Network Engineer

About Peraton

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 peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Program Overview

Supports the transformation and modernization of legacy Coast Guard systems and services including mobility, messaging, ITSM, ITAM, Network Infrastructure, and legacy data systems from on premise implementations to cloud and hybrid cloud solutions. New system and service implementations, including zero trust architecture, to provide leading edge systems that are both secure and accessible.

About The Role

Peraton is seeking a Network Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in Kearneysville, WV (hybrid work schedule; must be local to office). The qualified applicant will become part of Peraton's Infrastructure Managed Service (IMS) Program, for the Unites States Coast Guard (USCG). This initiative is modernizing and consolidating the engineering and operational environment under a managed service to better support the services provided to the USCG. As part of the IMS program, the Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for providing engineering guidance across the Technical Services team, including requirements definition, design, implementation, and testing.

Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

• Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Provides ongoing network support, addresses availability issues, overcomes performance problems.
• Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts.
• Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop lower level detailed requirements.
• Maintains and updates system security plans on all platforms
• Implements and coordinates network policies, procedures, and standards.
• Enforces network security procedures.
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Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 5 years experience or Master's degree with 3 years experience or HS Diploma/equivalent and 9 years experience
• Must have experience in supporting large data center environments
• Must have experience WAN/LAN troubleshooting and configuration
• Must have ability to learn new networking concepts and tools
• Must have experience with VPN and network protocols such as BGP and OSPF
• Must have experience with firewalls and packet captures
• U.S. Citizenship required and an active Secret clearance
• Ability to pass Comptia Security+ upon hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in enterprise infrastructure modernization efforts
• Experience in engineering in an agile environment
• Networking certifications
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in written

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

Details

Target Salary Range: $86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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