Mission Systems Network Engineer
Peraton · Chantilly, VA, US
About this role
## Mission Systems Network Engineer (DoD/IC) ### About Peraton Peraton is a next-generation national security company delivering mission-critical solutions and enterprise IT across land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company supports essential government agencies and every branch of the U.S. armed forces. ### Responsibilities — What you’ll do - Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, reviews) and plan work for upcoming sprints/increments. - Collaborate with teams across Group and customers to understand cloud networking requirements; develop and document **WANs/LANs**. - Support Tier teams with identification, isolation, and troubleshooting of network anomalies. - Track network build-out status; specify and configure **firewalls, switches, and routers**; support related network engineering tasks. - Design and implement automation via scripting and other techniques to build cloud network infrastructure and improve operational efficiency. - Create scalable, highly available network architectures/designs for new tenant systems and solutions. - Coordinate with tenants on incident handling: document incident details in the ticketing tool, assign appropriately, and track to completion. - Use modern monitoring tools to gain insight and take action. - Create network designs, implementation plans, operational documentation, and drive continual improvement of cloud network services. - Evaluate and recommend cloud networking solutions for customer offerings and application migration; participate in procurement of network devices. ### Qualifications — What you’ll need **Required** - **Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility** and ability to obtain/maintain a **polygraph** (if required). - Education/experience combination: - Associate’s degree + **7+ years** network engineering experience, **OR** - Bachelor’s degree + **5+ years** network engineering experience, **OR** - Master’s degree + **3+ years** network engineering experience. - Additional **4 years** relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree. - Must meet **DoD 8140 intermediate** requirements for a **Network Operations Specialist** (advanced or above proficiency). - Experience designing/building/maintaining networks in a **classified environment**. - Experience configuring **VLANs, VPNs, firewalls/switches/routers** (Cisco, Arista, Brocade, Juniper, Palo Alto, etc.). - Strong understanding of **IP addressing and subnetting**. - **3+ years** operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting **DoD encryption and/or COMSEC** equipment. - Background supporting software and/or network operations with clear networking fundamentals. - Direct experience securing networks and keeping device software up to date per DoD policies. **Desired** - Ability to communicate effectively with customers and technical staff. - Experience with **UNIX and/or Linux** in a network environment. - Experience creating/modifying/troubleshooting **Ansible playbooks** (e.g., configuration and patching). - Strong problem-solving and decision-making. - Detail/process oriented; able to multitask with minimal supervision. - Excellent interpersonal skills and collaboration across management, customer, and user organizations. ### Benefits & Compensation - Heavily subsidized employee benefits for you and your dependents. - **25 days PTO** accrued annually (up to a generous cap). - Eligible for an attractive bonus plan. - Target salary range:
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