[ref. x8606300] Data Center Infrastructure Operations Network Engineer

Overview:

By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.

CESI also designs, builds and runs infrastructure, platforms, applications and processes that enable cyber training for the integrated multi-domain force. Our vision is to become a worldwide full spectrum LVCG and cyber training/analysis developer, integrator and services provider.

Required Experience/Qualifications:

• Associates / Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as computer science or information technology from an accredited college or university. Will consider additional degrees with accompanied technical leadership experience.
• Ten years of work experience preferred.
• Security+ Certification. If not currently certified, must be able to obtain certification within 6 months of hire.
• Must be comfortable with Linux system management, as this is the primary operating system, as well as other Red Hat enterprise services.
• Ability to implement, operate, and maintain physical switches, routers, IPS, IDS devices.
• Ability to implement, operate, and maintain a VMware NSX based SDN.
• Understand Kubernetes and micro-service based applications.
• Must be a self-starter in a fast-paced environment and able to work with a multi-faceted technical team of engineers with a diverse set of skills at differing levels of experience.
• Work as part of a team for the production and fielding of the network systems.
• Proactively identify, locate, mitigate, and resolve network issues.
• Document and present performance records and results.
• Document problems/issues via Jira based ticketing system/tracking log.
• Review and update all information security management system process and procedures (data/software).

Preferred Experience/Qualifications:

• Experience with Ansible (or similar) infrastructure automation to deploy and configure standard baselines for physical devices and in a virtual environment (VMware and Linux).
• Utilize scripting for automating tasks, administration, data collection and reporting. This job requires the ability to write, test, debug, deploy, and maintain scripts.
• Ability to audit and report system and performance logs.
• Ability to automate, administer and maintain the environment through configuration management, version control, and backups with the use of scripting.
• Ability to respond professionally, effectively, and efficiently to service requests.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and demands.
• Ability to research and/or implement new technologies.
• Effective interpersonal and communications skills.
• Professionally convey system-wide performance information routinely via tools such as PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, etc.
• Interact with vendors/users/customers and developers to understand needs and operational requirements that will impact development and testing activities.
• Examine any relevant change implementation, then report the changes to developers and testers welcoming feedback for future improvements.
• Ability to solve technical problems involving a variety of integrated software and hardware platforms.
• Knowledge of or experience with the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) or similar best practices and security guidelines.
• Knowledge of or experience with managing, provisioning, deploying, and orchestrating infrastructure specifications through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) platforms such as Ansible and/or Terraform.

Special Requirements/Security Clearance:

Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U. S. Citizenship status and a Secret security clearance, with an ability to obtain a TS/SCI. Security Clearance requirement will be specified in the Government's Task Order.