Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language, operations, and technology services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.

We are actively hiring a Network Engineer with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to join our team working in Chantilly, VA.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• You will support the customer’s data communications network; maintain the network hardware and software as well as monitor the network to ensure network availability to all system users; and perform the necessary maintenance to support network availability.

• Tasks may include:

• • monitor network availability and performance using various management tools and platforms

• troubleshoot and resolve network related service tickets

• assess network management architecture

• follow defined processes and procedures for network management and issue resolution.

• You will be responsible for upgrades, support and problem resolution for mainly Cisco and Juniper based devices.

• Must be dynamic, innovative, self-starting problem solver. Must have the aptitude to tackle unsolved technical challenges.

  REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Must possess current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering or similar field or similar experience

• Experience working with and troubleshooting Cisco and/or Juniper network vendor platforms

• Knowledge of and experience with networking technology and protocols

• • TCP/IP

• Routing (static, OSPF, BGP, and policy-based)

• Firewalls (zone based polices and ACLs)

• SSH

• VPNs

• Knowledge of network management platforms such as Solarwinds

• Demonstrated understanding of IPv4 networks;

• Experience with network device hardening in accordance with industry best practices

  PREFERRED SKILLS

• Desired Certifications:

• • Cisco CCNA or Juniper JNCIA certifications or skill level at a minimum (Junior/Mid)

• Cisco CCNP or Juniper JCNIP certifications or skill level at minimum (Senior / Expert)

• Experience with automating network tasks using Ansible or Python.

• Familiarity with cloud hosting solutions such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud

• VMWare experience

   

  Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action

  ATS is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by federal, state or local law. It is the policy of ATS not merely to refrain from employment discrimination as required by the various federal, state, and local enactments, but to take positive affirmative action to realize for women, people of color, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans full equal employment opportunity. We support the employment and advancement in employment of individuals with disabilities and of protected veterans, and we treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.

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