operations and emergency response for ongoing network operations
• Oversees and manages the deployment of upgrades to existing data, video, and related systems in a multi-location environment
• Ensures all required operational and support documents are current
• Maintains a current understanding of emerging technologies and trends in online media, cloud service, storage solutions, and other data center technologies
• Assists System Administrators and Tier 2 technicians with their duties as needed

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree (May be substituted for additional years of experience)
• 8+ years of network experience; with 3 years of specialized networking experience indicated below
• Current CISSP and CCNP
• Active CCIE certification is a plus
• TS/SCI required

Specialized Experience Includes:

• Experience with engineering data center and IP backbone networks in a multi-vendor, multiprotocol environment, including networks based on T1, DS3, Fiber/Optical, DSL, Ethernet, and Ethernet over Copper core.
• Experience with the following protocols, BGP, OSPF, vDC, vPC, VRF’s, Spanning-Tree, VLANs, 802.1q, QoS, Cisco ASA with Active/Active Multiple Contexts
• Firewall Experience Required- Cisco ASA 5500X, Juniper SRX, Forcepoint SW  
• Expert level configuration of Cisco routers and switches including: 4500/6500, 3750, 3850, and ASR 1000  
• Nexus 2K/5K/7K/9K Data Center Experience 
• Experience with configuration and management of firewalls; Cisco Firepower, Palo Alto, Forcepoint Sidewinder, and Juniper
• Familiar with NTP /MAB/F5 Deployment
• Experience with Network Management Apps - Cisco ACS/ISE, Cisco Prime, SolarWinds​

WHAT CAN GDIT OFFER YOU?

• Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
• 401K with company match
• Flexible work week
• Educational Assistance and eLearning
• Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement
• Rewards and Recognition programs
• Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging of highly motivated critical thinking