Network Virtualization Engineer- Space/ Missile Defense
Position Title: Network Virtualization Engineer
Location: Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO
Relocation Assistance: None available at this time
Remote/Telework: No -- Not available for this position
Clearance Required: DoD Secret preferred
Work Schedule: Day shift -- Occasional off shift, extended or weekend support may be required
Core duty hours are 0900 -- 1500 hours with flexibility to arrive earlier/later Monday -- Friday
Travel: Up to 10% of the time -- Occasional local travel may be required to support off-site customers and projects
Description of Duties:
The Network Virtualization Engineer supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract.
The candidate will:
Serve as a Network Virtualization Engineer and Developer 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
Assist system administration team with the deployment of new virtual machines
Perform administration of virtualization environments to include troubleshooting, break/fix activities, the patching and remediation of servers, and system audit log reviews as needed
Have good written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience briefing customers and management
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
Minimum Qualifications:
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must have or obtain, an active DoD Secret Security Clearance
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; multiple network @types of telecommunications infrastructures
Must be an effective communicator with excellent writing and presentation skills using Microsoft PowerPoint and Visio drawing tools
Must be able to work collaboratively in a team environment with other highly motivated network engineers as well as independently on large field projects
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 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 a demonstrated understanding of the project management lifecycle and related processes
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 experience with HPE server products
Have experience creating and configuring virtual distributed switches
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
Have an understanding of various development life cycles such as the Systems Engineering life cycle (SELC), ITIL, SDLC, etc.
Compensation:
Salary Range: $100,000 -- $125,000 annually. Final compensation is based on experience, education, and directly relevant certifications.
Application Instructions:
Resumes must be submitted in month/year format with clearance level clearly listed to be considered.
Candidates must be fully truthful in their application and resume. Dishonesty, omission of required information, or misrepresentation may result in disqualification.
Only U.S. citizens with an active DoD Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain an interim clearance within 3 months will be considered.
Applications are reviewed for compliance prior to technical qualification. Submissions that do not meet the stated requirements or instructions will not be reviewed.
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{rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"}
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veteran / Disability.
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