NIH - Network Engineer

<span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">cFocus Software seeks a Network Engineer to join our program supporting the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This position is fully remote. This position requires a Public Trust or the ability to obtain a public trust clearance.</span></span></span></span><br><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;">Qualifications:</span></b></span></span></span><ul><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;">Public Trust Clearance</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">5+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network infrastructure.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Experience supporting Federal Government or large enterprise environments.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Experience administering enterprise routing and switching platforms.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Experience configuring and managing enterprise firewalls.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Experience supporting IDS/IPS technologies.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Experience supporting secure cloud networking.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Experience implementing network security controls aligned with NIST Cybersecurity Framework and NIST SP 800-53.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Experience with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Strong understanding of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VPNs, DNS, DHCP, and secure network protocols.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Preferred certifications include: Cisco CCNP Enterprise, Cisco CCNP Security, Cisco CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure, Cisco CCIE Security</span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><br><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;">Duties:</span></span></b></span></span></span><ul><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Design, implement, configure, operate, and maintain secure enterprise network infrastructure supporting NIH/OD systems.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Engineer highly available network architectures supporting mission-critical cybersecurity operations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Design secure routing, switching, wireless, VPN, and remote access solutions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Implement secure network segmentation to reduce attack surfaces and improve network resilience.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Engineer resilient network connectivity across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Install, configure, administer, and optimize enterprise-class Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Configure and maintain Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Support Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) and secure application delivery.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Integrate network security technologies with SIEM, EDR, PAM, DLP, and threat intelligence platforms.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Maintain network access control (NAC) technologies.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Configure secure VPN technologies supporting remote workforce requirements.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Support the design, implementation, and maturation of NIH Zero Trust Architecture initiatives.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Implement network micro-segmentation and least privilege network access controls.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Assist with evaluation and deployment of emerging security technologies.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Provide engineering recommendations to improve enterprise security architecture.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Participate in technology refreshes and infrastructure modernization efforts.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul>