Network Engineer with Security Clearance

Senior Network Engineer (Cisco ACI Engineer) Apex Systems is hiring for a Senior Network Engineer (Cisco ACI Engineer) with a large government client at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL! Position requires a currently active, Secret, Top Secret, or Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance. If interested in applying, please email a copy of your updated resume and CompTIA Security+ certification to Julissa - Location: On-site at MacDill AFB – Tampa, FL - normal M-F shift Contract Duration: 6 month contract-to-hire opportunity Position Overview: Work alongside Network and System Engineers responsible providing datacenter services throughout USCENTCOM to achieve mission requirements. This entails deploying new hardware/software, services both maintaining and up upgrading current servers and or services.

Be able to accurately analyze datacenter architectures, workflows, problems, situations, practices, or procedures to identify relevant concerns and factors

Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with multiple work centers and clients within USCENTCOM, and also be able to work with other DoD agencies as necessary, information services (IS) team members, contract and government management, and IT personnel/staff

Work with Network and System teams to resolve service affecting outages. This includes routing, switching, cabling, micro-segmentation, contracts as it pertains to Cisco ACI environment, network gear for LAN and servers for physical and virtualized services environment.

Is a member of the USCENTCOM Network Operations team but also works with and alongside multiple other IT verticals located within USCETNCOM and our partners

Cisco ACI engineer must have experience building and operating data center network fabrics. Experience with network routing protocols and Ethernet switching. Background in troubleshooting large, complex networks. Understanding of VMWare with VDS, NSX and Hypervisor platforms a plus. Experience with IT Service Management and Highly Reliability Organizations a plus

Requirements

All the above skills will be used to assist in maintain current datacenter fabric and to help move the architecture forward as new technologies evolve Position Requirements:

Active, DoD-issued Secret, Top Secret, or Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance

CompTIA Security+ CE Certification

3-5 years hands on Datacenter experience (Cisco ACI and VMWare (deployed with VDS and NSX)

Bachelor’s Degree in IT-related field (additional years of experience accepted in lieu of degree) Required Technical Skills:

• Cisco and ACI Install and O&M experience
• Integration with VMWare with VSD and NSX switching
• People Skills/team player Preferred Skills:
  
  

Routing Protocol(s): EIGRP, OSPF, BGP

LAN/WAN Design concepts

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