Staff Network Engineer

KIHOMAC•Byron, GA

5d•$120,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Network Engineer will be responsible for designing, architecting, and maintaining Ethernet or virtual networks. This role involves providing technical expertise in solving complex networking and software engineering problems, implementing network security best practices, and monitoring network performance. The engineer will also script utilizing languages such as Powershell, Bash, or Python for various network management tasks, maintain documentation, and support compliance with cybersecurity directives. Collaboration with cybersecurity personnel and continuous daily network engineering support are key aspects of this position. The role requires communication of network architecture to non-technical stakeholders and may involve travel to CONUS/OCONUS locations.

Requirements

12+ years of professional experience in the required task area
Must be a US citizen
Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering or science discipline from an ABET accredited program required

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree preferred
Security+ certification preferred
Secret Clearance or higher preferred

Responsibilities

Design, architect, and maintain Ethernet or virtual networks not limited to network protocols, subnetting, Layer 2/3 switching, Internet Protocol (IP) addressing schemes, Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), hypervisor management, load balancing, and Software Defined Networks (SDN) across mission system networks
Provide technical expertise in solving complex networking and software engineering problems
Implement network security best practices not limited to network segmentation, hardware/software firewalls, Access Control Lists (ACLs), and port security
Monitor network performance, availability, and optimize throughput to support current mission system requirements and future needs
Script utilizing languages such as Powershell, Bash, or Python for device configuration, data collection, monitoring, reporting, and file transfers
Maintain documentation and configuration control of network design and architecture, to include troubleshooting actions and system behavior and resolving networking issues
Support compliance with DoD Instructions and Directives governing cybersecurity of mission systems and IT environments
Collaborate with cybersecurity personnel to implement security controls to mission system network architecture
Provide continuous daily network engineering support with customer’s engineering personnel
Support onsite to identify and resolve network issues related to mission with possible travel to support at CONUS/OCONUS locations
Communicate network architecture to non-technical stakeholders
Other duties as assigned