Who is Saliense?
Saliense is a growing Management and Technology Consulting Solutions provider based out of Mclean, VA. We work to solve our client’s toughest challenges within the Defense, Civilian, Financial, and Healthcare industries. Our diverse employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. For more information, visit www.saliense.com.
Why Saliense?
In addition to providing a fun, energetic environment that promotes innovation and personal growth, we offer excellent compensation packages with plenty of opportunities for advancement. We pay 100% of the premiums for employee Healthcare, including medical, dental, and vision. We offer a 401K match, and all company contributions are 100% vested immediately. Since we believe in work-life balance so much, we offer 20 days of paid leave per year. Use it as you need it or use it all at once and go travel for a month! We are proud to offer parental leave.
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Saliense is now hiring a (Principal Network Engineer) to join our team in support of our team in Arlington, VA.
Please note: This role is hybrid with 3 days/week onsite in Arlington, VA.
Saliense is now hiring a Principal Network Engineer to join our team in Arlington, VA. Candidates must possess an active Secret or Top-Secret Clearance to be considered. The Principal Network Engineer will assist to establish and maintain an information technology network operation.
Position Responsibilities:
- Serves as the Lead Network Engineer providing network engineering subject matter expertise and technical advisory services to maintain network operations..
- Manages a technical staff of network engineers as part of the larger Network Operations Team.
- Supports LAN infrastructure design in a Data Center environment to include Cisco Nexus 9300 switches, and Catalyst 3850 and 9500 switches, Aruba 7030 wireless controllers, wireless access points, ClearPass, Solarwinds, and Radius servers. WAN support for BGP neighbor.
- Provides support on security policy configuration for Palo Alto to include App-ID, User-ID, Global Protect, Wildfire, NAT policies, and security profiles.
- Configures and manages Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) architecture with Radius for Cisco, Aruba, and Palo Alto platforms.
- Configures and troubleshoots TCP/UDP, IPv4/IPv6 subnetting, access lists, L2 and L3 connectivity issues within Cisco Router ASR1002, Cisco Catalyst 3850s/9500s, Cisco Nexus 9300 switches, Palo Alto Firewalls, and Aruba Wireless.
- Troubleshoots SNMP, NetFlow, DHCP, DNS, 802.1x, NetFlow, and Spanning-tree.
- Uses SolarWinds to monitor and test network performance. Provide network performance statistics and reports.
- Creates and maintains documentation as it relates to network configuration, network mapping, processes, and service records.
- Develops, implements, and maintains yearly STIG policy and procedures for network administration, usage, and disaster recovery.
- Implements new and existing network equipment, hardware, and software upgrades.
- Practices network asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information.
- Handles and resolves tickets using ServiceNow.
Required Experience:
- Active Secret clearance at minimum; eligibility for a Top Secret clearance
- 10+ years of related network and IT experience
- At least 3 years of managing at technical team in a networking environment
- Bachelor's degree or an additional 4 year’s equivalent experience in lieu of degree
- IAT Level II certification such as Security+ or equivalent
- Certified Network Engineer or equivalent network or an equivalent professional network engineering certification (e.g. CCNP).
- IAM Level II certification (CISSP, CASP+, CISM, CAP)
- Network layer 2 to 4 troubleshooting experience
- Competence with testing tools and procedures for data circuits.
- Experience with Cisco equipment.
- Experience with firewalls, preferably Palo Alto.
- Experience with AWS or Azure cloud environments is a plus.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
- Highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail with proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative global environment.
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