Senior Network Engineer and Solution Architect - Hill Associates

Hill Associates is seeking a highly skilled team of solutions engineers supporting enterprise IT infrastructure and services for large federal agencies. You will help engineer IT service solutions and guide the deployment, migration, and performance management of enterprise networks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze network systems and develop technical documentation
• Develop network system design and optimization recommendations
• Develop and execute implementation plans and performance validation testing
• Prepare customer presentations, project plans, and work
• Oversee network operations supporting enterprise services and applications
• Develop and oversee implementations of network change requests for firewalls, routing, switching, proxy services, VPN, DNS, mail, SD-WAN and public cloud service deployments.
• Provide problem identification, escalation and resolution of WAN/LAN performance, hardware, network carriers, and security issues in cooperation with the network services provider and Government agency customers.
• Identify routing and network access control requirements & resolution of related issues.
• Analyze network traffic and provide recommendations for issue resolution, optimization and configuration enhancements (e.g., QoS, TCP optimization).
• Assist customers developing and troubleshooting network firewall access control policies.
• Develop network monitoring and management procedures using tools that complement / supplement those in use by the network service provider and Government agency customers.
• Provide technical consulting and engineering support to government program and project managers

Required Qualifications:

• 15 years of general professional experience
• 10 years of IT industry experience
• 5 years of supervisory experience within the past 7 years
• Demonstrated hands-on experience and proficiency with Cisco technology – routers, switches, firewalls, and VPN is a must.
• Cloud network solutions development and/or IPv6 experience in a Cisco environment is a plus.
• Experience designing and deploying SD-WAN solutions is a plus.
• Solid understanding of WAN/LANs, network operating systems, enterprise architectures, routing and transport protocols.
• Proven WAN/LAN systems engineering, configuration, analysis, implementation, and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Master’s Degree from an accredited university or college in a relevant field.
• Must be able to successfully obtain and hold Secret security clearance

Preferred Experience:

• Prior work in a Government IT environment and industry certifications (e.g., CCNA/CCNP, CISSP, or other network or telecommunications vendors/technologies) is desirable

Hill Associates offers an attractive compensation and benefit package, opportunities for professional growth, and a positive work environment. This position is full-time remote work.

Why Work for Hill Associates?

We are a small award winning government contracting firm with demonstrated success delivering and supporting mission critical networking solutions. 

Benefits: From the first day of employment, Hill Associates offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), as well as a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time employees. 

Hill Associates Recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes without regard to race, religion, creed, color, citizenship, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence. 

Hill Associates uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities as an applicant, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify

Applications can be submitted electronically or by submitting a paper resume to Hill Associates Attention: HR 1 Research Ct Suite 450 Rockville MD 20850.

Disclaimer: Nothing in this job description/posting shall constitute an offer or promise of employment.