Network Engineer

Rapid Cycle Solutions, LLC•Chantilly, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Rapid Cycle Solutions LLC (RCS) is an innovative small business providing IT and management consulting services to the U.S. Federal Government and commercial clients. We have unique strengths in complex, cross-organizational solution analysis, design, development, implementation, and change management supporting enterprise requirements. Our team of professionals has deep consulting backgrounds supporting the unique needs of our clients. Our team members have proven experience leading strategic initiatives within the civilian Government agencies. RCS is seeking a Network Engineer to conduct technical risk assessments and provide technical risk mitigation guidance on the use of various enabling technologies. This position requires the candidate to meet specific Security Clearance obligations to work onsite in Chantilly, VA.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph
U.S. Citizenship required (NO EXCEPTIONS)
Hands-on experience with firewall administration, Network Access Control, and Access Controls.
Experience with VPN tunneling.
Experience with endpoint security and mobile emulation environments.
Experience in securing and managing endpoint devices, including mobile emulation environments such as BlueStacks.

Nice To Haves

Certifications: CCNP Security, PCNSE, ITIL v4, Microsoft MCP, or CompTIA Linux+.
Experience collaborating with cybersecurity and VDI teams or otherwise.
Experience providing training and support.
Experience developing and maintaining network and endpoint security policies and procedures.
Experience conducting regular security assessments.
Experience implementing Zero Trust security model.

Responsibilities

Conduct technical risk assessments and provide technical risk mitigation guidance on the use of various enabling technologies.
Have subject matter expertise in technical risk analysis of IT systems and networks, mobile and wireless networks, cloud-based computing, network management platforms, communication protocols, scripting or programming products, configuration scripts, and IT hardware and software products in support of risk assessment activities.
Perform software development to maintain an online infrastructure, evaluating and extracting relevant data, web development, and software coding.
Manage security and performance of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), to include networking components, administering firewall policies, VPNs, network segmentation, and endpoint policy enforcement.
Ensure network and endpoint systems are secure, efficient, and compliant.
Manage Palo Alto PA-3430, Cisco Firepower 2130s, and Nexus switches and administer and optimize firewall and network switch configurations.
Configure OpenVPN/IPsec-based VPNs for secure remote access in a VDI environment.
Segment networks using VLANs and Access Control Lists in a Zero Trust model.
Implement network segmentation strategies to enhance security and minimize the attack surface.
Oversee endpoint provisioning, patching, and hardening via ManageEngine, to include managing the lifecycle of endpoint devices, provisioning, patching, and hardening to ensure they are secure and up to date.
Administer Windows 11, Linux, and BlueStacks.
Manage and support endpoint operating systems and Android emulators to ensure they meet performance and security standards.
Enforce GPOs and AD-integrated access controls.
Implement and manage Group Policy Objects and Active Directory integrated access controls to enforce security policies and user permissions.
Develop and deploy automation scripts to streamline policy enforcement and system management tasks.
Design, deploy, and optimize a VMware Horizon-based VDI environment using vSphere and Cisco HyperFlex, including Android emulation, golden image management, and GPU virtualization, to ensure a secure, scalable, and high-performance virtual desktop infrastructure.
Architect and maintain a scalable, secure VMware Horizon-based VDI platform.
Manage and optimize Cisco HyperFlex hyperconverged infrastructure, including compute, storage, and network stack, to support the VDI environment.
Design, optimize, and manage golden images for Windows 11 and Linux.
Create and maintain standardized images for virtual desktops, ensuring they are optimized for performance and security.
Implement GPU virtualization to enhance the performance of Android emulators used within the VDI environment.
Implement automation workflows for desktop deployment and updates.
Develop and deploy automation scripts and workflows to streamline the provisioning and updating of virtual desktops.