Senior Systems/Network Engineer

Applied Research Associates - Washington, DC

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Washington, DC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Systems/Network Engineer position at Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) involves supporting the government in the development and application of high-assurance computer security systems. The role requires a combination of research, design, development, integration, testing, and installation of systems hardware and software, with a focus on ensuring security compliance and operational effectiveness in network systems.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop, integrate, test, and install high-assurance systems hardware, software, and diagnostics equipment.
• Integrate, test, and analyze operational network systems such as intrusion detection systems, firewalls, Layer 2/3 network switches, DevOps, Virtualization, Container Technologies, Secure Remote Access Solutions, Database Systems, Log Management Systems, and Enterprise-level Authentication Systems.
• Provide host and network device security compliance using DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, systems engineering or related discipline with 10+ years of related experience in system and network engineering OR high school diploma with 15+ years of directly relevant experience.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Experience with one or more of the following development languages: C, C++, Java, Python, Linux Scripting, PowerShell, Ruby, PHP, CSS, VBS, SQL, or Assembly.
• Experience providing host and network device security compliance using DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides.
• Experience in research and development of high-assurance solutions.
• Knowledgeable in IT infrastructure servers, their configuration, and protocols.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, systems engineering or related discipline with eight (8) or more years of related experience in system and network engineering.
• PhD in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, systems engineering or related discipline with five (5) or more years of related experience in system and network engineering.
• Experience in research, design and development, integration, and testing of hardware and firmware for high assurance applications, such as programmable cryptographic technology and high assurance filtering and guarding technology.
• Experience in the analysis of unknown binary program behavior using static and dynamic techniques.
• Experience in understanding high-assurance computer systems and network environments.
• Experience in research and development of secure high-assurance systems.
• Government program R&D experience.
• Familiarity with DoD STIG compliance.