Senior Network Engineer [SENIO002031]

Location: Dahlgren, Virginia, USA 
Telework: No Telework
Clearance: Top Secret (US Citizenship Required) 
Experience: Senior
Number of Openings: 1
Funding Status: Funded
 

Senior Network Engineer

SimVentions is a 100% employee-owned business and has consistently been voted one of Virginia's Best Places to Work. We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join our team! Ideal candidate will be a senior Network Engineer with a broad skill set to support the Orion program at NSWC Dahlgren. The Orion program is a software intensive program involving a family of systems supporting multiple DoD entities and Federal agencies. Orion provides rapid engineering solutions to emergent non-conventional threats, integrating microelectronics and scalable network and communication capabilities for immediate operational deployment. The team is responsible for the entire lifecycle of the systems it creates, including hardware, networks, and software design, development, testing, fielding, and support. The IPT collaborates extensively which is beneficial to mission success and the functional decomposition of the work that needs to be completed. Good communication skills are a must to be effective in the team’s collaborative work environment. The Orion team currently uses online collaboration to coordinate their efforts. Interested candidates may be interviewed by the PM or branch head to ensure applicant has appropriate work experience.   

Responsibilities:
 

• Network architecture and management, hardware configuration of appliances, routers, switches, firewalls, security appliances
• VPN design and implementation
• Network traffic segregation using VLANs, firewalls
• Linux-based network service configuration (iptables, firewalld , sshd)

Required Skills & Experience:

• Experience in designing and architecting networks
• Proficiency in configuring hardware appliances including routers, switches, firewalls, and security appliances (VPNs).
• Design and implementation of network traffic segregation using VLANs, firewalls, and VPNs
• Familiarity with Linux-based network service configuration (iptables, firewalld, sshd)
• Experience in scanning and patching configurations and software libraries on systems according to DoD STIGs (Security Technical Implementation Guides)
• Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) or equivalent experience
• Excellent communication skills

Preferred Skills & Experience:  

• Cisco Certified Network Professional –Security (CCNP Security)
• Experience scanning and patching systems and software libraries according to DoD STIGs
• Experience working in AWS (Amazon Web Service) Cloud computing, and Linux scripting

Education:    A Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline is required

Clearance: A Final Top Secret Clearance is required for this position. Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. US Citizenship is required to obtain a clearance.

Travel: None

Benefits & Compensation:  At SimVentions, we’re committed to supporting the total well-being of our employees and their families. Our benefit offerings include comprehensive health and welfare plans to serve a variety of needs. 

We offer:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Competitive 401(k) programs
• Retirement and Financial Counselors
• Health Savings and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life insurance, short- & long-term disability
• Continuing Education Assistance
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Paid Leave (e.g., Maternity, Paternity, Jury Duty, Bereavement, Military)
• Third Party Employee Assistance Program that offers emotional and lifestyle well-being services, to include free counseling
• Supplemental Benefit Program

Compensation at SimVentions is determined by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, training, security clearance, work location, skills, knowledge, and competencies, as well as alignment with our corporate compensation plan and contract specific requirements.  

The projected annual compensation range for this position is $112,000 - $140,000 (USD). This estimate reflects the standard salary range for this position and is just one component of the total compensation package that SimVentions offers

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)