Network Engineer

Peraton is seeking a Network Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in Kearneysville, WV (hybrid work schedule; must be local to office). The qualified applicant will become part of Peraton’s Infrastructure Managed Service (IMS) Program, for the Unites States Coast Guard (USCG). This initiative is modernizing and consolidating the engineering and operational environment under a managed service to better support the services provided to the USCG. As part of the IMS program, the Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for providing engineering guidance across the Technical Services team, including requirements definition, design, implementation, and testing.

Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

• Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Provides ongoing network support, addresses availability issues, overcomes performance problems.
• Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts.
• Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop lower level detailed requirements.
• Maintains and updates system security plans on all platforms
• Implements and coordinates network policies, procedures, and standards.
• Enforces network security procedures.
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Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 5 years experience or Master's degree with 3 years experience or HS Diploma/equivalent and 9 years experience
• Must have experience in supporting large data center environments
• Must have experience WAN/LAN troubleshooting and configuration
• Must have ability to learn new networking concepts and tools
• Must have experience with VPN and network protocols such as BGP and OSPF
• Must have experience with firewalls and packet captures
• U.S. Citizenship required and an active Secret clearance
• Ability to pass Comptia Security+ upon hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in enterprise infrastructure modernization efforts
• Experience in engineering in an agile environment
• Networking certifications
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in written