Top Secret Cleared Senior Cisco/ Juniper Network Administrator

Our client, a leading government technology service provider located in Washington D.C. or Mount Weather in Bluemont, VA, is in need of a Top Secret Cleared Senior Network Administrator for a 6 month contract to hire. The Senior Network Administrator will work onsite daily and will be responsible for managing and supporting Cisco and Juniper wide and local area networks. This will include performing operational tasks, troubleshooting connectivity issues, assisting application programmers, route map route redistribution, static routing, Port-channeling, VPC’s, trunking protocols, SLA tracking, supporting stackable, StackWise virtual and/or VSS, ensure network performance, evaluate changes, and maintain infrastructure in line with STIG guidelines.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of network administration / engineering experience
  
• Strong recent Cisco and Juniper routing/switching experience
  
• Understanding of Layer 1, 2 and 3 troubleshooting and technologies
  
• Experience with Hardware equipment: (Not all are required)
  
  • Cisco Routers (25xx, 26xx, 36xx, 38xx, 45xx, 92xx, 93xx, 12xx series)
    
  • Catalyst (29xx, 35xx, 37xx, 45xx, 55xx, 65xx series)
    
  • Nexus (1k, 2k, 5k, 7k), ASA 55xx, Firepower, (FTD) ACS, ASR 1004
    
  • Juniper routers/switches/Firewalls (SRX/EX)
    
• Network Protocols and Technologies:
  
  • OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, RIP, IGRP/EIGRP, IPv6, HSRP, VRRP, AAA, TACACS, RADIUS, ACL, IPSec, GRE, PPTP, PPP, HDLC, ISL, 802.1q, 802.1x
    
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain an SCI from the DOJ
  

Preferred Skills:

• Cisco certifications: (CCNA, CCNP)
  
• Bachelor’s Degree, can be subbed with 2+ years of experience