Cleared Network Engineer

Responsibilities:
Peraton has a great opportunity for a Network Engineer in Chantilly, VA supporting an Intelligence Community (IC) customer.  At the heart of national security, we've been embedded into this cutting-edge program for nearly a decade. You will be working in a rewarding, mission focused environment, cutting edge software design, development, and deployment, contributing to the protection and defense of national space assets. Your efforts will fundamentally change what Space Domain Awareness and Mission Protection means for our Nation.

 

Skyfire is a Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Indications and Warning (I&W) system. Its purpose is to establish a repository of resident space objects (RSOs), find RSOs of interest, and provide data to ground operators. Located in Chantilly, VA, the Skyfire team uses: sensor modeling, and systems engineering expertise to deliver this world-class SDA I&W system. This position requires a minimum of an active TS clearance.

 

What you'll do:

Participate in Agile meetings (sprint planning, daily standups, sprint retrospectives, sprint reviews, etc.) and work in an Agile process to plan your work for future sprints and increments

Work with teams across Group and customers to understand cloud networking requirements for upcoming projects; develop and document Wide Area Networks (WANs) / Local Area Networks (LANs)

Provide support and guidance to the Tier teams on the identification, isolation and troubleshoot network anomalies.

Track network system build-out status, specify and configure firewalls, switches, and routers, and support other systems and network engineering tasks, as required.

Design and implement automation through scripting and other techniques to implement cloud network infrastructure and improve operational efficiencies.

Create network architectures and designs that are highly available and scalable for new customers systems and solutions to meet defined requirements

Coordinate with tenant to fully understand incident reported including documenting incident details in ticketing tool, assign as appropriate, and track through completion.

Use state-of-the-art monitoring tools to gather insight and act upon results

Create network designs, implementation plans, operational documentation, and continual improvement of cloud network services

Evaluate and recommend potential cloud networking solutions for inclusion into customer cloud service offerings and application migration solutions; participate in the procurement of network devices. 

Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:

This position requires the candidate possess a minimum of Top Secret clearance with ability to upgrade to TS/SCI and pass a polygraph within 30 days of employment or at customers request- contract requires TS/SCI with poly. The candidate must maintain the clearance.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Technology or Advanced Military Training and 5+ years of network engineering experience; OR Master’s Degree and 3+ years of network engineering experience. However, additional Four (4) years equivalent experience in lieu of a degree will be considered

Must satisfy DoD 8570.01 Information Assurance Technical (IAT)-Level II for both Information Assurance and Computing Environment requirements

Experience supporting designing, building, and maintaining networks in a classified environment.

Experience configuring VLANS, VPNs, firewalls/switches/routers (Cisco, Arista, Brocade, Juniper, Palo Alto, etc.), networking and using network management functions and tools.

Secures network and maintains device software up to date in accordance with DOD policies.

Strong understanding of IP addressing and subnetting.

You have 1-2 years of experience operating/maintaining/troubleshooting DoD encryption/COMSEC equipment.

Background in supporting software and/or network operations with a clear understanding of networking fundamentals

You are detail/process oriented, can multi-task, and the ability to work with minimal supervision

Desired Qualifications:

You are able to effectively communicate both with customers and technical staff.

You have experience working with UNIX and/or LINUX systems in a network environment.

Strong problem solving and decision-making ability.

You have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with management, the customer and user organizations across DoD.

Benefits:

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

 

Peraton Overview:
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range:
$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.