Cloud Network Engineer
San Antonio
Job Description Job Description Description: Provide network architectural design, engineering, implementation, sustainment, migration, technical refresh, and lifecycle services for Datacenter and Cloud enterprise network infrastructure
Engineer and implement network architectural changes in response to future network technology enhancements, customer requirements, security requirements and enhancements, technical refresh efforts, lifecycle requirements, or changes in network capacity requirements
Proficient in support of network design and Cloud management [Amazon Web Services (AWS)/AZURE] solutions
Develop and provide Engineering Design Solutions (EDS) for any new network hardware, network enclave, or network capability that may be introduced in to the DISA Data Center environment
Support a number of Intrusion and Detection Systems (IDS) and other network defense architectures in support of cyber defense operations and cloud migration initiatives
Support all current and future Data Center enterprise network infrastructure architectures and cloud initiatives in accordance with industry standards and best practice
Ensure all software and firmware on network hardware are maintained and up to date on vendor supportable code versions
Responsible for acquisition, commissioning, capacity planning, de-commissioning, and tracking of wide area connectivity supporting Data Centers
Communicate, brief ideas and information to people of non-technical background to include senior leadership
Assist in technical working groups, contribute to product evaluations, developing recommendations, and preparation/presentation of briefings
Requirements: Required Skills:
Must have an active SECRET or higher security clearance
5+ years of relevant experience in enterprise scale Network operations.
5+ years of experience with hands-on operational, development, and management experience with Commercial cloud Services.
DoD 8570.01-M/8140.01 IAT Level II Certification (can be one of the following: Security+ or CySA+)
Relevant Computing Environment (CE) certification based on the equipment and software relevant to primary duties
Preferred Skills:
CCNP, ONF-Certified SDN Professional, VCP Cloud Management & Automation preferred
Strong and extensive knowledge of datacenter-based network methods, protocols, technologies i.e.:
(1) Cloud management [Amazon Web Services (AWS)/AZURE]
(2) Routing [BGP/ OSPF/MP-BGP/ MPLS/ VPN/Multicast/ PBR]
(3) Switching [RSTP, VLAN, VXLAN, LLDP, VPC, LACP, LAG]
(4) TCP/IP) [IPv4, IPv6, UDP, Layer 1 through Layer 7, IPSEC, HAIPE]
(5) Firewalls [VPN, ACLs, Whitelisting]
(6) Software Defined Networking (SDN)/Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)/Infrastructure as Code (IaC) [Cisco ACI, Service Insertion, Ansible]
(7) Load balancing [APM, ASM, LTM, GTM]
(8) IDentity and Access Management with RBAC [AAA/RADIUS/TACACS/LDAP]
(9) Network management and analysis [Performance Mgr (PM), Juniper Space, Cisco ISE, Splunk]
(10) Structured cabling and installation standards
IT Bachelor’s Degree or Vendor Network Certification (Professional or higher)