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Network Engineer

Location: Huntsville, Alabama Categories: Cybersecurity Req ID: 2024-9659 Potential to Telecommute: No
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Job Description

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Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI), is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to work in a large-scale and enterprise environment in Huntsville, Alabama.

The Network Engineer will provide on-going day to day support for the development of a new multi-level secure network.  Contribute to the strategy, architecture, and design of the next generation solutions involving network security, segmentation, and automation. Work with government customers to identify requirements (cost, functionality, performance), provide networking solutions and drive projects forward. Act as an escalation engineer for high severity network related issues, work with engineers and various vendors to identify tactical and strategic solutions.

Why is MTSI known as a Great Place to Work?

  • Interesting Work:  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.  
  • Values: Our first core value is that employees come first.  We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry. 
  • 100% Employee Ownership: we have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers.  It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.  
  • Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for: 
    • Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
    • Flexible schedules
    • 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
    • Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
    • Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
    • Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
    • Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
    • Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
  • Track Record of Success:  We have grown every year since our founding in 1993

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance.

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com.

Responsibilities:

Overview of Network Engineer's roles and responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and deploy network infrastructure in the wide area network
  • Perform day to day network support tasks associated with add moves and changes and troubleshooting on network
  • Function as team lead and first point of escalation for Infrastructure team
  • Administer, manage, and maintain all cisco routers, switches, firewalls, (Fortinet and Cisco) software and appliances.
  • Daily maintenance as it relates to ISE
  • Maintain Load Balancers
  • Manager Fortinet SSLVPN over multiple sites
  • Responsible for troubleshooting for all LAN/WAN/Wireless alerts and issues
  • Responsible for maintenance of all monitoring and reporting systems
  • Take ownership of change control process for all network related issues
  • Maintain all documentation
  • Configure and install various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS)
  • Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations
  • Monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability
  • Monitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning
  • Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure
  • Select and implement security tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company’s security team
  • Work with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution
  • Perform on-call duty for non-business hours support as per shift assignments
  • Perform administrative tasks pertaining to time entry and status reporting
  • Additional duties as assigned by management

Qualifications:

Required Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related analytical field, or equivalent experience
  • Have 6+ years of proven experience managing large scale multi-vendor networks

Required Clearance:

Must an Active Secret clearance; US Citizenship required.

Required Skills:

  • Experience working with advanced routing protocols such as DMVPN, BGP, OSPF
  • Expertise in network designs, routing, Software Defined Networks (SDN), Virtual Networks, Subnets, IPAM, DNS, Firewalls, TCP/IP, IPv4, and IPv6.
  • Experience supporting multiple classification of system networks Unclass, Secret, SAP, and TS.
  • CCNP or NSE experience desired
  • COMSEC management knowledge preferred

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Opportunities at MTSI

MTSI maintains an outstanding work environment that includes competitive compensation, outstanding benefits, the opportunity to be an employee-owner, and challenging work assignments with significant opportunities for advancement/career growth. To be considered for employment opportunities at MTSI, you must complete an online application.

EEO Statement: MTSI embraces nine core values including our first core value of Employees come first. Consistent with our Core Values, we are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military/veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by law. MTSI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with MTSI and need special assistance or accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please send an e-mail with your request to jobs@mtsi-va.com. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation is made on a case-by-case basis.

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