Network Engineer (Virtualization Specialist)

Position Title: Network Engineer (Virtualization Specialist)
Location: Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO
Remote/Telework: No - Not available for this position
Clearance Required: DoD Secret
Work Schedule: Day shift

Description of Duties:

The Network Engineer (Virtualization Specialist) supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract.

The candidate will:

• Serve as a Network Engineer - Virtualization Specialist supporting network build out and deployments to the C2BMC Test Facility as necessary to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
• Work on complex assignments and perform a wide range of VMware system administration activities with little to no direct supervision
• Provide root-cause analysis for recurring or critical problems
• Work closely with a team of system administrators, network engineers, and cybersecurity administrators to maintain a high-quality test environment for the Government customer
• Perform vulnerability remediation and mitigations to reduce cybersecurity risks and ensure DoD compliance
• Conduct daily system monitoring, system backup and restoral, and application upgrades to ensure optimal and continuous system operations
• Document necessary system changes and actions in appropriate systems of record to ensure historical data is captured per customer and mission requirements
• Advise Government customer on system status, optimization and improvement efforts in accordance with program objectives and design baselines as needed
• Use REMEDY ticketing system to report, track and document problem and resolution life-cycle actions on faulty systems

The successful candidate will:

• Have a strong understanding of troubleshooting and configuration of VMware to include protocols and switching, best-practice configurations, connectivity, and networking concepts
• Be able to work collaboratively in a team environment with other network engineers as well as independently on large field projects
• Have good written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience briefing customers and management

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance (Candidates with exceptional qualifications may be considered without a clearance on a case-by-case basis)
• Must have 10 or more years of general (full-time) work experience (may be reduced with completion of advanced education)
• Must have 7 or more years of directly related experience
• Must have 1 or more years of experience working in a management or leadership role
• Must have experience in Internet Protocols (e.g. DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SSL), firewall configuration and troubleshooting
• Must be an effective communicator with excellent writing and presentation skills using Microsoft PowerPoint and Visio drawing tools
• Must have a deep understanding of Foundational VCF Infrastructure including Virtualization (vSphere), Networking (NSX) and Storage (vSAN)
• Must be able to use SDDC Manager to patch, upgrade and provide overall system maintenance
• Must have a fundamental understanding of how traffic flows through logical routers with the ability to implement these concepts in an NSX environment
• Must be able to configure distributed stateful firewalling, NAT, load balancing and micro segmentation using NSX
• Must have experience creating and configuring virtual distributed switches
• Must have experience with the design, installation, upgrading and migration of storage using VMware vSAN
• Must be able to migrate virtual machines and workloads from deprecated versions of vSphere to VMware Cloud Foundation
• Must have a current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE, CySA, etc.) or higher

Desired Qualifications:

• Have experience with PIM, L2 and L3 multicast and type I encryption devices
• Have experience with VXLAN, Juniper Apstra, VMware Aria and RHEL Ansible
• Have a VMware Certified Technical Associate - Data Center Virtualization (VCTA), VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV), VCAP Design, VCAP Deploy or VCDX-DCV Certification
• Have knowledge of Missile Defense, DoD communications systems and MDIOC operations
• Have a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or Juniper Networks Certified Associate (JNCIA) certification
• Have experience with network monitoring
• Have experience with Python or PowerShell programming and scripting
• Have a degree in an IT or Engineering related discipline

Compensation:

• Salary Range: $100,000 - $110,000 annually. Final compensation is based on experience, education, and directly relevant certifications.

Application Instructions:

• Resumes must be submitted in month/year format to be considered. Candidates must be fully truthful in their application. Dishonesty or misrepresentation may result in disqualification. Only U.S. citizens with an active DoD Secret clearance will be considered.

Additional Submission Requirements:

• Candidates must clearly list all relevant certifications, software, tools, and systems experience related to this position. Applications that do not include specific technologies and certifications may not be considered.

About Aegis Aerospace
We are a woman-owned space and technology company headquartered in Houston, TX. Our primary objective is to support the Department of Defense and NASA in achieving their missions to defend the security of our country, reach new heights and to discover the unknown. We employ some of the brightest, most experienced engineering and technology experts in the U.S.

To learn more about Aegis Aerospace, visit our website at http://www.AegisAero.com

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veteran / Disability.