Network Engineer Job Listing at SAIC in Chantilly, VA (Job ID 2506827)

Description

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to plan, design, implement, operate, and troubleshoot a high-reliability enterprise network infrastructure. The candidate will support various enterprise programs and system performance monitoring.

Job Duties Include:

General Network Infrastructure Support:

• Provide technical analysis and subject matter expertise to support, build, configure, operate, and maintain network infrastructure, including but not limited to:
  • Network Connectivity
  • Traffic Flow
  • Redundancy (Failover)
  • Network Security
  • Equipment Maintenance of current sites and future coop sites.
• Increase overall reliability, streamline design and integration where appropriate.
• Reduce operations and maintenance costs associated with maintaining solutions where possible.
• Maintain necessary test and integration equipment for integration and regression testing, validation, and troubleshooting.
• Maintain configuration management of all hosted or managed network solutions.
• Design, operate, and maintain equipment and network paths for storage area network services and off-site backup services.
• Monitor and report on bandwidth capacity, availability, and projections.
• Develop and maintain detailed drawings and appropriate documentation of all devices within the supported architecture and configurations of network equipment on-site and at future coop sites.
• Implement upgrades to existing network architecture, troubleshoot network anomalies as discovered, and deploy and install network equipment both locally and to remote locations.
• Work with the System Administrators to ensure overall system functionality, design and document future network architecture (with anticipated growth), and respond to ISSO requests, supporting C&A activities.

AWS Cloud Infrastructure Support:

• Support the network layer of cloud-based applications hosted on AWS.
• Plan and implement secure, high-availability network architectures within AWS infrastructure.
• Design and manage AWS Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), subnets, route tables, and internet gateways to ensure seamless connectivity and integration of cloud-based applications.
• Configure and manage AWS services such as Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs), Route 53, and AWS WAF to ensure high availability and security of cloud-based applications.
• Utilize AWS Direct Connect and VPNs to ensure robust hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity.
• Implement and manage network security measures including VPC flow logs, Security Groups, and Network ACLs to protect cloud-based applications.

Enterprise Program Support:

• Support tools for tasking, planning, research, data routing, operations center support, and system performance monitoring.
• Provide Tier III support for infrastructure and customer support during live testing and operations.
• Assist customers with mission planning, communication paths, and data delivery.
• Conduct system verification and regression tests.

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.

Required Qualifications:

• Must have 10+ years of systems engineering and systems integration experience.
• Occasional CONUS and OCONUS travel may be required.
• Must have experience working on complex systems across multiple domains.
• Must have working knowledge of Cisco IOS and enterprise-level tools and network products such as firewalls, routers, switches, VPN, and network and security protocols.
• Must have knowledge of networking protocols (IP, TCP, UDP, etc.).
• Must have knowledge of enterprise system monitoring tools such as Nagios or Solar Winds.
• Must have the ability to work on occasional surge support or shift hours, as needed, to support Operations Center.

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with PL5 implementation and systems.
• Experience with programming or scripting languages as applied to test development and automation.
• Linux and virtualization experience.
• Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure services and tools.

Desired Certifications:

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional.

Clearance:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.