Fuel
Network Engineer- Firewall Centric (Subject Matter Expert), McLean
Job Description
Fuel is looking for a Network Engineer. The Network Engineer is responsible for designing technical solutions for complex problems. The candidate will provide technical oversight of a project solution, including requirement interpretation and allocation of requirements to technical components. The candidate will define processes to support the implementation of requirements. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring that technical solutions leverage industry best practices, designing for security and excellence while minimizing the total cost of ownership. Candidate should be able to define internal and external customer IT infrastructure architecture needs and then design solutions to meet those needs to include: capacity planning, systems configuration and tuning, monitoring backups, and installations of hardware and software. Candidate will be required to work independently with little supervision and should be flexible to work and support IT Operations needs as requested.
Skills and Experience
- 5+ years of experience configuring, designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting LAN/WAN devices
- Thorough understanding of network routing concepts (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, IP MPLS)
- 5+ years of experience configuring/maintaining Cisco ASA/Next Generation Firewall
- Experience configuring/maintaining other (non-Cisco) hardware firewall devices such as Palo Alto Network, F5, or Juniper Next Generation Firewalls
- Basic understanding of QoS concepts
- Experience with network monitoring technologies
- Ability to take ambiguous requirements or problems and convert them into technical solutions
- Ability to partner with systems administrators, storage administrators, and application developers to solve complex problems
- Complex problem management research and issue resolution
- Ability to mentor junior network engineers
Desired Knowledge/Skills
- Experience configuring, designing, and troubleshooting IP multicast streams
- Experience configuring, designing, and troubleshooting QoS in LAN or WAN devices
- Juniper, Palo Alto, or Cisco Next Generation Firewalls Certifications
About Fuel
Fuel Consulting LLC helps clients create the path to their future. Clients get expertise that needs no ramp-up time to deliver the best practices, customized tools, and methodologies to help them achieve their vision and leave a legacy. If helping others and working with a team of exceptionally talented individuals excites you, then look no further than Fuel. Fuel offers competitive benefits package and is a woman-owned small business serving intelligence community and commercial clients in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area.
