About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

As a Network Engineer Level 2, you will be an expert in designing, implementation, configurations, monitoring and management of network solutions and network security infrastructures (Firewall/IPS/IDS/SIEM) for enterprise systems. The responsibilities include developing customer requirements related to networking needs, documenting conceptual designs, evaluating and validating network and firewall solutions in a lab and sandbox environments, implementation of proposed solutions on site and user trainings. This role may include also integration of network systems and technologies
such as software-defined networking (SDN), enterprise and data center infrastructure, firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS) / intrusion detection systems (IDS,) packet brokers, switches, routers, wireless access and wireless networks, and bridging infrastructures, authentication and security control devices technologies for on premise, and hybrid deployments within an Information System (IS).

Essential responsibilities and activities include but are not limited to:

• Design, implement, and document functional multifaceted networks to deliver quality product to
the customer, facilitate project success and resolve challenges as they arise
• Configure L2/L3 networking, VLANs, Wireless networks, VPNs
• Diagnose issues with network topologies and equipment with routers, switches, firewalls and
other network devices
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex problems with LAN, WAN
• Define, develop and conduct regular network and firewalls maintenance plans
• Collaborating with stakeholders, network/system domain experts and ISPs to define requirements
and troubleshoot network issues.
• Analyzing, developing and presenting technical and operational solutions, alternatives, and final
recommendations to various audiences (technical/engineering, project management, influential
stakeholders, and senior leader/executive/decision makers).
• Researching new technologies to understand implementation requirements, understand
implications for integration with other systems, and deliver enhancements and efficiencies to the
end user.
• Performing IS cybersecurity/hardening functions and audits of existing network infrastructures
including IP addressing, hosted devices, circuit loads, and traffic flows
• Creating and supporting disaster recovery procedures and continuity of operations plans
• Troubleshoot and debugging complex network problems and recommending operational
efficiency improvements
• Experience with full design, management and sustainment of entire network and built the network
from ground up.
• Continually re-evaluate the systems to ensure they are still effective and proactively assess how
new technology developments or changes in the environment may require new solutions.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on network engineering needs and requirements for
system performance, installations, and sustainment programs and provide recommended
improvements per industry best practices

Key Requirements:

Ability to travel up to 25%

Education:

• Master’s degree and 2 + years of experience in networking
• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of experience in networking

Requirements:

• Strong network and IT background with hands on experience
• Expertise in implementing, administering, and troubleshooting network infrastructure devices,
including firewalls, routers, switches, wireless access points, and monitoring applications.
• Acquiring computer systems, integrating firewalls, and configuration of equipment.
• Knowledge and experience with all Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols (STP, VTP, VLAN, LACP,
OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, etc.)
• Hands-on technical experience working with VPN technologies (IPSEC, SSL VPN, AnyConnect,
DMVPN, etc.)
• Good understanding of enterprise core services such as DNS, DHCP, NTP, and Directory
Services
• Information system (IS) device hardware requirements to include physical space, power & cooling
• Good understanding of transmission mediums to include copper cabling (Ex. CAT5E, CAT6) and
fiber cabling (Ex. OS2, OM4)
• Cybersecurity experience – Palo Alto NGFW and other Firewall equipment
• Scripting languages including Python, Ansible and others.
• Reliable attendance at customer site during work hours required by customer
• Ability to work in an on-call 24/7 support capacity that rotate with team members
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time.
• Must be able to sign NDAs and protect confidentiality of projects and clients
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professional presence, attire, and communication when working with team partners, clients, and
users at the customer sites.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and timeframes in a professional manner with team partners,
clients, and end users at the customer sites.

Preferred certifications:

• CompTIA Network+
• CompTIA Security+
• CompTIA SySA+
• CCNA
• CCNP

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.