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KIHOMAC · 1 month ago

Network Engineer/Virtualization Specialist

Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$105K/yr - $120K/yr

10+ years exp

KIHOMAC is seeking a Network Engineer - Virtualization Specialist to support network build-out and deployments. The role involves system maintenance, configuration of firewalls, storage migration, and collaboration with a team to maintain a high-quality test environment for government customers.

AerospaceIndustrialManufacturing

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as a Network Engineer - Virtualization Specialist supporting network build out and deployments to the C2BMC Test

Use SDDC Manager to patch, upgrade and provide overall system maintenance

Configure distributed stateful firewalling, NAT, load balancing and micro segmentation using NSX

Design, install, upgrade and migrate storage using VMware vSAN

Migrate virtual machines and workloads from deprecated versions of vSphere to VMware Cloud

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

Work collaboratively in a team environment with other network engineers as well as independently on large field projects

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

DoD 8570 IAT Level IIVMware Certified ProfessionalCisco Certified Network AssociateInternet ProtocolsVMware vSANNSXPythonPowerShellMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft VisioTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering or science discipline preferred

Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (ex: Security+) required

Experience in Internet Protocols (e.g. DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SSL), firewall configuration and troubleshooting required

Previous experience writing and presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint and Visio drawing tools required

Deep understanding of Foundational VCF Infrastructure including Virtualization (vSphere), Networking (NSX) and Storage (vSAN) required

Fundamental understanding of how traffic flows through logical routers with the ability to implement these concepts in an NSX environment required

Experience creating and configuring virtual distributed switches required

10+ years of general (full-time) work experience

7+ years of directly related experience

+ years of experience working in a management or leadership role

Must be a US citizen

Candidate must be in possession of a minimum DoD issued Secret Clearance

Preferred

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or Juniper Networks Certified Associate (JNCIA) certification preferred

VMware Certified Technical Associate - Data Center Virtualization (VCTA), VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV), VCAP Design, VCAP Deploy or VCDX-DCV Certification preferred

PIM, L2 and L3 multicast and type I encryption devices

VXLAN, Juniper Apstra, VMware Aria and RHEL Ansible

Python or Powershell programming and scripting