Scientific Research Corporation Looking for Juniper Network Engineer at Colorado Springs, CO  Full Time

MINIMUM SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS:

• 5-10 years of Network Engineering with commensurate IAT2 or Higher DOD 8570 Certification (e.g. Security+, CySA+, GICSP, CISSP, CCNP Security)
• 4+ years of experience administering and engineering Juniper/JUNOS devices; (Juniper Junos Associate or Professional Certifications to include JNCIA (Associate) and/or JNCIP-ENT(Professional-Enterprise Routing) or JNCIP-DC (Professional-Data Center) or JNCIE-(Expert) preferred; or CCNP/Cisco with Juniper experience is acceptable w/ extensive Junos and Catalyst OS Experience, (Juniper experience is desired) and similar Cisco device administrator experience
• Active DoD 8570 Level II Certification (e.g. Security+, CySA+, GICSP, CISSP, CCNP Security)

DESIRED SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS:

• 3-5 Years experience at NORAD & USNORTHCOM or Combatant Command (COCOM)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 3+ years of network design experience with load balancing and high availability systems
• Experience with web application architectures and their required ports and protocols
• Ability to track, recommend, and implement resolutions to issues
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop, train, inspire, and motivate a team to accomplish objectives
• Ability to build good relationships with peers, business partners, and clients
• Experience required with planning, design and implementation of networked systems, to include configuration management, upgrades and troubleshooting of network issues
• Cloud technologies, AWS GovCloud, PostgreSQL Databases
• Experience with Network Analysis applications such as Sniffer, Wireshark, or Microsoft Network Monitor
• Experience with network security hardware such as Cisco ASA, Barracuda NextGen Firewall, SonicWall TZ, Splunk, SolarWinds Log & Event Manager, Bro Network Security Monitor
• Experience with performing engineering services to support accreditation for software running on Cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Commercial Cloud Services (C2S)
• Must be able to work collaboratively within a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team. Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to thrive in a diverse, fast-paced environment
• Experience installing, configuring and testing various network devices

SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS, A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TOP SECRET / SCI LEVEL

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $75,750.00 – $140,650.00 Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

SRC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

ABOUT US

Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced information technology and engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. At the core of our capabilities is a seasoned team of highly skilled engineers and scientists with multidisciplinary backgrounds. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients.

Scientific Research Corporation offers a competitive salary, an extensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages excellence. For positions requiring a security clearance, selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We strongly believe in the abundance of differences among individuals. We value different points of view and appreciate diverse perspectives. We truly believe this is what makes our organization inclusive and more responsive to the needs of our diverse customers.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Scientific Research Corporation is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that does not discriminate in employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Covid 19

SRC does not currently require COVID-19 vaccinations for its employees. Pending the outcome of various court proceedings and resultant government action, SRC and all other Federal Contractor employees may be required, at some point in the future, to be fully vaccinated subject to accommodations for valid medical or religious reasons. Please visit to about the Federal Government’s current position on COVID-19 vaccines for Federal Contractor employees.

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Scientific Research Corporation (SRC) is an advanced information technology engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. At the core of our capabilities is a seasoned team of highly skilled engineers and scientists with multidisciplinary backgrounds. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients. SRC is searching for a well-rounded Network Engineer with experience configuring, maintaining, and implementing technologies on Juniper/JUNOS suite of Networking devices to support sustainment and modernization North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) systems. These systems consist of an on-premises Nutanix Hyper-Converged Private Cloud utilizing VMware ESXi Hypervisor and associated products, with future migration to Nutanix’s native Hypervisor. The Private Cloud hosts NORAD and USNORTHCOM Mission Applications and Web Services including the Situational Awareness Geospatial Enterprise (SAGE) and Air Event Information Sharing Service (A/EISS) applications, as well as the Global Command and Control System-Joint (GCCS-J) Program of Record (PoR) Systems and Information Technology (IT) infrastructure including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers. Sustainment of NORAD and USNORTHCOM (N-NC) systems will be conducted at the government’s facilities in Colorado Springs, CO.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains and modernizes Juniper Networking Devices and associated networks
• Engineers and Integrates emerging technologies with legacy systems to deliver enhanced capabilities to the customer, and assists in Testing those capabilities within VLAN separated environments
• Delivers integrated technology solutions to O & M Contractor team for full lifecycle management to meet N-NC requirements
• Professionally engages individually and as part of the Netops Team with planning, configuration, and implementation of technical requirements on the latest Juniper EX and QFX series devices
• Proficient understanding of Routing Protocols e.g. BGP and OSPF, and Switching protocols e.g. LACP, Spanning Tree, VLAN and included technologies e.g. VXLAN, Multicast and EVPN
• Originates, updates, and deploys documentation for procedures and equipment as needed for the mission area
• Translates USNORTHCOM/J3 & J6 user capability requests into requirements and obtains Government approval for change management through Configuration Control Board (CCB)
• Provides technical leadership to project activities to ensure solutions are being implemented per approved design
• Establishes strong relationships with key leaders from other teams and demonstrates credibility, empathy and expertise on business and technical issues
• Translates business goals into appropriate strategies and technical requirements