senior network engineer.

　　boerne , texas

　　posted 10 days ago

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　　$60 - $65 per hour

　　temp to perm

　　bachelor degree

　　category computer and mathematical occupations

　　reference1039157

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　　job summary:

　　Randstad Federal is seeking a Network Engineer in support of a contract with the Defense Health Agency.

　　location: Boerne, Texas

　　job type: Contract

　　salary: $60 - 65 per hour

　　work hours: 8am to 4pm

　　education: Bachelors

　　responsibilities:

　　Job Description:

　　Oversee the creation of a comprehensive analysis of Network Automation (NA) capabilities, requirements, and dependencies of all DHA Local Area Network (LAN) equipment currently in use by the DHA, including Cisco, Comscope (Brocade), and Juniper LAN components and documenting that analysis.

　　Work with a large, dynamic project consisting of a team of motivated junior engineers; manage the automation team's workload, provide feedback and insight into code standards and practices, identify areas of improvement within an Agile environment.

　　Identify gaps or weaknesses in vendor abilities to support automating Device Inventory, Device Provisioning, Data Collection and Monitoring, Configuration Management, and Compliance Reporting

　　Assist in the creation of a comprehensive analysis of NA capabilities, requirements, and dependencies using CheckMK, SolarWinds, and Micro Focus Network Automation (MFNA) and documenting the results of that analysis.

　　Provide a recommended product solution-set report to enable an NA architecture that includes Data Management, Configuration Management, and Orchestration that supports Agile development, DevOps, and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) best practices within the DHA enterprise and documenting that analysis.

　　Design, document, and build a Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)-compliant NA Architecture in a non-production lab environment using MFNA, CheckMK, commercial-off-the-shelf products (COTS), and Open Source products.

　　Perform comprehensive analysis and testing of products used in the NA lab focusing on utilizing, improving, and expanding the operational capabilities of the DHA enterprise tools environment with respect to functionality, feasibility, cost, life cycle management, and security; submit detailed reports of the outcome

　　Create Risk Management Framework (RMF) artifacts and documentation for NA system accreditation to either risk assess them into an existing Authority to Operate (ATO) or establish a new ATO

　　Provide comprehensive cost analysis and recommendation reports of using Open Source and COTS products with the total cost, return on investment, time to implement, and benefits for NA within the DHA enterprise

　　Provide a comprehensive report on how to enable NA within the DHA using existing MFNA and CheckMK tools and how to expand NA capabilities within the DHA by adding new tools to the environment.

　　Requirements:

　　Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

　　A minimum of six+ (six plus) years of experience is required, including substitutions for experience without a degree.

　　CCNA certification and Devnet Associate required (or other vendor equivalent)

　　Active Secret clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret (US Citizenship needed) required.

　　Solid switching experience needed. Brocade/Ruckus is strongly desired.

　　Experience with automation tools such as SolarWinds or eNMS (MFNA - Network Configuration and Change Management/NCCM) is a plus.

　　Extensive knowledge of Data Management, Configuration Management, and Orchestration capabilities and best practices is a plus.

　　Extensive knowledge of network environments, including Ruckus, Cisco, or Juniper

　　CompTIA Security+ (must be able to obtain within 30 days of start of employment) required.

　　Knowledge of Python is a plus.

　　Knowledge of TCP/IP networking

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Experience in the following technologies:

　　Fundamental knowledge of SCCM duties

　　Experience in an MSP environment

　　Knowledge of VMware, Proxmax, Cisco UCS servers and Office,SolarWinds

　　Knowledge Ansible, Salt Stack, Puppet, Chef, Netmiko, Nornir, NAPALM, Git, enms.io, netbox, kubernetes, and/or other NA products and tools

　　strong knowledge of and previous experience with the RMF process, the system accreditation process, and the process leading to DHA approval for inclusion of items on the DHA Approved Product List desired.

　　qualifications:

　　Experience level: Experienced

　　Minimum 6 years of experience

　　Education: Bachelors

　　skills:

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