Professional Monitoring Tools Engineer - HRUCKUS

Veteran Owned Firm Seeking a Professional Monitoring Tools Engineer for a Hybrid Assignment in Ashburn, VA

My name is Stephen Hrutka. I own a Veteran-Owned management consulting firm in Washington, DC, focused on Technical/Cleared Recruiting for the DoD and IC. HRUCKUS helps other Veteran-Owned businesses recruit for positions in the VA, SBA, HHS, DARPA, and other cutting-edge R&D-related defense agencies.

Our client is seeking a Professional Monitoring Tools Engineer for a role at the DHS U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The ideal candidate has an Active Top Secret Security Clearance, a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, systems, or other related disciplines, and 10+ of hands-on experience in Network Design, Network Engineering, Network Operational Support, and cloud engineering experience in Medium to Large enterprise network environments.

If you’re interested, I'll gladly provide more details about the role and further discuss your qualifications.

Thanks,

Stephen M Hrutka

Principal Consultant

Executive Summary: HRUCKUS seeks a Professional Monitoring Tools Engineer to support a client at the DHS U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Ashburn, VA.

Position Description: The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Enterprise Networks and Technology Support Directorate (ENTSD), and Network Architecture and Engineering (NAE) Division provide management services and oversight of the CBP infrastructure to protect, defend, and restore the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of CBP mission-essential data communications and applications.

NAE ensures a standardized, high-performance, and secure enterprise network architecture for the CBP enterprise that seamlessly integrates existing and emerging technologies. NAE, which comprises the Network Architecture Branch (NAB) and Network Engineering Branch (NEB), supports the CBP mission by delivering network architecture and network engineering services to OIT Program Directorate and Division customers and partners.

Some key CBP technology partners include, but are not limited to, Cisco, Juniper, Brocade, F5, Infoblox, NetScout, Riverbed, Palo Alto, CA Technologies, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, and Dell. CBP is actively modernizing its IT infrastructure and engaging in various initiatives to evaluate and implement emerging technologies, migrate to the cloud, support mobile platforms, and continually improve its network services' performance, security, and availability. The CBP LAN/MAN/WAN network comprises over 1200 field sites (CONUS and OCONUS) and three enterprise data centers with on-prem and cloud presence.

Position Responsibilities:

• Working with an enterprise network architecture and engineering team supporting our federal customer, the Professional Monitoring Tools Engineer provides network engineering support and guidance in projects and application architecture.

• The Professional Monitoring Tools Engineer is responsible for engineering, designing, testing, and implementing customer-selected network monitoring tools and infrastructure.

• The engineer leverages the current network environment to facilitate monitoring and situational awareness of the network's health.

• Responsible for supporting the development of the Technical Requirements Document and a Detailed Design Document (DDD) for the network architecture, consistent with the associated Functional Requirements Document and DDD, before transitioning to Operations.

• Responsibility includes supporting all updates to all documents when the network design and technologies change, collaborating with all stakeholders to test all related systems and application migration processes, and verifying that the systems meet requirements and can host applications with no degradation to performance or security.

• This engineer is responsible for preparing test reports and Implementation Plans for each change impacting the network environment.

Position Duties:

• Experience integrating various monitoring tools with existing infrastructure.

• Lead efforts in research and testing new tools selected by the client.

• Write reports and documentation on test results and Proof of Concept outcomes.

• Provides internal consulting, technical guidance, information, and support to application developers, computer operations, company management, and departmental clients.

• Assists in internal training programs.

• Must work with minimal supervision and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Position Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• At least ten years of hands-on experience in Network Design, Network Engineering, Network Operational Support, and cloud engineering experience in Medium to Large enterprise network environments:

o NetScout nGeniusPulse

o HPNA

o Forward Networks

o Akamai

o Stealthwatch

o SteelCentral

• Experience with Cloud Identity and Access Management

• Experience deploying and managing virtual servers in the Cloud

• Experience with Cloud-based monitoring solutions

Position Requirements:

• Min Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, systems, or other related disciplines.

• Min Years of Experience: 10 years.

• Education Substitution: 14 years.

• Desired Certifications: ITIL v3, AWS: Networking and Security Specialty, Solutions Architect Associate or professional.

• Eligibility/clearance: Must be a U.S. citizen.

• Physical Demands: The job requires bending, crawling, sitting, and lifting 50 lbs. at most.

Clearance:

• Must have an Active TS with an adjudication within the last 15 Months.

• DHS Badge/Clearance required.

• CBP Badge/Access preferred.