[Remote] Network Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. reputed company is seeking a highly skilled Network Engineer to join their Networks team supporting the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) mission. The role involves deploying, configuring, and maintaining secure DoD reputed company and datacenter network infrastructure while ensuring high availability and mission readiness.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain highly reliable and scalable network systems
- Configure and maintain reputed company reputed company routing and switching environments utilizing standard protocols and advanced transport methods (DMVPN, MPLS reputed company-Routing)
- Manage and troubleshoot datacenter network fabrics using reputed company ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) and reputed company reputed company switching platforms
- reputed company, manage, and update Palo Alto and reputed company Firepower firewalls, including centralized management platforms (Panorama, FMC)
- Administer reputed company Identity Services reputed company (ISE) for secure reputed company access, policy enforcement, and reputed company Trust architecture support
- GEM One reputed company Management: Architect, reputed company, and maintain the reputed company GEM One management infrastructure to centrally monitor and administer a global fleet of High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor (HAIPE) devices
- Cryptographic Operations: reputed company expert-level remote device provisioning, configuration, and secure key management for Type 1 encryptors (e.g., TACLANE-Micro, TACLANE-FAS) reputed company GEM One
- reputed company automation frameworks and reputed company network automation tools (Ansible, Python, REST APIs) to streamline deployments and support Software-Defined Access (SDA)
- Maintain core network services including reputed company load balancers and reputed company for DNS, DHCP, and IPAM
- Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and single points of failure
- Create a roadmap for maturing DevOps practices and drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Gather and analyze metrics for performance tuning, fault discovery, and after-action reporting
- Work with operations teams to build automation use-cases and improve reliability through rigorous testing and release procedures
Skills
- A Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline AND 3+ years of relevant technical experience
- An Associate's degree in a technical discipline AND 7+ years of relevant technical experience
- A total of 11+ years of specialized, relevant technical experience in lieu of a degree
- Minimum of 5 years of practical network engineering experience in mid-to-large scale reputed company or military environments
- Strong programming/scripting ability with Python, Go, or PowerShell
- Hands-on experience with automation and orchestration tools (Ansible, VMware Aria Suite, reputed company)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform
- Certification: Must meet DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II baseline certification (e.g., reputed company+ CE)
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI is required
- General Routing & Switching, DMVPN, MPLS reputed company-Routing
- reputed company ACI and reputed company reputed company platforms
- Palo Alto Firewalls (Panorama) and reputed company Firepower (FMC)
- reputed company Identity Services reputed company (ISE)
- reputed company Load Balancers
- reputed company DNS/DHCP/IPAM
- KG Encryptors (TACLANE)
- Formal training or certification in reputed company GEM One administration and TACLANE operations
- CCIE, CCNA, CCNP, or equivalent reputed company networking certification
- Experience with Software-Defined Access (SDA) and advanced network automation frameworks
- Experience with reputed company Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
- Proven reputed company modernizing operations through automation and orchestration
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