Network Engineer

Knight Federal Solutions is a trusted provider to industry leading prime contractors, the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.  We have established a company culture that supports our employees, their families and the communities in which they live and work. When you join our team you belong to a group of people that work hard, strive for greatness and care about people.

Our hard work is evident in everything we do.  Whether it be supporting large government programs in the areas of Simulation and Training, Information Technology, Intelligence or Engineering we always strive to be the best.  It is for this reason that we have been recognized as a World Class Team Supplier by Northrop Grumman and were also named one of Florida’s fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine. 

As Knight Federal Solutions continues to grow, we look forward to hiring the best and the brightest to join us in our success

Responsibilities:

The contractor shall provide a qualified workforce to function as the lead Network Engineer for the CI/CD and Data pipelines that support the data instrumentation and data driven analysis capability for the 805 CTS. Maintains computer networks including mainframes, VPNs, routers and other physical hardware. Installs and configures network equipment. Creates firewalls and updates virus protection software and data security systems to keep data and communications protected. Monitors computer systems to improve network performance for all systems. Troubleshoots, resolves, and communicates networking issues to other employees and management. Implements disaster recovery procedures. Maintains current knowledge and understanding of security and networking best practices of industry and DoD to offer the best solutions and protection of systems. Designs and implements new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networks. Installs, configures and maintains network equipment including routers, proxy servers, switches, WAN accelerators, DNS and DHCP. Creates and maintains professional documentation of network configurations, topologies and equipment utilizing the Microsoft Office Suite to include Visio.

Qualifications:

• DoD 8570 Level II certification required.
• Must be proficient with both layer 2 and layer 3 networking concepts, protocols, and technologies and have intimate working knowledge with routing and switching configurations on Cisco IOS and NX-OS equipment.
• Must be familiar with network security concepts and best practices to include firewall administration through McAfee Sidewinder and Cisco ASA products, as well as Federal FIPS encryption devices such as TACLANES.
• Must have working knowledge of DoD and USAF network policies and regulations in relation to network design and configuration; must have a firm understanding of network design concepts and articulation of those concepts through documentation such as engineering proposals and diagrams.
• Must have in-depth understanding and practical knowledge of networking systems such as LAN, firewalls, routers and printers.
• Must have comprehensive understanding of network services and networks such as TCP/IP, OSPF and EIGRP.
• Must have the ability to analyze and evaluate networks, identify issues and provide solutions to ensure networks are operating efficiently.
• Must have the ability to design, implement and troubleshoot Wi-Fi and security infrastructure.
• Must maintain a Secret security clearance with Top Secret eligibility.
• CCNA with a CCNP highly desired.
• 4 years of network administration/engineering experience within the DoD desired.

Knight Federal Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other protected classification.