Network Engineer 2

T-Rex Solutions • Fort Meade, MD

1d • $140,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Are you ready to make a significant impact by supporting critical national security infrastructure? T-Rex Solutions is looking for a fully cleared Network Engineer 2 to join our dynamic team in the Fort Meade, Maryland area. The Network Engineer supports the performance, reliability, and configuration of enclave networks and systems. This role monitors, analyzes, troubleshoots, and resolves network and system issues across LAN/CAN/WAN environments, working closely with internal stakeholders and external organizations to restore service and maintain operational excellence. The ideal candidate brings strong enterprise networking architecture, experience coordinating incident resolution, and familiarity with cloud and automation concepts.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise network environments (LAN/CAN/WAN).
• Proven ability to troubleshoot network/system issues and coordinate incident resolution across multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with:
• AWS (particularly EC2 and VPC)
• DNS/BIND
• Linux command-line operations and troubleshooting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field and six (6) years of experience in a similar role; or An additional six (6) years of relevant experience may be substituted for the Bachelor’s Degree; or An Associate’s Degree plus an additional four (4) years of relevant experience.
• Compliance with DoD 8570.01-M with a minimum certification of IAT Level II (SEC+ or CCNA)

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity and/or hands-on experience with:
• Cisco IOS
• F5 BIG-IP
• Palo Alto hardware and software
• Experience with scripting and automation, especially Ansible.
• Experience designing and planning new network environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, troubleshoot, and evaluate hardware, software, and other network-related problems to ensure availability and performance.
• Provide technical expertise for the performance and/or configuration of enclave networks and supporting systems.
• Perform general LAN/CAN/WAN administration and support, including:
• Switches, routers, firewalls, and load balancers
• Schedule, coordinate, and execute firmware upgrades and hardware migrations in accordance with change management practices.
• Coordinate with responsible users, system owners, and external organizations to drive timely resolution of network or system incidents.
• Support DNS services, including configuration and maintenance of BIND.
• Perform Linux-based operational and troubleshooting tasks using common command-line utilities.
• Support AWS cloud environment activities, with emphasis on EC2 and VPC fundamentals (connectivity, routing, and troubleshooting).
• Contribute to operational efficiency through scripting and automation; Ansible experience is a plus.

Benefits

• T-Rex has made a commitment to maintain the status of an industry leader in compensation packages and benefits which includes competitive salaries, performance bonuses, training and educational reimbursement, Transamerica 401(k) and Cigna healthcare benefits.
• T-Rex offers a diverse and collaborative work environment, exciting opportunities for professional growth, and generous benefits, including: PTO available to use immediately upon joining (prorated based on start date), paid parental leave, individual and family health, vision, and dental benefits, annual budget for training, professional development and tuition reimbursement, and a 401(k) plan with company match fully vested after 60 days of employment among other benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level