HX5, LLC · 1 day ago
Network Engineer (Virtualization Specialist)
Colorado Springs, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$105K/yr - $120K/yr
10+ years expHX5, LLC is an award-winning provider of engineering and technical services to clients such as NASA and the Department of Defense. They are seeking a Senior Elastic Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions contract, focusing on network engineering and virtualization support.
ConsultingGovernmentInformation Technology
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Serve as a Network Engineer - Virtualization Specialist supporting network build out and deployment 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
Qualification
Required
Must have 10, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
Must have 7, or more, years of direct 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
Must have, or obtain, an active DoD Secret Security Clearance
Proof of U.S. Citizenship or US Permanent Residency is a requirement for this position
Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation
Must be able to travel, including air travel up to 10%
Must have a valid Driver's License
Preferred
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
Benefits
Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
401(k) plan with Company Match
Paid Holidays
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Life Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Pet Insurance
Company
HX5, LLC
HX5, LLC has specialized in providing professional support services to meet the needs of Federal Government organizations since its incorporation in 2004.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Margarita Howard
CEO & President
Recent News
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