Network Engineer

8101 Odell Rd, Laurel, MD;
Springfield, VA

SkyePoint Decisions is a leading Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering, Critical Infrastructure and Operations, and Applications Development and Maintenance IT service provider headquartered in Dulles, Virginia with operations across the U.S. We provide innovative enterprise-wide solutions as well as targeted services addressing the complex challenges faced by our federal government clients. Our focus is on enabling our clients to deliver their mission most efficiently and effectively – anytime, anywhere, securely.

We combine technical expertise, mission awareness, and an empowered workforce to produce meaningful results.

SkyePoint Decisions is seeking a Network Engineer to support a Department of State (DOS) customer. This position primarily supports operations and maintenance of foreign post network integrations with the DoS Core and other network integrations comprising a large and complex network infrastructure and cloud environments, with engineering and design responsibilities as warranted.

This role offers a hybrid schedule (~3 days onsite) at the discretion of the customer. The role can be located in Beltsville, MD or Springfield, VA.

Responsibilities:

• Performs day-to-day operations and maintenance of network, cloud infrastructure, and voice components and systems across the enterprise.
• Monitors, tunes, sets standards, and maintains a range of network and cloud infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and availability.
• Uses monitoring, performance analysis, network management, software and hardware equipment to troubleshoot and isolate problems; gauge performance and activity across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Performs problem isolation and resolution for network incidents and service requests in support of global operations.
• Evaluates, designs, and documents network solutions as warranted to address operational requirements and customer needs.
• Works with Architects and engineering teams to design and implement solutions to operational problems within the capacity and operational limitations of installed equipment and cloud services.
• Develops and maintains contingency plans for network related hardware failures including isolated and major outages and cloud service disruptions.
• Provides internal consulting, technical guidance, information and support to application developers, computer operations, management, and departmental clients.
• Provides client consulting and training on the operation and use of network systems and cloud architectures.
• Plans, researches, evaluates and recommends new network equipment, cloud services, and related technologies – hardware and software.
• Designs and implements hybrid cloud network architectures integrating on-premises infrastructure with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) as needed.
• Configures and manages cloud networking components including virtual networks, subnets, security groups, load balancers, and cloud-native connectivity solutions.
• Implements and maintains secure connectivity between on-premises data centers and cloud environments using VPNs, Direct Connect, Express Route, or similar technologies.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a network engineering/computer engineering related discipline and 10+ years IT network engineering and architecture experience (Tier III and above, network infrastructure design and implementation) with large, complex networks and cloud environments;
  Masters and 8+ years of related experience; may accept additional experience in lieu of degree.
• Expertise in operating, maintaining, and supporting scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise network architectures, including LAN, WAN, SDWAN, and cloud-based solutions.
• Cisco CCNA and/or CCNP…