10 Yrs IT Security Engineer

<div class="trix-content"> <div>Role : IT Security Engineer</div><div>Client : DC Government</div><div>Location : Washington, D.C. (hybrid - 1 day/week)</div><div>Job Description :<br><br> </div><div>Duties and Responsibilities:<br>Strategy & Planning<br>1. Design and implement short- and long-term strategic plans to make certain network capacity meets existing and future requirements.<br>2. Develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and associated training plans for network resource administration and appropriate use.

<br>3. Develop and deploy methodologies for testing network performance and providing network performance statistics and reports.<br>4. Conduct research on emerging technologies in support of network development efforts and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and network flexibility.<br>5. Develop, document, make recommendations, and communicate plans for investing in network technologies, including analysis of cost reduction opportunities.

<br>6. Participate in the development of network strategies in collaboration with the executive team.<br>7. Conduct research and make recommendations on products, services, protocols, and standards in support of all network procurement and development efforts.<br>8. Ensure network services have sufficient capacity, stability, and agility to satisfy service level agreements with business units.

<br>9. Create and maintain documentation as it relates to network configuration, network mapping, processes, and service records.<br><br>

</div><div>Acquisition & Deployment<br>1. Plan, acquire, and coordinate installation of in-house and remote network devices and appliances across the organization’s network.<br>2. Conduct research and make recommendations on network products, services, protocols, and standards in support of network procurement and development efforts.

<br>3. Design company LANs, WANs, VMs, virtual networks, and wireless networks, including servers, routers, hubs, switches, UPSs, and other devices.<br>4. Oversee new and existing equipment, hardware, and software upgrades.<br>5. Interact with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure network products and services.

<br>6. Recommend improvements and/or alternatives to the company’s existing systems architecture and technology portfolio.<br>7. Review new and existing network design projects and procurement or outsourcing plans for compliance with standards and architectural plans.<br><br>

</div><div>Operational Management<br>1. Establish and maintain regular written and in-person communications with the organization’s executives, decision-makers, stakeholders, department heads, and end users regarding pertinent network activities.<br>2. Conduct feasibility studies for various upgrade projects, improvements, and other conversions.

<br>3. Configure networks to ensure their smooth and reliable operation for fulfilling business objectives and processes.<br>4. Monitor network performance and troubleshoot problem areas as needed.<br>5. Oversee installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of end user workstation hardware, software, and peripheral devices.

<br>6. Ensure network connectivity of all servers, workstations, telephony equipment, fax machines, and other network appliances.<br>7. Manage servers, including database, e-mail, print, and backup servers and their associated operating systems and software.<br>8. Practice network asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information.

<br>9. Monitor and test network performance and provide network performance statistics and reports.<br>10. Participate in managing all network security solutions.<br><br>

</div><div>Education:<br>1. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT or Computer Science<br>2. The equivalent combination of education and successful work experience (15 years) and<br>3. Cisco Certification in specialized areas is required.<br><br> </div><div>Qualifications:<br>1. 10 years’ experience managing, developing, and delivering strategic network architectural design and operational excellence.<br>2. 10 years’ experience designing enterprise-wide LANs, WANs, WLANs, VPNs, VMs, virtual networks, etc.<br>3. Excellent knowledge of current protocols and standards<br>4.

Experience designing and implementing Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Security Software<br>5. Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills<br>6. Strong knowledge of scaled systems, ability to identify problem areas, uphold network quality, and drive design<br>7. Expert on of WAN, LAN, and Wi-Fi technology<br>8. Strong knowledge of IT security requirements and experience working with information security<br>9.

Experience with Lean IT concepts<br>10. Experience with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)<br><br><br>

</div><div>Technical Skills:<br>1. Excellent architecture and technical support documentation skills.<br>2. Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.<br>3. Ability to perform general mathematical calculations for the purpose of creating needs assessments, budgets, and so on.<br>4. Highly self-motivated and directed.

<br>5. Keep attention to detail.<br>6. Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.<br>7. Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.<br>8. Strong interpersonal and consultative skills.<br>9. Ability to exercise independent judgment and act on it.<br>10. Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

</div> </div> <p>Flexible work from home options available.</p>