Senior Network Engineer-Cloud Platforms

ARA•Raleigh, NC

68d•Onsite

About The Position

You will be working on a team that is building a cloud-based development environment. You will work with a multi-disciplinary collaborative team of hardware, software engineers and security specialists to design and implement a secure cloud-based software development and maintenance environment. You will be part of our employee-owned international research and engineering company. ARA is recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences, and you will be on this team.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship (No exceptions; green card holders are not eligible).
Eligible to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.
Successfully obtain DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (Security+, CCNA-Security, etc.) within 60 days of hire.
Good oral & written communication skills.
Technical leadership experience.
Excel as a team player and strive to maximize team & department performance.
Willing to work on-site, daily, at our Raleigh, NC location.
Experience installing, configuring and securing networking equipment.
Experience performing initial site surveys and site installation trips with end-to-end testing.
Experience with a variety of networking equipment to include Cisco, Palo Alto, Dell, TACLANES, etc.
Experience with proper security protocols for cloud and on-premise networking.
Experience working in Windows and Linux environments.
Experience implementing networking solutions in the cloud leveraging available services (IGW, VPC, VGW, Transit Gateway, Security Groups, NACLs, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Passion, a willingness to learn, and strong teamwork.
CCNP is preferred.
Familiar with SolarWinds for monitoring network and node health.

Responsibilities

Designing and developing cloud-based environments.
Developing a network architecture that includes: Site Surveys, Network planning, Network equipment installation and configuration (Routers, Switches, encryption devices, etc.), Network diagrams in support of authority to operate (ATO).
Using Visio or similar software to create, update, and present network plans and diagrams to the team and customer.
Working with customers to understand and elicit requirements and build intuitive, interactive, and flexible networking solutions.
Installing, configuring and securing networking equipment.
Performing initial site surveys and site installation trips with end-to-end testing.
Implementing networking solutions in the cloud leveraging available services (IGW, VPC, VGW, Transit Gateway, Security Groups, NACLs, etc.).