Principal Network Engineer Job Listing at SAIC in Reston, VA (Job ID 2411450)

Description

Description

SAIC's Space & Intel Business Group, USG Mission and Information Technology Division, is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to support the development of global infrastructure and delivery of solutions that drive influence operations. This position is in Reston, VA and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. 

Job responsibilities include: 

• Support and develop the networks used by organizations.
• Work closely with department heads and IT staff to create and implement computer networks.
• Create code for new or existing networks.
• Create instruction manuals to help employees use the network and solve common problems.
• Manage virtual and physical servers on a virtualization platform (VMware) with Windows Server 2008-2016, Ubuntu, CentOS, and Ubuntu operating systems.
• Ensure the security of the server infrastructure by implementing industry best practices regarding privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Use a proactive approach to anticipating, mitigating, identifying, troubleshooting, and correcting hardware and software issues on servers and workstations.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph
• Bachelors and 18 years or more experience; Masters and 16 years or more experience; PhD or JD and 13 years or more experience
• Ability to maintain computer networks including mainframes, VPNs, routers and other physical hardware.
• Comprehensive understanding of network services and networks, such as TCP/IP installing and configuring network equipment.
• Ability to create firewalls and update virus protection software and data security systems to keep data and communications protected.
• Experience monitoring computer systems to improve network performance for all systems.
• Experience troubleshooting, resolving, and communicating networking issues to other employees and management.
• Ability to implement disaster recovery procedures.
• Knowledge and understanding of security and networking best practices to offer the best solutions and protection to company systems.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate networks, identify issues and provide solutions to ensure networks are operating efficiently.
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously from design to implementation

Desired Skills

• Experience in system administration.
• System administration and IT certifications in Linux, Microsoft, or other network related fields
• Demonstrated experience with Virtual Private Network (VPN) technologies like OpenVPN, Wireguard, and IPSec.
• Experience with virtualization, VMWare, or equivalent.
• Ability to script (Bash, Python, Powershell) and use automation tools.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

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