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Leidos Cisco Data Center Network Architect in Bethesda, Maryland
Description
Leidos Health Mission Solutions is seeking a Senior Network Architect specializing in Cisco data center design for a large network services opportunity supporting the National Institute of Health (NIH) in the Bethesda, MD area, contingent upon contract award.
Role is fully onsite in Bethesda, MD and requires US Citizen or US Person, with the ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance, level 5.
Job Summary:
The Network Architect is part of a team that will support existing large-scale enterprise network systems and architect, design and deploy new solutions to provide secure, highly available network services in accordance with existing customer service level agreements (SLAs). The Network Architect will work in collaboration with engineers, network administrators, operations, and security teams to maintain and configure network devices and software. This position will provide Tier 3 support for incident response and coordinate with vendors and service providers. The Network Architect will also work on new network initiatives, implement change requests, support process improvement, consult and provide status to customers, and generate reports and other supporting documentation.
Primary Responsibilities:
Architect and design virtual local area networks (VLANs), wide area networks (WANs), datacenter networks, wireless networks and industrial control communications systems in accordance with SLAs
Provide Cisco switching and routing expertise in support of NIH data center networks
Evaluate the potential impacts of new network solutions on the NIH and Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) networks
Measure, monitor and plan network performance, usage, availability, capacity planning, and health
Design and implement firewall solutions and network monitoring solutions for security compliance
Provide strategic and tactical direction for NIH CIT Network Services enhancements and projects
Actively engage with the customer and other NIH organizations to define requirements and expected outcomes for new projects
Provide Tier 3 technical support, development of standard operation procedures, and mentoring to the operations team
Collaborate with the program security team to ensure compliance for changes and new capabilities
Support the customer for transition from traditional to software-defined enterprise networking
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related discipline
Either an active Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification plus five (5) years OR ten (10) years (without CCIE) experience architecting, designing, and operating complex, large-scale enterprise networks
Five years of experience configuring Cisco data center switches, routers, firewalls, and monitoring solutions
Experience implementing complex enterprise VLAN architectures
Experience architecting, designing, and implementing data center networks using Cisco, F5 and Palo Alto devices
Experience with scripting languages and automation
Knowledge of network operation, applications, hardware, monitoring, and operating systems, supporting approximately 45,000 users
Demonstrated ability for oral and written communication with the highest levels of management
Experience with network, security, infrastructure architecture activities and tasks on a medium to large government IT Infrastructure project with 24x7 mission support requirements;
Experience in at least six of the follow technical areas: network design and development; data center network services; virtual private network (VPN) services; Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) Services; network backbone services; collaboration with external Internet service providers (ISPs); Voice over IP (VoIP) implementation and quality management; wireless networks; IP address management (IPAM) services; Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Services; and Cloud Network Services
Desired skills:
CCIE Certification very strongly preferred in the Data Center area of specialization
CompTIA Security+ or CISSP security certification
Network project management experience
Experience with systems that implement Cisco DNA Center
Deep understanding of Layer 2 and Layer 3 frameworks and protocols
Experience with ScienceLogic 1, F5 load balancers, and Palo Alto firewalls
Experience with implementing data center colocation services
Experience with using ServiceNow for IT service management (ITSM)
Hybrid cloud networking experience
ITIL 4 Foundation certification
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Original Posting Date:
2024-07-11
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
REQNUMBER: R-00139258
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.
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