Knowcean Consulting Inc Hiring for Network Engineer Job at Herndon, VA Full Time

compensation: Competitive

employment type: full-time

We are looking to fill a full time or contract position working as Network Engineer at the Smithsonian Institution located in Herndon, Virginia, with some work sites in the immediate Washington DC area. This is truly a nice place to work.

Responsibilities

• Working as part of a team to provide daily administrative and engineering on-site support in analyzing, implementing and administering the Smithsonian’s Cisco Network Infrastructure and associated network components.

• Troubleshooting network issues as reported by the NOC and customers, to include but not limited to – network access issues, network performance issues, hardware failure, telecom circuit failure.

• Configuration, upgrade and installation of Cisco networking equipment including routers, switches, and VPN equipment.

• Respond and resolve Cisco wireless network issues, as reported by customers and NOC, to include client wireless access issues, Access Point failures, and Wireless LAN Controller issues.

• Regular working hours.

Qualification

• MINIMUM of 4+ years of experience in an Enterprise Cisco LAN , WAN, Wireless environment in support of at least 2,000 users.

• Have current Cisco certification (CCNP preferred).

• Must have in depth knowledge of and skill in administering current CISCO Infrastructure components and associated network devices.

o Ability to perform hardware upgrades, deploy new routers and switches, install memory and flash updates as needed to accomplish IOS (and/or NXOS) upgrades, and monitor and maintain the network utilizing SW/HW tools.

o Experience dealing with Cisco VPN management, RSA or Entrust background, and Cisco wireless networks.

o Solid understanding of and skill in applying TCP/IP and associated networking protocols such as SNMP, HTTP, HTTPS, etc.

• Ability to work independently. Can travel to immediate Washington DC locations.

• Strong interpersonal skills to work with customers in a daily basis.

Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 – $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Herndon, VA 20170: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Computer networking: 4 years (Preferred)
• LAN: 4 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location