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Senior Network Engineer
DecisionPoint Corporation. Engineer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Cisco Nexus data-center switching environments .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in configuring and troubleshooting Cisco Nexus data-center environments, supporting software-defined networking, and implementing policy-based network architectures. Proficient in network monitoring, performance management, and applying security standards such as DISA STIGs.
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Cisco Nexus SwitchingCisco Application Centric InfrastructureSoftware-Defined NetworkingDISA STIG ComplianceNetwork Troubleshooting
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Hard Skills
Network EngineeringNetwork AdministrationData-Center NetworkingVLAN ConfigurationRouting ProtocolsNetwork MonitoringConfiguration ManagementPerformance ManagementCloud ConnectivityNetwork Diagramming
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsDocumentation SkillsChange ManagementStakeholder CoordinationTroubleshooting Skills
Tools & Technologies
Cisco Routing TechnologiesEIGRPOSPFBGPSD-WANFirewallsVPNsLoad BalancersNetwork AppliancesCloud Services
Certifications & Qualifications
Cisco Certified Network ProfessionalCCNP Data CenterCCNP EnterpriseCCNP SecurityCCIECompTIA Security+ITIL Foundation
Industry Keywords
Department of DefenseFederal Network EnvironmentsNetwork Architecture PlanningService RestorationOutage Response
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloudFirewallsSwitching
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Engineer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Cisco Nexus data-center switching environments
- Support Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure fabrics and policy-based network configurations
- Configure and support APICs, tenants, VRFs, bridge domains, endpoint groups, contracts, and external connectivity
- Support software-defined networking across data-center infrastructure
- Install, configure, maintain, refresh, and troubleshoot top-of-rack switches, data-center switches, network appliances, and related connectivity
- Support physical and logical connectivity among servers, storage, virtualization environments, appliances, cloud services, and enterprise networks
- Configure and troubleshoot VLANs, trunks, port channels, vPCs, routing, access controls, and redundant network paths
- Support network architecture planning, integration, implementation, testing, and performance analysis
- Gather and document technical requirements for connectivity, installations, refreshes, and relocations
- Develop implementation, migration, cutover, validation, rollback, and outage-contingency plans
- Execute approved installations, refreshes, configuration changes, and equipment replacements
- Support network-equipment relocation cutovers at USMEPCOM and MEPS locations
- Coordinate staging, configuration validation, connectivity testing, implementation, and post-cutover verification
- Coordinate with cabling personnel on rack layouts, patching, fiber, copper cabling, network drops, and interconnections
- Maintain physical and logical diagrams, rack layouts, as-built documentation, and equipment inventories
- Test devices and configurations before production installation
- Apply firmware, operating-system, vendor, security, and configuration updates
- Configure devices according to security requirements and DISA STIGs
- Monitor availability, performance, utilization, capacity, faults, interfaces, and connectivity
- Diagnose and resolve Layer 2, Layer 3, fabric, switching, routing, latency, packet-loss, and connectivity issues
- Troubleshoot WAN, LAN, circuits, SD-WAN, firewalls, VPNs, wireless, and cloud connectivity affecting data-center services
- Participate in Outage Response Team activities and provide diagnosis, corrective actions, workarounds, restoration support, and root-cause-analysis input
- Coordinate escalations with Cisco, DISA, telecommunications providers, vendors, cloud providers, and external support organizations
- Support remote locations with connectivity, router, circuit, firewall, VPN, ISP, and cloud-service issues
- Follow incident, change, configuration, release, and service-transition processes
- Maintain configurations, implementation records, change documentation, test results, procedures, and knowledge articles
- Identify recurring problems, capacity constraints, points of failure, and modernization opportunities
- Provide technical guidance to network administrators, support specialists, and infrastructure personnel
Requirements
What you’ll need- Active Secret clearance or higher
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Networking, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant network engineering, network administration, data-center networking, or enterprise infrastructure experience
- Current Cisco Certified Network Professional certification
- Ability to work a hybrid schedule in N. Chicago, Illinois
- Hands-on experience supporting Cisco Nexus switches and Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure
- Experience configuring ACI tenants, VRFs, bridge domains, endpoint groups, contracts, APICs, and external network connectivity
- Experience with software-defined networking and policy-based data-center network architectures
- Experience configuring and troubleshooting top-of-rack switching, virtual port channels, port channels, VLANs, trunks, routing, and redundant network paths
- Experience supporting data-center connectivity among compute, storage, virtualization, security, cloud, and network platforms
- Experience completing network installations, equipment refreshes, migrations, maintenance activities, and relocation cutovers
- Experience developing method-of-procedure documents, implementation plans, test plans, rollback procedures, and cutover checklists
- Experience supporting network-related outages, service restoration, vendor escalation, and root-cause analysis
- Experience with Cisco routing and switching technologies, including EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, VLAN routing, and Quality of Service
- Experience supporting WAN, LAN, SD-WAN, circuits, firewalls, VPNs, wireless infrastructure, load balancers, and cloud connectivity
- Experience with network-monitoring, configuration-management, performance-management, and observability platforms
- Experience applying DISA STIGs and supporting DoD RMF, ATO, IAVA, CND Directive, and POA&M requirements
- Experience producing network diagrams, rack layouts, as-built documentation, equipment inventories, and configuration records
- Familiarity with structured cabling, patch panels, fiber connectivity, inside-plant infrastructure, and network-drop planning
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, change-management, and stakeholder-coordination skills
- Ability to support after-hours outages, maintenance windows, installations, equipment refreshes, and relocation cutovers when required
- Preferred: additional certifications such as CCNP Data Center, CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Security, CCIE, CompTIA Security+, or equivalent credentials
- Preferred: ITIL Foundation or higher certification
- Preferred: experience in federal or Department of Defense network environments
Benefits
Comp & perks- After-hours availability support for outages, maintenance windows, installations, equipment refreshes, and relocation cutovers
- Regular full-time employment
- Hybrid work arrangement