Senior Network Engineer- W2 Consultants

Certification: None required; CCNP / CCIE, Palo Alto PCNSE, Zscaler or Cisco ISE certifications preferred

Work Schedule: Onsite Monday–Friday, business hours. Scheduled maintenance windows (e.g., Tuesdays 6–8 p.m. ET), with upgrades on weekends and some Fridays; onsite after-hours/weekend maintenance about every 9 weeks; on-call rotation about every 10 weeks

Start Date: Immediate  

·        Serve as a hands-on senior engineer on HRSA’s enterprise network team, working with the technical lead, project managers and HRSA stakeholders.

·        Design, plan, implement and maintain enterprise LAN/WAN, Zscaler and network security infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls and remote access systems.

·        Configure and manage Cisco ASA / Firepower and Palo Alto (Panorama) firewalls, Cisco switches and remote access systems for secure, scalable operations.

·        Implement and support RSA SecurID / RSA Authentication Manager integrated with VPN, RADIUS and LDAP, and Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE).

·        Troubleshoot complex network, VPN and authentication issues using Wireshark packet captures, SolarWinds, Riverbed, Grafana and Cribl.

·        Design, implement and troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 network architectures; manage Azure network security groups (NSGs).

·        Perform Cisco switch and firewall software upgrades, vulnerability remediation and TLS certificate renewals during scheduled maintenance windows under change management.

·        Maintain network-security SOPs, network diagrams and technical documentation, support backup, recovery and federal and HHS policy compliance.

·        Support network upgrades, technology refresh and new-technology evaluations, and assist with hardware, software and vendor procurement.

·        Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

·        8+ years of network engineering experience in federal or enterprise-level IT environments.

·        Cisco ASA 5500 / Firepower firewalls (required); Palo Alto firewalls managed with Panorama.

·        Expert Cisco switching, including network software upgrades; LAN/WAN routing and switching; IPv4 and IPv6.

·        Expert troubleshooting of complex network issues, including packet-capture (PCAP) analysis with Wireshark.

·        Zscaler, Cisco IPsec VPN troubleshooting and Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE).

·        RSA SecurID / RSA Authentication Manager and network authentication protocols (RADIUS, LDAP).

·        Azure networking with network security groups (NSGs).

·        SolarWinds, including automation scripts; Riverbed, Grafana or Cribl for monitoring and troubleshooting.

·        Vulnerability remediation, TLS certificate renewal and installation, and change management processes.

·        Writing, maintaining and implementing network-security SOPs and technical documentation (required).

·        Willing to work onsite after hours and on weekends for maintenance windows and to take part in the on-call rotation (required).

·        Strong problem-solving, communication and organizational skills.

·        Able to pass a Public Trust (NACI / Tier 1) investigation; must have lived in the U.S. at least 3 of the last 5 years.

·        Experience supporting HHS or other federal civilian agency networks.

·        Current or recent federal Public Trust investigation.

·        CCNP, Palo Alto PCNSE, Zscaler or Cisco ISE certifications.

·        NetScaler / Citrix ADC exposure.