UAS Network Systems Engineer

**Description**

SAIC is seeking a motivated and ambitious Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Network Systems Integrator to join the Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate (S3I) Joint Technology Center – Systems Integration Lab (JSIL) Tech Center in Huntsville, AL.

The UAS Network Systems Integrator will perform system level installation, configuration, automation, test, and analysis on Multi-layer Switches, Firewalls, Linux based operating systems, and hypervisor-based environments with a majority of the work geared toward network equipment considerations.

**Job Duties and Responsibilities:**

+ Work with software developers and systems engineers to design and integrate network configurations, firewall configurations, and associated documentation.
+ Work within an Agile scrum development model supporting the development of full system installation images on a biweekly basis.
+ Troubleshoot network issues on virtual and physical switches and firewalls.
+ Ability to work within a VMWare environment to design automated system and network configurations.
+ Proficient in group policy and active directory manual and automated configuration.
+ Write system scripts in Bash, PowerShell, Java, and Python to develop automated network configuration installation and automate single touch installation of network devices.
+ Automate the creation, deployment, and configuration of virtual machines, containers, and networks as part of a global UAS system installation.
+ Automate the creation, deployment, and configuration of virtual firewalls and Cloud Server Routers as part of one touch installations.
+ Develop engineering technical material including but not limited to system description documents, network installation guides, data flow, and network diagrams.

**Qualifications**

**Required Education and Experience:**

+ A Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of experience; four (4) years of experience are accepted in lieu of a degree.

**Required Clearance:**

+ An Interim Secret Clearance is required to begin employment; must be able to obtain a Secret Security Clearance to maintain employment.

**Required Skills:**

+ Strong experience configuring Cisco switches (VLAN, VRF, routing protocols, Access Control List).
+ Strong experience in network administration, remote network configuration, and firewall configuration.
+ Strong experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or PowerShell including the automation of system and application installations is required.
+ Strong understanding of general computing system architectures and virtual machines.
+ Strong command line experience with UNIX based operating system or Windows command line configuration is required.
+ Must hold or be able to obtain and maintain a Security+ SE and a Network + SE.

**Desired Skills:**

+ Holding an active CCNA.
+ Experience with datacenter architectures (cluster computing or high availability system).
+ Experience with Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Infrastructure as Code (LaC).
+ Experience with configuration management, such as Chef, Puppet, and/or Ansible.
+ Experience writing technical documentation using Microsoft Office and Visio.
+ Experience with Atlassian workflow management software.
+ Experience with software development and testing.
+ Experience with Uncrewed Aircraft Systems.

REQNUMBER: 2510392
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