At Lifescale Analytics, we help achieve data-driven decisions by leveraging strategic technologies to create innovative solutions that ultimately help our clients to navigate their ever-changing data landscape. We have an opportunity for a Network Engineer (VPN), located in Raleigh, NC. Candidate must be able to be onsite and must be able to pass a government security clearance.
Applicants responding to this position must be a US Citizen and will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information. The candidate must have lived in the United States for the past 5 years.
The Employer will not sponsor applicants for any employment visas, at hiring or in the future, including but not limited to H-1B visas. Corp-to-Corp or subcontract personnel will not be considered for this position.
Description:
- Our client is seeking an experienced Network Engineer (VPN) to support their operations at their Raleigh NC facility.
- The selected candidate will be required to assist in the installation and maintenance of network communications.
- Configure various network devices and services.
- Troubleshoot the network issues within established policies, procedures, standards, and compliance items of the client.
- May assist network architecture design, feasibility, and cost studies.
- Must have knowledge of internet, computer, routers, switches, firewall, etc.
Responsibilities/Skill Requirement:
- Strong analysis fundamentals and troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills to present/communicate ideas effectively across different audiences, such as customers and internal stakeholders.
- Ability to take ownership of customer success and drive customer satisfaction.
- Ability to successfully manage your tasks and complete them in a timely manner.
- Hands-on experience using tools to configure, deploy and/or troubleshoot Cisco or other vendors' products and solutions.
- Ability to identify network topologies, build lab setups and collaborate with multiple technologies to replicate and resolve problems.
- Willingness to learn new skills to support different technologies and adapt to business needs.
- Strong ability to work with different cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work as a great teammate and work with minimal supervision.
Desired Technical Skills:
- A minimum of thirteen (13) years’ relevant experience.
- 3-5+ years of related experience involving high-level customer support in Security technologies.
- Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP stack, Routing/Switching, SSL/TLS, common Application Layer protocols
- Knowledge and troubleshooting experience of Site-to-Site, DMVPN, IPsec, FlexVPN, Remote Access VPN, GETVPN.
- Knowledge and experience in at least one of the network security technologies: Cybersecurity, Firewall, IPS.
- Working experience of VPN on different products like Cisco Router, Firewalls – ASA/NGFW.
- Experience with using Wireshark to analyze captures for troubleshooting.
- Proficient in English, written and spoken.
- Ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance.
Technical skills – Considered a plus:
- Analyze traffic and packet flows using packet analyzers such as Wireshark, Nmap, Metasploit, Kali for Pen Testing and offensive security.
- Admin troubleshooting experience of Linux-based hosts, servers, and devices (Performance issues, logs analysis and user management)
- Ability to manage, configure and troubleshoot technologies based on certificates (PKI, SSL, TLS, VPN, Man-in-the-middle decryption)
- Ability to understand, explain and troubleshoot Authentication Protocols and Standards (LDAP, Radius, SAML, SSO, etc.)
Education:
- A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is preferred.
Certification:
- CCNP Security and or CCIE (preferred, other security certifications are also highly appreciated).
Additional Provisions:
- Pass both a client mandated clearance process which includes drug screening, criminal history check and credit check.
- Candidate must have lived in the United States for the past 5 years.
- Cannot have more than 6 months’ travel outside the United States within the last five years.Military Service excluded.(Exception does not include military family members.)
- The enforced dress code is business casual, i.e., collared shirt with slacks for men, no skirts above the knee for women.
Who we are:
Lifescale Analytics, a woman-owned small business (WBENC and WOSB certifications) provides specialized expertise in data and analytics. Formed in 2012, the Lifescale Analytics team has years of experience providing a spectrum of customized data management services and solutions including Data Management/Analytics, Big Data Solutions, Cloud Services, Business Intelligence, and Data Science that focus on building strong portfolios and programs. Through experience and innovation, we allow businesses, pharmaceutical companies, financial institutions, and government agencies to manage and proactively make decisions based on their biggest asset, their data. Our specialists are skilled at managing, refining, analyzing, or visualizing information for the specific purpose of increasing the value of IT to benefit from the data science industry. This job will be remote until the client decides to have employees report to the site.
For more information, please visit our website at www.lifescaleanalytics.com