1439997 - Network Engineer
Cisco
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The successful candidate will be performing work on U.S. Government classified environments, and therefore, must be a U.S. citizen, as defined and verifiable in accordance with 32 CFR Part 117 NISPOM, using acceptable documentary evidence of U.S. citizenship.
Meet the Team
Government Security Services (GSS) is looking for a Data Center Engineer to work in several secure environments to build, deploy, and support mission essential networks. This candidate must have a TS/SCI. The successful candidate will work closely with a team supporting our government customers by delivering innovative and compliant technical solutions tailored to their mission-critical needs.
Your Impact
The Data Center Engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing secure, scalable solutions in government environments. This role involves providing day-to-day customer service to end users within the facility and ensuring seamless network operations. The individual will serve as the primary engineering resource for a customer base of 20-30 users, addressing their technical needs and ensuring optimal network performance.
- Network Design and Maintenance: Building and maintaining physical networks to ensure connectivity and reliability
- Customer Support: Providing exceptional customer service by troubleshooting network and end user related issues
- Collaboration: Be the bridge between the end users and the Government customer support system.
Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in configuring and troubleshooting enterprise network environments
- DoD 8570 level III certification or DoD 8140 equivalent
- Experience with network protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, BGP, OSPF, VLANS and VPNs
- Proficiency in configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Cisco network devices such as routers, switches, and firewalls
- Familiarity with network security tools and best practices (e.g., firealls, intrustion detection/prevention systems)
Preferred Qualifications (Provide up to five (5) bullet points: these can include soft skills)
- Relevant certifications, such as Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), or other networking certifications (e.g., CompTIA Network+).
- Experience with cloud networking (e.g., AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) is a plus
- Knowledge of software-defined networking (SDN) and virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V)
- Experience in disaster recovery planning and network redundancy strategies
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When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
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Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.