Cleared Network Engineer

Peraton

$135K — $216K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Top-Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI
  • Associates degree plus 10+ years experience, or Bachelor's degree plus 8+ years, or Master's degree plus 6+ years in network engineering; additional 4 years experience may substitute for Bachelor's degree
  • DoD 8140 foundational requirements for Network Operations Specialist at advanced level
  • Experience in designing, building, and maintaining classified networks
  • Proficiency in configuring VLANs, VPNs, firewalls, and routers from various manufacturers
  • Ability to secure network and update device software per DoD policies
  • Strong understanding of IP addressing and subnetting

Responsibilities

  • Participate in Agile meetings to plan future work sprints
  • Collaborate with teams to document cloud networking requirements for projects
  • Support Tier teams by troubleshooting network anomalies
  • Track network build-out status and configure necessary equipment
  • Design and implement automation for cloud network infrastructure
  • Create scalable network architectures for customer systems
  • Document incidents reported and manage through resolution

Benefits

  • Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and dependents
  • 25 days of PTO accrued annually with a generous cap
  • Participation in an attractive bonus plan
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking aSeniorNetwork Engineerto support our Department of Defense (DoD) / Intelligence Community (IC) customers as part ofa highly talented, highly motivated, and high-performing team. As part of the engineeringteamyou will support an exciting program which involves design, development, test, and deployment of an exciting and complex system in an Agile construct to contribute to mission success for a variety of stakeholders.

Whatyou'lldo:

  • Participate in Agile meetings (sprint planning, daily standups, sprint retrospectives, sprint reviews, etc.) and work in an Agile process to plan your work for future sprints and increments
  • Work with teams across Group and customers to understand cloud networking requirements for upcoming projects; develop and document Wide Area Networks (WANs) / Local Area Networks (LANs)
  • Provide support and guidance to the Tier teams on the identification, isolation and troubleshoot network anomalies.
  • Track network system build-out status, specify and configure firewalls, switches, and routers, and support other systems and network engineering tasks, asrequired.
  • Design and implement automation through scripting and other techniques to implement cloud network infrastructure and improve operational efficiencies.
  • Create network architectures and designs that arehighly availableand scalable for newcustomerssystems and solutions to meet defined requirements
  • Coordinate with tenant to fully understand incident reported including documenting incident details in ticketing tool, assign asappropriate, and track through completion.
  • Usestate-of-the-artmonitoring tools to gather insight and act upon results
  • Create network designs, implementation plans, operational documentation, and continual improvement of cloud network services
  • Evaluate and recommend potential cloud networking solutions for inclusion into customer cloud service offerings and application migration solutions;participatein the procurement of network devices.
Qualifications

Required qualifications:

  • This position requires the candidate to possess and maintain a minimum of Top-Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI
  • Associates degree in Engineering or Computer Technologyand10+ years of experience; ORBachelor27s degree in Engineering or Computer Technologyand8+ years of network engineering experience; OR Master27s Degree and6+ years of network engineering experience.Anadditionalfour (4) years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of aBachelor27sdegree.
  • Candidate must meet DoD 8140 foundational requirements for a Network Operations Specialist work role at anadvancedor aboveproficiency.
  • Experience supporting designing, building, andmaintainingnetworks in a classified environment.
  • Experience configuring VLANS, VPNs, firewalls/switches/routers (Cisco, Arista, Brocade, Juniper, Palo Alto, etc.), networking and using network management functions and tools.
  • Secures network andmaintainsdevice software up to datein accordance withDOD policies.
  • Strong understanding of IP addressing and subnetting.
  • You have3-5years of experienceoperating/maintaining/troubleshooting DoD encryption/COMSEC equipment.
  • Background in supporting software and/or network operations with a clear understanding of networking fundamentals

Desired qualifications:

  • Youare able toeffectively communicate both with customers and technical staff.
  • You have experience working with UNIX and/or LINUX systems in a network environment.
  • Strong problem solving and decision-making ability.
  • You aredetail/process oriented, can multi-task, and the ability to work with minimal supervision
  • You have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with management, the customer and user organizations across DoD.

Benefits:

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participatein an attractive bonus plan

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Target Salary Range$135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual27s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

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