Network Engineer - Senior

Your Impact:

Are you interested in using your skills to help shape the Cyber, Security, & Intel space?  If so, look no further. Amentum is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join our team of passionate individuals in Fort Meade, MD . In this role you will support challenging, mission-critical projects that make a direct impact on the Nation’s security and intelligence mission.

In support of DISA, the Intel and Cyber Division is assembling a team to support a program that provides critical network capabilities to the Department of Defense. We are committed to recruiting and retaining this team for prototype development, test, and demonstration, as well as making this team available longer term for integration, deployment and sustainment as needed.

Candidates interested in joining the team must be critical thinkers, have a strong work ethic, and be able to work independently or as a member of a team in a dynamic environment that supports a critical and rewarding mission. We value candidates who are detail-oriented while also being able to think and react quickly to emerging and unique problem sets. To be successful, you must be able to rapidly adapt and learn how to operate the front and back end of new products and processes.

Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities of the Senior Network Engineer include, but are not limited to, the following:

•    Perform as senior-level contributor, able to operate and troubleshoot autonomously and independently, whether customer facing or with other engineering team members.  
•    Design, build and troubleshoot network and network security architecture.  
•    Analyze and develop new hardware requirements and prepare specifications for hardware acquisitions. 
•    Provide engineering escalation support for all network and network security operations activities including: LAN/WAN operations and troubleshooting, troubleshooting network automation and tooling, and troubleshooting network security appliances.
•    Coordinate with the Information Assurance Security Engineers to validate all designs against required security controls to maintain Authority to Operate of each enclave; implement and maintain DISA STIG requirements.  
•    Create, review, and update technical documentation in support of integration projects.
•    Provide full implementation documentation and templates for all phases of deployment and sustainment of network equipment and services.  
• Identify and diagnose complex performance, security, and technical issues.