Senior System Admin/Network Engineer
Washington, DC

Job Description

ActioNet has an immediate opportunity for aSenior System Admin/Network Engineer located in Washington, DC. ActioNet is an IT service provider and solutions integrator headquartered in Vienna, VA that works with the Federal Government and Department of Defense.

Senior System Admin/Network Engineer

Middle or Senior level team lead who can interface and contribute into the continuous improvement of Network Operation in DOT.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of technical leadership and success in driving complex issues to resolution, autonomously and/or collaboratively. The successful candidate will demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of networking, networking concepts and theory. They will have experience managing proactive engineering, network optimization and operational network support for a large-scale service provider or enterprise environment. The successful candidate will be expected to provide high quality network event management for Amazon's worldwide network. As a technical leader, he/she will manage complex stakeholder relationships, both technical and management. A love for working with new technologies and pushing the envelope on existing technology is essential!

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

* Support and maintain our next generation data-center networks
* Deliver simple, sustainable and repeatable solutions and processes
* Partner with our broader Technical Operations organization to reduce operational burden
* Work closely with our Network Engineering & Deployment teams to ensure operational readiness for new deployments
* Drive standards across the network and ensure that we are fully compliant to those standards and policies
* Participate and drive impact mitigation during large-scale events utilizing an established Event Management process
* Drive event deep dives for large-scale events, deliver high-quality documentation for the events and drive corrective actions to completion
* Improve our detection mechanisms by designing and implementing new alerts.
* Identify and troubleshoot recurring platform issues and ability to effectively engage with mid and senior-level engineering teams for full resolution
* Create and review documentation and process regarding recurring issues, new standard operating procedures, knowledge transfer material, etc.
* Troubleshoot networking, routing and interconnectivity issues, including troubleshooting of network device configuration and low level application interaction
* Identify and drive opportunities to automate repeatable networking tasks through creation and maintenance of scripts and tools
* Effectively contribute towards hiring and developing others in the team.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

* Bachelor's Degree in a technology related field or equivalent experience to a Bachelor's degree based on 3 years professional experience for every 1 year of education
* 3+ years professional experience working in large scale networking environments.
* Knowledge and experience with internet routing protocols and concepts: TCP/IP, BGP, MPLS, ISIS and/or OSPF
* Knowledge and experience with network operating systems such as Cisco IOS and Junos.
* Experience working in a Linux/Unix environment
* Experience in automation via Bash/shell scripting and Perl/Python programming.
* Design/architecture experience involving SDN, NFV, SD-WAN, Cisco ACI, and NSX
* Expertise with Python programming
* Expertise in automation framework development and maintenance
* Expertise in writing test plans and test scripts
* Demonstrated experience automating and managing networks (automated provisioning, remote configuration, etc. )
* Experience with policy-driven approach to network automation
* Experience in automation via Bash/shell scripting and Perl/Python programming.
* Knowledge of network analysis fundamentals and robust troubleshooting skills; specifically, network performance analysis
* Experience working with customers to diagnose a problem, and work toward resolution
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Must be able to obtain a U.S. government security clearance

ActioNet is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.