Senior Computer Network Engineer

Description

This senior technical role covers engineering, architecture, integration, automation and operational support for DoD enterprise and tactical networks, including the secure network and data center infrastructure they depend on.

You will be the subject matter expert for designing, building, fixing, maintaining and tuning network and systems infrastructure for TS/SCI environments and forward-deployed tactical units. You will work independently on hard infrastructure and encryption faults, build repeatable fixes, and follow DoD change control, cybersecurity, configuration management and technical order rules.

The company provides global logistics, facilities management, and professional and technical services to U.S. and international government agencies and organizations.

Responsibilities

• Carry out senior engineering, architecture, integration, implementation and troubleshooting across DoD enterprise and tactical environments.
• Design, set up, connect, maintain and tune network infrastructure for classified and tactical systems that must stay available.
• Administer and engineer Windows and/or Linux servers, virtualization platforms, enterprise storage and data center systems hands-on.
• Support TS/SCI systems while meeting DoD cybersecurity, configuration management, change control and operational security rules.
• Build and review technical changes through change control and configuration management, keeping baselines and documents accurate.
• Apply DevOps and CI/CD methods to make deployments more repeatable, standard, automated and reliable.
• Write and run automation workflows that reduce manual configuration work.
• Analyze topology, isolate faults, study performance and find root causes across complex networks.
• Review network and server logs for anomalies, misconfigurations, slowdowns, security issues and outages.
• Keep technical documents current, including configuration records, troubleshooting steps, implementation plans and technical orders.
• Work with cybersecurity staff, administrators, network engineers, tactical operators, program leads, vendors and other technical stakeholders to resolve complex operational problems.
• Regularly use and administer these platforms: Nautobot for IP address management, network source of truth and device management; AWX for administration, configuration automation, orchestration and repeatable deployments; Active Directory for authentication, authorization, account administration and directory services; Forward Networks for topology visualization, path analysis, verification and fault isolation; Splunk for network and server logging, event analysis and monitoring; ServiceNow for incidents, tickets, change tracking, workflows and technical order tracking; GemOne and Chimera for secure network and encryption device management and troubleshooting.

Requirements

• You have several years of increasing responsibility in systems engineering, network engineering or systems architecture in DoD enterprise or tactical settings.
• You have hands-on experience supporting Windows and/or Linux server environments.
• You have experience with enterprise virtualization, storage, server infrastructure and data center systems.
• You have prior experience supporting DoD classified environments, including TS/SCI networks.
• You hold DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II-compliant certification.
• You hold a Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification.
• You understand TCP/IP, routing, switching, IP addressing, network segmentation, secure communications and enterprise network architecture.
• You have hands-on experience configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting network encryption technologies.
• You know encryptor firmware, configuration management, version control and enforcement, operational requirements and troubleshooting practices.
• You can solve complex network and encryption problems from incomplete customer-reported symptoms and operational information.
• You understand DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure automation and repeatable deployment methods.
• You have experience with Nautobot, AWX, Active Directory, Forward Networks, Splunk and ServiceNow, or directly comparable enterprise technologies.
• You are proficient with GemOne and Chimera management platforms.
• You can troubleshoot complex problems on your own and perform root-cause analysis in mission-critical environments.
• You know DoD change control, configuration management, system baselining, cybersecurity and technical documentation processes.
• You can explain highly technical information clearly to engineers, program leads, customers and operational users.
• Desired: experience supporting forward-deployed DoD tactical network environments.
• Desired: experience troubleshooting mission-critical network and encryption failures under operational time constraints.
• Desired: advanced experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management.
• Desired: experience building automated workflows with AWX, Ansible or comparable technologies.
• Desired: experience integrating network management, IPAM, logging, topology analysis and IT service management platforms.
• Desired: strong understanding of enterprise and tactical network resiliency, redundancy, high availability and continuity of operations.
• Desired: experience writing implementation plans, engineering documentation, standard operating procedures, technical orders and configuration baselines.

Conditions

The role requires a Top Secret SCI security clearance.

The company is an equal opportunity employer, including for disability and veterans.