About ORock Technologies
ORock Technologies is a small business Cloud and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider that supports the specialized needs of organizations with the highest data security requirements, including Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), solution providers, and enterprise end users in such markets as Defense, Intelligence, Government, Financial Services, and Healthcare.

As a Red Hat Certified Cloud & Service Provider (CCSP), ORock owns and operates a carrier-grade private fiber optic network with multiple data centers and a secure, open source, “pure-play” Red Hat cloud. Our state-of-the-art IaaS and Cloud solutions offer superior levels of security, performance, compliance, flexibility, and control for ORock customers, channel partners, and software vendors.

Currently we have a need for a Senior Network Engineer to work out of our Reston, VA HQ. YOU MUST BE A US CITIZEN and be eligible for a clearance of Secret level or above.

JOB DESCRIPTION
In this position, you will be responsible for the network infrastructure supporting our IaaS, PaaS and SaaS offerings as a cloud service provider. As such, you will be responsible for the troubleshooting and supporting the existing production networking infrastructure (Cisco routers and switches and Palo Alto firewalls) as well as newly installed technologies.

RESPONSIBILITIES (At a minimum):

Be responsible for monitoring network utilization to ensure the network infrastructure accommodates customer traffic, helps reduce operational costs, and establishes a foundation for future services.
Be responsible for monitoring all network devices using diagnostics application tools currently in place, to include any future additions to the hardware configuration.
Provide switch, router, and VLAN configuration and administration.
Provide firewall administration. Palo Alto experience preferred.
Accurately document network changes and ensure that all existing network documentation is revised to accurately depict the current state
Support implementation of configuration/change management processes and support tracking and reporting of such changes.
Develop Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) artifacts (i.e. Systems Design Document, Integration Test Plan).
Constructs, tests and implements integrated network, hardware and software solutions, distributed computing solutions, and/or physical and logical communications networks for the customer.
Provides network performance statistics and reports and recommends technical enhancements to the network.
Interfaces with others on system infrastructure problems and advises management on technical problems, priorities, and methods.
Ensures customer satisfaction with the resolution or circumvention of hardware, software, and/or circuit problems including the assessment of bandwidth requirements based upon empirical data.
Provides technical consulting on high level network designs, platform sizing, infrastructure system design and the application of new technologies.
Researches, evaluates and stays current on emerging tools, techniques and technologies.
Contributes to systems infrastructure plans based on an understanding of the customer's organizational direction, technical context and business needs.

Must have experience or demonstrate a working knowledge in the following:

Cisco CCIE mandatory. Data Center preferred.
Very strong understanding and ability to implement Cisco router and switch products.
Detailed understanding and capability of implementing various routing protocols to include OSPF, BGP and Static Routes.
Experience and in-depth hands-on knowledge of various network media, port, protocols and services, such as DS3, T1, 1/10/100GigE, DWDM, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, DNS, and IPSec.
Expert end-to-end troubleshooting skills. Customer premise host to Cloud host, at all layers of the OSI model.
Experience with Cisco Nexus 5000, 7000, 9000 series Switches, and Cisco ASR 9000 series routers.
Experience with features (e.g. Cisco NX-OS Image Recovery), architecture, and usage of the Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) software.
Experience with configuration of layer-2/3 port channels and virtual port channels (vPC) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) on Cisco Nexus 5000, 7000, and 9000 Series Switches.
Experience with physical and logical fault tolerance, failover, failback, priorities, path determinism, load balancing.
Experience with traffic engineering such as dynamic path selection, object tracking, , Modular Quality of Service (MQC) (QoS), configuring Policy-Based Routing (PBR), and Performance Routing (PfR).
Experience with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), including AAA, RADUIS, TACACS+, 802.1x, and NAP/NAC.
Experience with Network documentation and monitoring tools such as: Visio, HP Network Node Manager, SolarWinds, Network Physics, Sniffer, PRTG, and Cisco works.
Experience developing strategic plans, standards, guidelines, and policies for the Network resources based on growth, trends, available metrics and industry standards
Experience designing for, plus verification and maintenance of FIPS 140-2 compliance.
Demonstrate knowledge in design, integration, and verification of hardened infrastructures compliant with current information security risk management principles, plus NIST Special Publication 800-53A Rev. 4 and similar government policies, standards and guidelines.
Experience coordinating change planning and formal change control processes to systems, in order to eliminate customer impact and ensure that availability SLAs are met.
Demonstrate a knowledge of and ability to assist in the process of enhancing networking configurations pursuant to security certification and network accreditation, as part of an Enterprise Vulnerability Management program. Works extensively with Cisco Enterprise solution products.
Strong interpersonal, written and oral skills. From time to time, candidate may be asked to present project outline to customer.
Ability to conduct research on networking products with various vendors to accommodate changing customer requirements.
Ability to work in a team-oriented collaborative environment while being highly motivated to take the lead on projects.
Must be a self-starter

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Must be able to complete and pass a standard public trust background investigation and must be a U.S. citizen.

ORock Technologies requires the candidate to prove eligibility to work in the United States. All final candidates will be asked to complete a background check. These record checks can include any or all of the following: education verification, employment verification, drug screening, criminal record check, and/or driving record check.

ORock Technologies is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, color, religion, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.

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