Network Engineer

Company: Softrams
Location: Fort Collins
Posted on: January 8, 2021

Job Description:

Softrams, an award-winning healthcare technology company, is looking for an experienced, ambitious, Network Engineer with proven past or current experience supporting customer's mission critical initiatives.USDA OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (OCIO) INFORMATION SECURITY CENTER (ISC)The OCIO has an ongoing critical mission in protecting the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of USDA data. That mission requires a myriad of personnel talent inclusive of security and program mission support personnel to ensure that the mission is fully successful. The OCIO has a requirement for support and specific subject matter expertise in the ISC Cyber Security Infrastructure Division.Network Engineer

• Maintain, manage, monitor, provision and support network routers and switches.
• Execute and coordinate upgrades, patching, and operations of network infrastructure, including hardware, software, and network applications and services.
• Perform daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly checks and routine maintenance tasks such as version upgrades, configuration, operational tuning, and vendor patching for all network equipment in accordance with established policy and procedures.
• Recommend, plan, and execute configuration change(s) as required for operational requirements for the network routers, switches, firewalls, and appliances.
• Maintain and report on overall network operational health weekly.
• Provide daily operational support of ISC network environment to include routing, switching, and firewall systems including day to day monitoring, configuration, administration, and installation.
• Perform all functional checks, troubleshooting, operational and administration tasks on managed network and network security infrastructure supporting ISC hosted services or transport to customers and external providers.
• Operate and maintain the ISC enterprise firewall monitoring solution that captures daily changes, monitor rules, monitor, and maintain current code versions and consistent updates of system code versions, manage regular maintenance to identify, delete, and remove unused rules.
• Coordinate with the asset team to manage router ACL and firewall licensing throughout the enterprise.
• Coordinate with ISC federal staff and other OCIO agencies and vendors (examples: OCIO/Customer Excellence Center (CEC), OCIO/Digital Infrastructure Service Center (DISC)/Enterprise Network Services (ENS) and AT&T) in the troubleshooting and problem identification of issues and assurance of optimal performance and communications between the ISC supported networks and any other external or internal network boundaries and interconnects.
• Troubleshoot network connectivity between different network environments and the ability to increase productivity and continuously improve methods/approaches.
• Provide support for the USDA Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program's Hardware Asset Management (HWAM) solution, currently using Forescout Counteract Appliances. Ensure all routers and switches are configured and syncing properly for the USDA's HWAM solution. In cases where a device is not syncing properly, the contractor shall troubleshoot sync/polling issues. When necessary, escalate to Federal SME(s).
• Provide external connectivity (demilitarized zone (DMZ) servers)Location details: Softrams personnel may be working either on government site, Softrams site or telework. Place of performance will be determined after an agreed upon transition period. Primary work locations will be either Washington DC, Ft. Collins, CO or Kansas City, MO. Softrams is a 100% remote at the moment, and post-covid we expect our employees to be onsite at least 2-3 days a week at Softrams site or as per customer's guidelines.About Softrams:We at Softrams believe in agile, repeatable processes, modern technologies, intuitive user interfaces, simple solutions and user-centric services that work for our clients and their customers. We emphasize clean, high-quality coding; continuous integration & testing; and automated deployments in scalable hosting environments. We believe in "failing fast" and in transparency in our work. And we are committed to delivering continuous business value to our clients.Softrams is a Maryland & Virginia-based small business providing information technology and consulting, and specializing in emerging technologies for UX/UI, Mobile Apps, DevOps, Big Data Analytics, Data Science, and Cyber Security. We offer innovative technology implementations and build customer-centric services that are simple, intuitive, scalable, efficient and most importantly, usable.Softrams is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nation origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.As a HUBZone certified business, we strongly encourage candidates who reside in a HUBZone area to apply. Visit http://map.sba.gov/hubzone/maps/ to see if you reside in a HUBZone area.Benefits:
  • Health, Dental, Vision and STD, LTD, Life Insurance & Voluntary Life insurance.
  • Retirement 401(k) Plan with employer matching. Immediate vesting.
  • Vacation & Sick leaves
  • Discretionary bonus

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