Sr. Cloud Network Engineer at Concept Plus – Silver Spring, Maryland

About Concept Plus

Concept Plus is a growing consulting firm headquartered in Fairfax, VA. We are an Oracle Gold Partner, offering deep technical expertise, combined with business insights and an experienced team focused on providing technical solutions for our clients. We are proud to have been recognized as one of the "25 Most Powerful Oracle Solution Providers" in the area! We offer great benefits including competitive pay, comprehensive health insurance, dental and vision insurance, paid life insurance, paid time off, 11 paid holidays, bonuses, tuition reimbursement, unlimited training, and the opportunity to work in a collaborative, flexible, innovative environment! For additional information about our dynamic organization, please visit our website. at www.conceptplus.com.

About the role

Concept Plus is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to manage, coordinate, and perform many aspects of network analysis of needs and services and participate in operations and administration of the LAN/WAN infrastructure. You will participate in designing solutions, planning and executing new implementations, working out new product integration and recommending LAN/WAN improvements. Develop and deploy plans and designs of network systems that will meet organization's requirements for performance, security, and compliance with relevant standards and regulations. This role requires an on-site presence in a Silver Spring, MD office at least three days per week.

What you'll do

• Proactively identify, diagnose, troubleshoot issues, and develop solutions to implement on customer networks. 
• Manage and solve Tier 1 through Tier 3 issues 
• Resolve assigned trouble tickets  
• Cloud networking and support (GCP and OCI environments) 
• Direct and frequent experience with ISE/DNAC is a requirement
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• US Citizenship
• Ability to obtain and/or maintain a government clearance.
• 6+ years of experience in the design of hybrid enterprise networks 
• Experience with any of the following cloud technologies: OCI/GCP/AWS  
• Good understanding and practical experience with routing protocols (EIGRP, OSFP, and BGP) 
• Good understanding and practical experience with switching technologies (EtherChannel, Port Security, 802.1X, MAB) 
• Familiarity with Network Security Technologies like ISE, Zero Trust, and firewalls
• Proficient with IP Routing Protocols (OSPFv3, OSPFv2, BGP,), QoS, Multicast, MPLS 
• Proficient in VPN technologies - Remote Access and Site-to-Site VPNs 
• CCIE in Routing and Switching and/or CCNP with deep expertise in Cisco ISE deployments within enterprise environments
• Ability to work onsite in Silver Spring, MD 3 days per week (or more)

Concept Plus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. As such, we will give your application full consideration without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.