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Network Engineering (Clearance: Secret/Top secret)

Encode • Lexington, MA 02421 • Posted 2 days ago

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The Network Engineer at Encode is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining a secure, robust, fault-tolerant network infrastructure. This role involves STIG compliance monitoring, software and firmware updates, automation development, and integration of classified cloud services with existing on-premise networks. Additionally, the engineer will provide project support, guidance, and mentoring to the CES Network Team, as well as 1st tier support for service desk tickets.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain a secure, robust, fault-tolerant network infrastructure.
  • Monitor and update configurations to maintain STIG compliance.
  • Perform code, software and firmware updates as needed to ensure network infrastructure is kept up to date with current versions.
  • Research, develop and implement automation to support network infrastructure and enhance network infrastructure.
  • Develop and execute a plan to integrate classified cloud services with existing on-premise networks.
  • Provide project support to internal teams where expertise in classified networks is required.
  • Provide day-to-day guidance, mentoring and tasking to members of the CES Network Team.
  • Provide 1st tier support resolving Service Desk tickets.
  • Maintain security documentation and network diagrams.

Qualifications

Required

  • Experience with Juniper network hardware
  • Experience with Palo Alto firewalls
  • Experience with General Dynamics type 1 encryptors and the GEMOne management software
  • Experience with network automation (preferably with Ansible)
  • Experience with cloud network integration (preferably classified cloud)
  • Expert knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP and BGP protocols
  • Strong understanding of DoD networks and STIG security controls
  • Security+ certification or the ability to obtain within 6 months

Full Job Description

Network Engineering (Clearance: Secret/Top secret)


Network Design and Engineering responsibilities include but not limited to:
•Design, implement, and maintain a secure, robust, fault-tolerant network infrastructure.
•Monitor and update configurations to maintain STIG compliance.
•Perform code, software and firmware updates as needed to ensure network infrastructure is kept up to date with current versions.
•Research, develop and implement automation to support the items noted above and enhance our network infrastructure.
•In collaboration with the CES infrastructure team, develop and execute a plan to integrate classified cloud services with our existing on-premise networks.
•Provide project support to internal teams where expertise in classified networks is required.
•Provide day-to-day guidance, mentoring and tasking to members of the CES Network Team.

Network Support responsibilities include but not limited to:
•Provide 1st tier support resolving Service Desk tickets.
•Maintain security documentation and network diagrams.

Required Minimum
•Experience with Juniper network hardware
•Experience with Palo Alto firewalls
•Experience with General Dynamics type 1 encryptors and the GEMOne management software
•Experience with network automation (preferably with Ansible)
•Experience with cloud network integration (preferably classified cloud)
•Expert knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP and BGP protocols.
•Strong understanding of DoD networks and STIG security controls
•Security+ certification or the ability to obtain within 6 months