Network Engineer (LANs/WLAN) Secret Clearance - Maania Consultancy Services

LOCATION: Fort Meade, MD (3 Days Onsite and 2 Days Remote)

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT:

• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance. (US Citizenship required)

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Design, maintain, and operate Wireless and Local Area Networks (LANs/WLAN) and Wide Area Networks
(WANs), using Infrastructure as Code and Ansible Automation Platform
• Automate network changes on across various vendor platforms and Azure Cloud
• Assist multifunctional team to help optimize and visualize network operations
• Conduct data captures to obtain network performance information
• Provide inputs to the design of the enterprise’s network and mission architecture
• Evaluate network architectures across platforms to ensure alignment to cloud and network modernization
strategies, capabilities and requirement sets
• Actively identify opportunities for improvement, including innovations aimed at improving the user
experience, improving efficiencies, and lowering sustainment costs
• Enforce security best practices and guidelines, leveraging knowledge of security policies, network security,
and data security

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or master’s degree with 6-10 years of prior
relevant experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance prior to start date with GES
• Experience designing, deploying, and operating software defined networking solutions
• Strong understanding of networking in the areas of LAN, WAN, TCP/UDP, IPSec, VPN, proxies, routing
(L2/L3), firewalls and software defined networking
• Experience implementing dual-stack networking to use both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses simultaneously
• Experience developing and deploying Infrastructure as Code (IaC), utilizing continuous integration /
continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools, and leveraging automation platforms such as Ansible or Azure
Functions
• Understanding of Federal Government application, server, and network security requirements such as NIST,
FedRAMP, and FISMA
• Ability to work effectively within a distributed technical team, aided by strong written and verbal
communication skills
• Familiarity with the Atlassian suite, including Jira and Confluence
• Current IAT Level II (or higher) Certification such as Security or CISSP

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Certified Cisco Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent
• Working experience installing, configuring, and managing Infoblox DDI (DNS, DHCP, and IPAM)

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