Company Overview
GCI is an Engineering and IT Services firm specializing in areas like Data Analytics, Engineering, Cyber Operations, and Training. We empower our clients to overcome their most complex challenges by delivering outstanding consulting and mission-focused solutions.
Senior Network Engineer – GCI
GCI, a company known for excellence and integrity, seeks a Senior Network Engineer to solve complex problems by designing, implementing, and maintaining network communications for both on-premise and cloud-based systems. You will provide technical expertise across all aspects of network hardware and software, ensuring secure and up-to-date network capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and plan network communications, including on-premise and cloud systems.
- Provide detailed network architecture specifications and schematics.
- Plan and implement network enhancements and security upgrades.
- Perform hands-on setup, configuration, testing, and troubleshooting of on-site network infrastructure.
- Conduct network infrastructure testing using industry best practices.
- Monitor network hardware and cloud device operations for optimal performance.
- Advise users on hardware needs, configurations, and limitations.
- Provide expert troubleshooting assistance to team members and end-users.
- Offer detailed recommendations for hardware and software selection and implementation.
- Provide technical expertise in network and computer hardware/software interconnection (routers, switches, firewalls, etc.).
- Evaluate and report on evolving technologies to maintain a secure and current network.
Required Qualifications:
- Experience with IPSec site-to-site VPN and Remote Access VPN.
- Proven experience configuring, designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting LAN/WAN devices.
- Thorough understanding of network routing concepts (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, IP MPLS).
- Basic understanding of QoS concepts.
- Experience with network monitoring technologies.
- Expertise in deploying Cisco, Palo Alto, or Juniper firewall manager servers.
- Experience engineering and deploying both cloud-based and on-premise network firewall solutions.
- Experience designing, engineering, and deploying controlled interfaces.
- Ability to translate customer requirements into technical solutions.
- Ability to collaborate with systems administrators to resolve complex issues.
- Proven experience in complex problem management research and issue resolution.
- Must be a US Citizen with an active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience configuring, designing, and troubleshooting QoS in LAN or WAN devices.
- Experience designing, engineering, and deploying Multi-Factor Authentication solutions.