Network Engineer IRES - SSFB

$69,500 - $111,500/Yr

Amentum - Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time - Entry Level

Onsite - Colorado Springs, CO

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Network Engineer IRES position at Amentum involves supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The role primarily focuses on providing 24x7x365 Network Operations Center support, managing and troubleshooting network infrastructure, and ensuring effective communication and operations within the MDA Enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Support the MDA Enterprise under the Global Network Operation Support Center (GNOSC) management providing 24x7x365 Network Operations Center support.
• Operations and maintenance of the MDA general service network infrastructure, primarily troubleshooting and managing configurations on network routers, switches, encryptors, and firewalls.
• Perform network and firewall engineering, monitoring and administration functions as required.
• Provide initial analysis and troubleshooting on issues identified with network monitoring tools and provide troubleshooting support to end users.
• Generate/provide status reports, provide network anomaly analysis, and develop engineering red lines as needed.
• Respond to Remedy Incident Tickets, working with customers to resolve network communication issues.
• Provide Test/Event support as needed.

Requirements

• Must have one of the following combinations of education and experience: HS Diploma (or GED) and 6 years of general experience; Associate's degree and 4 years of general experience; Bachelor's degree and 2 years of general experience; Master's degree and 0 years of general experience.
• Must have 4 years of directly related experience in an engineering field.
• Must have applicable experience with networking (LAN/WAN), TCP/IP, Multicast, OSPF, BGP routing protocols, and various WAN network mediums.
• Must be familiar with monitoring tools such as SolarWinds, Micro Focus ITOM, NetScout, and basic troubleshooting network anomalies.
• Must be familiar with Remedy Action Request System.
• Must have an understanding of COMSEC, Circuit Actions and DISA Tech Control procedures.
• Must have a current DoD 8570 Level II Certification such as CompTIA Security+ CE or higher.
• Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Have a Cisco CCNA Certification.
• Have experience with Cisco routers/switches, Palo Alto Firewalls, McAfee, Wildfire, and FireEye IPS/IDS, Citrix NetScaler, Blue Coat Proxy and SSL Decryptors.
• Have experience with IT Services Configuration Management processes.
• Have experience with Remedy and SNMP monitoring tools (e.g., Micro focus/HPOV/SolarWinds).
• Have experience with ITIL framework and ITIL-based processes.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules
• Educational reimbursement
• Retirement benefits (401K match)
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Health benefits
• Tax saving options
• Disability benefits
• Life and accident insurance
• Voluntary benefits
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Parental leave