Our client, a leading federal defense contractor has a long-term contract opening for a Senior Network Design Engineer with strong enterprise network design experience in Scottsdale, AZ. You will be a member of a cross functional team providing support for Satellite Ground Systems.

Responsibilities:

- Provide Enterprise Network Design/topology
- High speed network design and implementation
- Maintenance of Network topology that will utilize Linux IDM/Windows Servers for DNS and Account Management, Juniper Firewalls, Arista Switches and NAS/SAN storage

Required Skills

- Must be US Citizen due to work being performed
- Must be eligible to obtain a DoD clearance
- Requires a Bachelor-s or Technology degree in Engineering or a related specialized area/field, or equivalent (4 years job-related experience) and an additional 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree with 6+ years of job-related experience.
- Deep understanding of network topology
- Familiarity with Multicast, and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, etc.)
- Experience with vulnerability scanning, hardening and resolution of findings
- Written skills to include development and maintenance of documentation for network, system, operations, etc.
- Familiarity with VMware vSphere and virtual machines
- Familiarity with Red Hat Linux operating system