Cloud Network Architect/Engineer

$180,000 - $200,000/Yr

GovCIO - Santa Fe, NM

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Santa Fe, NM

About the position

GovCIO is seeking a Cloud Network Engineer/Architect to support cloud networking and architecting solutions for customers. This fully remote position involves a 10% travel requirement and focuses on designing, implementing, and managing AWS cloud solutions while ensuring compliance with security policies and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Gather information concerning the capabilities of Company products and investigate technical capabilities of competing equipment and solutions.
• Generate quantifiable requirements based on customer descriptions, system planning, and design, ensuring compliance through formal verification methods.
• Translate high-level product development strategies into network and system requirement specifications.
• Establish and coordinate the development of standards, practices, and procedures related to network and system development.
• Design interfaces and integrate network and system elements to function cohesively.
• Assess performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Act as a customer liaison and support business development activities to understand and shape requirements.
• Coordinate the planning, design, and installation of equipment using engineering and programming knowledge.
• Participate in system conceptual design and document design concepts.
• Install new hardware, systems, and software for networks.
• Design, create, and build network services, equipment, and devices.
• Generate system-level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures.
• Monitor system performance and implement performance tuning.
• Review test plans/procedures to ensure they meet contractual requirements and participate in the testing process to validate requirements.
• Develop and analyze existing administrative operations and management controls for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Conduct assessments of current documents for compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Identify related policy documents impacted by reviews and updates of existing content.
• Offer recommendations to retain, revise, or retire existing resource documents based on utilization and compliance metrics.
• Define technical and web content management requirements to improve management of resource documents.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and SMEs to modify resource documents and implement recommended frameworks.
• Responsible for all aspects of network engineering, design, and implementation of AWS cloud solutions.
• Administer AWS VPC, Transit Gateways, Wide-area Network, VPNs, Firewalls, and related services.
• Implement and manage AWS network security measures, including Security Groups and Network ACLs.
• Integrate hybrid networks with AWS using VPNs and AWS Direct Connect.
• Develop and maintain detailed network diagrams and support procedures in partnership with Network Architects.
• Monitor network availability and capacity utilization to meet quality of service objectives.
• Support proofs-of-concept design and testing activities and assist in developing change requests and proposals.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network issues across development, testing, and production cloud environments.
• Work with Cloud Engineers and Architects on cloud infrastructure design and architecture issues.
• Collaborate with peers to define and characterize complex technology or process problems and develop new solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience or commensurate experience.
• Top Secret clearance required.
• Must have or obtain IAT level II certification within 90 days of hire (e.g., CompTIA Security+(CE)).
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of DOD Security, RMF, and/or NIST Policies.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with customers and internal cross-functional teams.
• Experience with virtual and/or cloud-based servers and applications.
• Excellent technical documentation and reporting skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Certification(s) in relevant technologies.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of USD $180,000.00 - USD $200,000.00 per year.
• Remote work flexibility.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.