Network Engineer Lead

Company: Peraton
Location: Arlington
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Peraton is seeking a Network Operations Manager in Washington DC to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. The qualified applicant will become part of Department of State (DOS) Consular Affairs Enterprise Infrastructure Operations (CAEIO) Program, for the Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA). This initiative is intended to provide IT Operations and Maintenance to modernize the legacy networks, applications, and databases supporting CA services globally.

The Network Operations Manager will lead the CA/CST CAEIO Network Operations team, responsible for working closely with CAEIO contractors, DOS leadership and business stakeholders to monitor performance, address faults and security service delivery and create solutions to automating IT enterprise monitoring services and related business processes.
Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

• Manage team of firewall and network engineers performing technical administrative and troubleshooting duties for Cisco and Dell switches, Palo Alto, Stonegate, Cisco, Azure, and Forcepoint firewalls, and F5 and Broadcom Layer 7 network appliances.
  • Engineer operational requirements for network performance and security monitoring.
  • Work closely with senior network and systems engineers, building and maintaining complex networked appliances and systems.
  • Manage all aspects of the patching process for all production and non-production environments.
  • Lead efforts to automate network procedures using scripts in Ansible and MicrofocusNA using Bash, Perl or Python
  • Provide technical leadership and technical guidance on projects, O&M, troubleshooting, and network analysis.
  • Participate in internal workshops and provide presentations of the proposed solutions
  • Understand all elements of the software development life cycle, including planning, development, requirements management, Configuration Management, quality assurance, and release management
  • Deliver technical documentation and user documentation as required
  • Use Scaled Agile Framework and ServiceNow to manage workflow and resource capacity.Basic Qualifications:
    
    • US Citizenship and an active SECRET Government Security Clearance.
    • BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field and 10-12 years network operations experience or MS degree in a related field and 8-10 years network operations experience or high school diploma/equivalent and minimum 14+ years of network operations experience
    • Ten years' experience managing network operations centers.
      • Three years' experience in firewall engineering with preferred experience with Palo Alto firewalls.
      • Must have an active Cisco Certified Network Associate or higher certification.
        Preferred Qualifications:
        • Experience with f5 local traffic managers, Broadcom Layer 7 Application Gateways, or Azure Network Services.
        • Experience with ServiceNow, Scaled Agile Framework, and/or workflow tools such as Jira or IBM Enterprise Workflow ManagerPeraton 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 and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.Colorado Salary Minimum: $94,600
          Colorado Salary Maximum: $229,600
          
          The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position, and is just one component of Peraton's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees.

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