Lead Network Engineer

Job description

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Department Summary:


The team seeks a full-time Lead Network Engineer to support the deployment, operation, and maintenance of IT systems in Classified lab environment.

This is a role best suited for someone who has prior experience working as a classified Network Engineer .

This is an on-premises position on our McLean Va campus.



Roles and Responsibilities:

+ MITRE’s Classified Infrastructure Services team (Special Programs) is looking for a Lead Network Engineer role that will be supporting many classified infrastructures as well as standalone environments.



+ This role will require knowledge of implementing and maintaining NIST 800-53 Security Controls / RMF compliance in each environment along with additional security lockdowns if required and ensure the accreditation is enforced and in compliance in all environments.



+ Provide guidance for hardware/software purchases when requested.



+ Work with project leads to ensure their environment compliant and meeting the requirements of the end-users.

+ The successful candidate will, in addition to providing top level technical support and vision, provide task leadership for a small team that supports both the infrastructures and manages end user issues.



Basic Qualifications:

+ Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

+ Active a DoD TS/SCI with CI Poly

+ Familiarity with managing a Windows supporting services environment, including WSUS, Network Policy Server, Certificate Service

+ Familiarity with scripting and automation tools, including batch scripts, PowerShell, automation with PDQ Inventory/Deploy, Ansible, Chef, or other similar tools

+ Experience with STIGs and system hardening through Group Policy and/or automation

+ Experience with VMware vCenter/vSphere, and VDI implementations using VMware Horizon

+ Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

+ Strong written and verbal communications skills

+ Demonstrated ability to develop effective technical and support documentation to include design & test plans, implementation plans, and automation plans using standard templates (where existing) or proposing & creating new templates where needed

+ Ability to review operational metrics and make analytic decisions/recommendations about operational infrastructure performance

+ Deploy all hardware/software configurations following established standards in an automatable and auditable method.

+ This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site .



Preferred Qualifications:

+ 8+ years of experience in Network Engineering




This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):
Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):
Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

Work Location Type:
Onsite

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