Network Architect

Acuity Innovations•Colorado Springs, CO

2d•$75,000 - $170,000

About The Position

Acuity Innovations LLC is a small, defense contracting company that provides enterprise architecture, solution design, digital engineering, defensive cyberspace operations, system integration, and test and evaluation products and services that improve performance and decrease decision timelines. Our fundamental, repeatable service offering is bound in architecting, designing, securing, integrating, and verifying the operational readiness of data ecosystems. Do you want to be part of a unique, small business that differentiates itself by: Delivering the best products, integrated systems, and mission capabilities for the warfighter Building long-term relationships and treating its employees as family Deploying small but powerful High-Performance Teams, like elite Special Forces teams to each task Collaborating within and across the Acuity Innovations teams as well as with the customer Providing a growth path to partnership/ownership opportunities If you have this type of passion and desire to be part of a collaborative team environment with the innovation, initiative, and confidence to make things better, then Acuity Innovations may be the right place to realize your personal and professional goals. As a Network Architect on our team, you’ll use your skills in network design and architecture, system interoperability, OSI model, and network transport layers to help support the nation’s defense and respond to evolving adversaries. You’ll troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues, analyze current working infrastructures, and increase security, reliability, and availability for mission-critical network systems.

Requirements

6+ years of experience as a network or data center systems engineer
3+ years of experience in network architecture
Experience in network design, protocols, and infrastructure, and with IPv4, IPv6, QoS, MPLS, or BGP
Knowledge of network topology diagrams and modifying, as needed, using network diagraming software, such as MS Visio
Knowledge of STIG network device security compliance, security hardening requirements, and secure device access control login methods
Knowledge of network security principles and practices, including Crypto, COMSEC, ViPER, or VOIP, to install and configure network devices
Ability to develop network architecture to support worldwide encrypted communications and model out bandwidth, data flows, and define data mission threads in MBSE
Top Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree
Network+, Security+, CISSP, CCNA, or CCNP Certification

Nice To Haves

2+ years of experience with missile warning mission or ground-based systems
Experience with enterprise network management tools to monitor network performance status, firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion detection or prevention systems
Experience with leadership
Experience with Unix, Linux, RedHat, and RHEL version 6 or above
Knowledge of STIG network device security compliance, security hardening requirements, and secure device access control login methods
Knowledge of basic data cryptographic techniques and government-classified networks
Ability to design scalable and resilient network architectures in on-prem or cloud architectures
Possession of excellent communication and teamwork skills
TS/SCI clearance

Responsibilities

troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues
analyze current working infrastructures
increase security, reliability, and availability for mission-critical network systems