Senior Network Engineer

Apex Systems, Inc. was founded in 1995 by Brian Callaghan, Win Sheridan and Jeff Veatch, three friends who met at Virginia Tech. They were inspired to start Apex for three main reasons – to treat job seekers better, to provide a better service for companies, and to build a company where the best recruiters and sales staff would want to work.

Apex Systems, the nation’s second largest IT staffing and technology services firm, has an immediate opening for a Sr. Network Engineer to sit on-site in Arlington, VA. The network engineer is responsible for the design and development of voice, video, radio-frequency, and/or data communications networks, and customers to provide technical leadership.

• Analyzes voice, video, radio-frequency, and/or data communications networks, including planning, designing, evaluating, selecting, and upgrading operating systems and protocol suites and configuring communication media with concentrators, bridges, and other devices.
• Plans network layouts and configures systems to user environments.
• Analyzes network topologies and traffic and capacity requirements.
• Supports the acquisition of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services as needed.
• May provide technical support and troubleshooting to users.
• May perform network administration duties.
• May provide guidance and work leadership to less-experienced network personnel.
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
• Participates in special projects as required.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
• Certifications: DOD 8570.1-M IAT-II, ITIL V3 Foundation Unique/Additional Requirements
• Desired Skills: Netcool and Tivoli Monitoring skills Remedy experience

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of directly related experience in network analysis and administration.
• Monitor, maintain and administer the health of the corporate wide network infrastructure
• Maintain and administer network infrastructure standards, documentation and fault tolerance
• Monitoring, managing, and troubleshooting Cisco, Juniper, and Nortel devices (AS5300,CS2100, VOIP, Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, etc.)
• Monitor and troubleshooting Call Center System (ACD)
• Proficient in administering VoIP
• Switching protocols Spanning Tree, VTP, port grouping
• Layer networking (MPLS, etc)
• Follow ITIL based process and procedures and escalate for technical assistance
• Write shell scripts to facilitate automated tasks
• Communicate Transport Services architecture and integration plans to internal (other IPTs) and external (Client's IPTs) customers in a clear manner.