Senior Enterprise Network Administrator

Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is seeking a Senior Enterprise Network Engineer. The successful candidate will have 10+ years specializing in advanced networking and telecommunications services and provide state-of-the-art solutions enabling the SRNL staff to navigate the ever-changing landscape of digital transformation. This will include designing, implementing, and managing complex networking solutions, including those based on Cisco SDN technologies, Palo Alto FW, and Data Center Virtualization.  Successful candidate will be expected to work on various projects for the enterprise network including a centralized campus and remote facilities.

 

• Design and deploy functional networks (LAN, WLAN, WAN).
• Configure and install software, servers, routers, and other network devices.
• Identify, diagnose, and resolve network problems.
• Develop comprehensive network design and implementation plans.
• Provide technical support to clients and team members.
• Work on BGP, VXLANs, and spine and leaf networks.
•  Implement security measures to protect data, software, and hardware
• Develop Network device deployment automation.
• Firewall Security  Policy Generation and Implementation. 
• Conduct research, cost-benefit and return-on-investment analysis on proposed hardware, software and systems to justify recommendations, support purchasing efforts, and aid management in making infrastructure design and architecture decisions. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in networking, routing, and switching across enterprise networks. 
• Proven work experience as a Network Architect/Engineer with expertise in multi-site software defined networks.
• Hands-on experience with both Internet IPv4 and IPv6 routing and switching.
• Proficiency in BGP, VXLANs, and spine and leaf networks.
• Experience with network diagnostic, monitoring, and analysis tools.
• Solid understanding of network operating systems (Cisco IOS/NX-OS preferred).
• Solid understanding of advanced security features in next-gen firewalls (e.g. client VPN/S2S VPN deployments, Layer 7-based security policies).
• Solid understanding of wireless infrastructure components (e.g. Wireless LAN Controllers, Access Points).
• Knowledge of zero-trust network access (ZTNA) principles and implementations (e.g. Cisco Secure Access, Cisco ISE).
• Strong troubleshooting skills and experience in providing support to a wide range of network systems and applications 
• Skilled in designing and implementing granular security policies within multi-vendor firewalls (Palo experience is preferred).
• Experience in deploying and managing virtualized firewalls (Palo and/or Azure Firewall is preferred) in hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proficient in configuring VPN Client Gateways (Palo and/or Cisco is preferred), including always on VPN & split-tunnel design.
• For ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, US Citizenship is Legally Required

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• Knowledge of coding languages for scripting (e.g., Bash, Python).
• Experience with cloud services (e.g. Azure, AWS).
• Experience in Federal Government and/or higher educational environments. 
• A minimum of two professional certifications such as CCIE, CCNP, CCNA, etc
   

"We put science to work!" 

Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is a multi-program laboratory applying state of the art science and practical, high-value, cost-effective solutions to complex technical problems to protect the nation. Located at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken SC, the laboratory develops and deploys innovative technologies to address some of the nation’s environmental, energy, and national security challenges.

Battelle Savannah River Alliance (BSRA) is constantly assessing trends to provide the best possible benefits to our workforce. We also negotiate cost effective premiums that will meet the needs of our evolving workforce. 

Some of the *Benefits offered to employees include:

*Benefits vary based upon employment status

• Highly competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision options including HSA options with company provided seed
• Short- & Long-Term Disability (company paid)
• Life Insurance Non-Contributary 1X salary (company paid)
• AD&D Non-contributary 1x salary (company paid)
• Savings & Investment plan:
• • Qualified Non-Elective Company Contribution of 5% each pay period with immediate vesting
  • Company match 50 cents/dollar up to 8% (5 yrs. vesting in company match)
• Contributory Life Insurance up to 5x Salary with $1M Cap
• Contributory AD&D (employee, spouse and children)
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Plan
• SRNL offers a competitive relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. 

For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the “About” tab at www.srnl.doe.gov.

BSRA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. BSRA is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. Please email us at SRNLRecruiting@srnl.doe.gov with any questions regarding the hiring process or to request an accommodation.