Network Engineer - Centil

About Centil

Centil represents the intersection of innovation and trusted expertise required for keeping rapid pace with the dynamic and emergent technological needs of Aerospace, Defense, and Government systems. Our trusted team of engineers excel in deploying value stream management, short-cycle feedback loops, infrastructure on-demand, and secure, disciplined pipelines to our customers. If you are interested in learning more about Centil or our team, check out our website at www.centil.io.

Centil is a talented team of trusted engineers working to provide optimized and effective technology value streams for defense industry clients. We believe in a culture of innovation, empowerment and collaboration. We place a high value on learning and growth, providing ongoing support to our team to learn new skills and become fulfilled in both their personal and professional life.

Centil is hiring exceptional individuals to join our growing team. We look for candidates who are inspired and passionate, highly collaborative, and who demonstrate the courage to challenge the status quo with forward thinking ideas and practices. We also seek out individuals who demonstrate servant leadership by supporting their colleagues with a sense of positivity, humility and open mindedness.

About the role

This position is for a Network Engineer in Boulder, CO. You will be working closely with a talented team to assist in the design, configuration, testing, implementation and oversight of the computer networks that support our customers mission critical systems, primarily within a Juniper and Palo Alto Network environment. You will also have the opportunity to grow and sharpen your skills with other talented members of Centil.

This role will be onsite in Boulder, Monday through Friday.

What you"ll do

• Develop network designs and perform comprehensive analysis by leveraging experience with medium to large WAN networks

• Perform system engineering design, integration, and implementation in a development production and operational environment

• Configure network devices to perform capabilities needed, to include switching, routing, security boundaries, etc.

• Automate Juniper and Palo Alto network builds, configurations, and security hardening per STIG guidance

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and investigate to resolve issues; provide tier 1/2 network and hardware support in a primarily Red Hat/ESXi environment

• Ensure optimal network performance by leveraging monitoring tools

• Assist with network inventory tracking and management

• Develop and document network and equipment operating procedures

• Design and implement security measures for protection of networks and information

• Interface with the customer, leveraging strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail

• DoD Secret Clearance at minimum, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI

• Minimum 3 years of experience configuring, deploying and troubleshooting network LAN and WAN devices

• Active Security+ certification

• Product knowledge or experience on one or more of the following: Juniper Product Lines, QFX Series Switches, EX Series Switrches, MX Series Routers

• Experience with physical network hardware installation

• Experience in deploying and managing dynamic routing protocols, including BGP and OSPF

• Experience in security systems such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-virus software, authentication systems, log management and content filtering

• Familiarity with automation and scripting for automated network deployments (with a preference for Ansible)

• Experienced in managing large-scale enterprise network environments across multiple data centers with high-availability requirements

• Jira and Confluence experience to include the Agile frameworks
  
  

• Active TS/SCI clearance

• Network Certifications (Network+, CCNA, CCNP, JNCP, etc) or equivalent

• SAFe Certification on Scaled Agile

In addition to job-specific requirements, Centil believes it is important for all employees to possess the following skills/characteristics:

• Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills. Ability to passionately deliver high-level messaging to various types of audiences--this will eventually include senior leaders. Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical personnel
• Self-motivated individual who actively and independently seeks out opportunities for learning and development
• Collaborates well; enjoys working as part of a team
• DoD Secret or higher clearance is preferred. All applicants must be US citizens eligible for a US Government security clearance

Depending on experience and skillset, most candidates will earn between $110,000 and $160,000 per year.

Please note that the salary range is a general guideline only. We consider many factors when determining salaries including, but are not limited to, scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education, training, certifications, key skills, and mission/customer familiarity. We combine these factors with market and business considerations to extend a job offer.

Centil offers a comprehensive benefits package including the following:

• Generous PTO for vacation, personal, or sick days
• Eight (8) paid holidays per year plus 2 additional Floating Holidays per year (taken at Employee"s discretion)
• Flex time and the ability to create your own schedule
• Family leave for significant life events
• Parental leave for new parents
• Discretionary bi-annual bonus plan, based on individual and company performance
• Healthcare coverage plan through a Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA)
• Access to a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401K retirement plan with immediately vested company contributions, no matching required
• Paid training and conference attendance
• Phone plan reimbursement

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