Sr. Network Engineer

SSI is hiring a Sr. Network Engineer to join our team in San Diego, CA on a Navy program. As a Sr. Network Engineer with us, you will lead engineering efforts to develop, operate, and maintain complex technology systems using engineering principles, theories, and concepts. Must have an active Secret clearance. On-site requirement in the lab, 0700 – 1630 Mon-Thursday and working Fridays 0700-1530. 9/80 Work Schedule.

Duties and Responsibilities:

 

• Translate complex business requirements and align the appropriate solution to support business needs.
• Take accountability for architecture, planning, design, and verification activities to create production-ready configurations for the Global Network via business focused projects.
• Provide technical leadership in developing methodology, process, and standards for measuring network and application related key performance indicators such as end-to-end application response time, latency, and overall throughput.
• Be responsible for effectiveness, quality of service, performance tuning, and implementation success.

• 10+ years of experience with network engineering
• Must have CCNP or higher-level certification
• Experience with routers, switches, firewalls, MPLS circuit, NIPR / SIPR network, WLAN, ZTNA, Amazon Cloud, CUCM, voicemail, SCCP, Jabber, and SIP
• Experience with Cisco routers and switches, Quality-of-Service DSCP marking traffic queue prioritization, OSPF and BGP routing protocols, Dynamic mGRE tunnels, VRF, MPLS / VPLS, Q-in-Q VLANs, Wireshark packet capture analysis, and network monitoring tools such as What's Up Gold or Cisco ThousandEyes
• Experience interacting directly with clients, managers, stakeholders, and approving authorities to identify problems, analyze data, generate solutions, and communicate results
• Must have an active, current Secret clearance
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Desired Skills

• Experience with containerization, network orchestration, SDN / SDWAN, docker, virtualization  
  
  Experience with Navy Defense Research Evaluation Network ( DREN ) or Navy shore networks like Automated Digital Network System ( ADNS )

SSI is committed to non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.

SSI is a HUBZone small business that provides professional services including systems engineering, information systems integration, and technology management services. SSI offers a generous array of benefits including: Employee Medical, Vision, Dental, and Prescription Drug Insurance Plans, 60% paid premium for dependents. SSI provides Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, and Short-Term Disability benefits at no cost. SSI employees receive 24 paid days off in the first year on board. We also provide Military Leave benefits, a 401(k) Retirement Plan, education assistance, Personal Technology Refresh and Employee Referral bonuses. Positions subject to Service Contract Act (SCA) have benefits provided as required by law.