Cloud Network Architect/Engineer

$180,000 - $200,000/Yr

GovCIO - Bismarck, ND

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Bismarck, ND

About the position

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Cloud Network Engineer/Architect to support cloud networking and architecting solutions for the customer. This position will be fully remote with a 10% travel requirement. The role involves gathering information concerning the capabilities of Company products, investigating the technical capabilities of Company products and competing equipment and/or solutions, and staying abreast of developments in hardware and software. The engineer will generate quantifiable requirements based on customer descriptions, system planning, and design, ensuring compliance through formal verification methods. Additionally, the position requires translating high-level product development strategies into network and system requirement specifications and collaborating with other engineering disciplines to develop lower-level detailed implementation requirements. The Cloud Network Engineer/Architect will establish and coordinate the development of standards, practices, and procedures related to network and system development. This includes designing interfaces and integrating network and system elements to function cohesively. Performance assessment will be conducted using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures. The role also involves acting as a customer liaison and providing support for business development activities to understand and shape requirements. Key responsibilities include coordinating the planning, design, and installation of equipment, participating in system conceptual design, installing new hardware, systems, and software for networks, and designing, creating, and building network services, equipment, and devices. The engineer will generate system-level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures, monitor system performance, and implement performance tuning. Furthermore, the role requires reviewing test plans/procedures to ensure they meet contractual objectives and participating in the testing process to validate requirements. The engineer will also develop and analyze existing administrative operations and management controls, including standard practices, operating procedures, management systems, and reporting documentation. This includes conducting assessments of current and in-process documents for compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures, and offering recommendations to retain, revise, or retire existing resource documents based on utilization, compliance, and other relevant metrics. Collaboration with stakeholders and subject matter experts (SMEs) is essential to modify resource documents and implement recommended frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Gathers information concerning the capabilities of Company products and investigates the technical capabilities of Company products and competing equipment and/or solutions.
• Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and ensures requirements comply through formal verification methods.
• Translates high level product development strategies into network and system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower-level detailed implementation requirements.
• Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the network and system development.
• Designs interfaces and brings network and system elements together, so they work as a whole.
• Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Acts as a customer liaison and support for business development activities to understand and shape requirements.
• Coordinates the planning, design, and installation of equipment, using knowledge of engineering and programming as well as sophisticated instruments and computers.
• Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts.
• Installs all new hardware, systems, and software for networks.
• Designs, creates, and builds network services, equipment and devices.
• Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures.
• Monitors system performance and implements performance tuning.
• Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.
• Develops and/or analyzes and revises existing administrative operations and management controls including standard practices, operating procedures, management systems, and reporting documentation.
• Conducts assessments of current and in-process documents for compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Identifies related policy documents which may be impacted by reviews and updates of other existing content.
• Offers recommendations to retain, revise, or retire existing resource documents based on factors such as utilization, compliance, and other relevant metrics.
• Defines technical and/or web content management requirements to improve management of resource documents, including search-ability, currency, and identification of authoritative sources.
• Collaborates with stakeholders and subject matter experts (SMEs) to modify resource documents and implement recommended framework.

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 (i.e., 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.