We pride ourselves on an open, and honest culture in the workplace which builds morale conducive to inspiring growth on our team, while balancing lifestyle by supporting personal and family goals with flexibility. We offer secure network systems and software engineering solutions in both the public and private sectors. With certified experts consulting the team, we are able to address the customer's mission and follow-through in the systems development life cycle. 

Clearance Required: TS/SCI
Title: Network Engineer 
Location: Columbia, MD

Description of responsibilities:

• Designs and plans network communications systems.
• Provides specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture.
• Conducts cost/benefit analysis and provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
• Conducts testing of network design.
• Responsible for monitoring network hardware operations to ensure proper set configuration options.
• Plans implementation of enhancements and upgrades to the network.
• Advises network users of hardware requirements, configurations, and limitations.
• Maintains technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
• Evaluates and reports on new communications technologies to enhance the capabilities of the network. May be assigned responsibility for the management of the systems administration function, including associated staff.  

Qualifications:

• Career level with a complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories and concepts. 
• Ability to articulate technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems with various levels of stakeholders.
• Independently determines and develops approach to solutions
• 4 years of experience in network engineering on network enterprise environments
• Experience in network design, implementation, and hardening
• Experience working on enterprise networks within classified environments 
• Experience working with encryption devices (i.e. TACLANEs)
• Experience with Firewall management

Required Certs:

• One (1) or more of the following: CCNA+ Security, CYSA+, GICSP, GSEC, Sec+, CND, SSCP, CASP, CISSP

Required Vendor Certification:  

• Cisco CCNA or higher

Clearance Required: 

• TS/SCI 

Minimum Years of Experience:

• Four (4) years of hands-on enterprise network experience

Preferred: 

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience working with Palo Alto hardware
• Prior Military Experience

Benefits:

We offer a competitive benefits and compensation package and FUN place to work! Benefits include, but not limited to:

Health and Wellness Benefits

• Medical Insurance (three CareFirst healthcare plans to choose from, Dental and Vision Insurance, 75% covered for employee/ 50% per dependant

• Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions $1500 individual/ $3000 family

Personal Insurance Benefits 

• Company-paid Life Insurance and AD&D coverage

• Company-paid Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance

Paid Leave

• Employees receive 20 days of vacation/10 holidays built into hourly rate/ 5 days of sick time (currently used for snow, jury, bereavement) 

Retirement

•  Pre-tax 401k program including 6% company match

• 100% fully vested from eligibility date

*Eligible after 90 days of employment

Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.