Network Engineer

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

As a Network Engineer with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:

Designs and implements computer and information networks.
• Performs network modeling, analysis, and planning.
• Researches and recommends network and data communications hardware and software.
• Implement data security systems such as firewalls, virus protection software and data backups.
• Provides technical guidance for directing and monitoring information systems network operations.
• Troubleshoots network performance issues.
• Analyzes network traffic and provides capacity planning solutions.
• Monitors and responds to technical control network hardware and software problems.
• Interfaces with vendor service groups to ensure proper escalation during outages or periods of degraded system performance.
• Manages the testing, installation, and support of network communications systems.
• Performs system-level design and configuration of products.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Systems Engineering, Information Technology, Network Security Management, or a related field.
• Active or ability to obtain DoD Secret Clearance.
• US Citizenship required.
• IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE, CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP).
• At least five (5) years of experience in: Network design and implementation. Knowledge of network engineering principles, theories, and concepts and ability to contribute to the development of new and innovative principles and concepts.
• Extensive experience in Linux-based systems.
• Previous experience working in classified and unclassified distributed work environment architectures and systems.
• Programming skills (RedHat, Java).