Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with 5+ years of experience, or Master's degree with 3+ years.
U.S. citizenship is mandatory.
Willingness to travel up to 50%, including international travel with a valid U.S. passport.
Experience with enterprise network design and topology preferred.
Responsibilities
Analyze network requirements and design data communications networks for satellite ground systems.
Develop network plans, install components, and configure services to meet program needs.
Analyze network topologies and traffic for monitoring and troubleshooting during deployments.
Support network operations and maintenance across various classification levels, including security configurations.
Install devices in equipment racks and user workspaces.
Work primarily in an office setting with some tasks in a raised-floor computing environment.
Benefits
Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
401(k) retirement plan with company match.
Paid time off and holidays.
Professional development opportunities.
Flexible work arrangements.
Full Job Description
M9 Solutions is seeking a Network System Engineer to work on-site in support of a government contract for a client located in Scottsdale, AZ. An active Secret clearance is required.
Responsibilities
Analyzes network requirements, then designs, documents, implements, and verifies data communications networks supporting satellite ground systems.
Develops network plans and designs, installs components, and configures services to meet program requirements.
Analyzes network topologies, traffic, and capacity needs for monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting during deployment events.
Supports network operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting between deployments across networks of different classification levels, including security configurations, diagnostics, corrective actions, and clear change documentation.
Installs devices in equipment racks and user workspaces.
Works mainly in an office setting, with some work in a raised-floor computing environment.
Required Skills and Qualifications
Secret security clearance.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related Science or Mathematics field with 5+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 3+ years.
U.S. citizenship is required for this role.
Able to travel up to 50%, including surges during site equipment deployments. A U.S. passport is required, as some travel may be outside the U.S.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
Enterprise network design and topology.
High-speed network design and implementation.
Juniper JNCIA-Junos (JNCIP preferred) or Cisco CCNA (CCNP preferred).
Hands-on experience with Juniper SRX-series firewalls.
Maintaining environments with Linux IDM and Windows Servers (DNS, account management), Juniper firewalls, Arista switches, and NAS/SAN storage.
Multicast and routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF.
Vulnerability scanning, system hardening, and remediation.
Strong technical writing for network, system, and operations documentation.
Public cloud networking and services, including AWS.
VMware vSphere and virtual machines.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
6 years integrating and configuring switches, routers, firewalls, and gateways in IPv4 (TCP/UDP) data communications systems.
Within the past 5 years, proven experience in at least two of the following: 1 year as a systems manager or operator in Microsoft or Linux environments (Windows Server 2012 or newer, Windows 7 or newer clients, Linux); 1 year of LAN administration, operation, and architecture with 30+ client systems; managing mixed Windows and Linux environments; virtualization of hardware platforms, operating systems, storage, or network resources.
Collaborative team player and clear communicator who enjoys technical leadership, continuous learning, and improving how the work gets done.
Full-Time Employee Compensation
M9 Solutions' pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include, but are not limited to, responsibilities of the position, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, as well as internal equity, location, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
M9 Solutions is an IT consulting and staffing firm that provides services to clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare, finance, and government. The company offers a range of services, including project management, software development, and data analytics. M9 Solutions was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.
