Job Description

Program Overview

About The Role

• Design, implement, and maintain a robust and scalable network infrastructure encompassing LAN/WAN technologies, routing protocols, firewalls, load balancers, and network security tools.
• Pro-actively monitor network performance, uptime, and capacity, identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks and ensuring optimal network health.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex network issues, conducting root cause analysis and implementing permanent solutions.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive network documentation, including diagrams, configurations, and policies.
• Stay abreast of emerging network technologies and trends, evaluating and recommending new solutions to enhance network performance, security, and efficiency.
• Collaborate effectively with other IT teams to ensure seamless integration of network infrastructure with other systems and applications.
• Mentor and guide others to include junior network engineers, fostering their professional growth and development.
• Ability to participate in on-call rotation, providing after-hours support for critical network incidents.

Qualifications

Required Experience:

• COMSEC background with experience as the primary COMSEC Responsible Officer.
• Maintain and operate cryptographic equipment and secure data transfer devices.
• Understand and be able to implement AFMAN 17-1302-O.
• Experience troubleshooting circuit issues within a DISA environment, including requesting new circuits.
• Previous experience providing engineering and operation services on DoD supported networks.
• Familiarity with routing and switching such as MPLS, VPNs, and protocols such as, but not limited to, BGP, Spanning Tree, VLANs, LLDP, and VoIP.
• Familiarity with Multicast protocols and emerging network technologies.
• Ability to design, implement, and manage Cisco ISE solutions for network access control and identity management.
• Develop and enforce network access policies based on user roles, device types, and security requirements.
• Ability implementing security policies, rule sets and network segmentation on Palo Alto firewalls to protect enterprise environments.
• Ability to perform firewall upgrades, patching, and troubleshooting to ensure firewall availability and functionality.
• Experience performing security assessments and audits of systems and applications against DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Ability to implement and configure systems according to STIG requirements for both classified and unclassified environments.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD. Degree in one of the following fields highly desired: Information Technology, Software Engineer, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or Cybersecurity.
• Active CCNA Certification.
• Active IAT II (Security+) Certification.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Preferred Qualifications:  CCNP Certification.

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

Details

Target Salary Range: $104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at

Application Duration Statement: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. 

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

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