Senior Network Engineer

Fort Meade, MD
Full Time
Experienced
Hoplite Solutions is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to provide network and systems administrator support to the Defensive Network Operations (DNO) program for the development and maintenance of the Innovation and Training Center for mission customers.  The DNO program provides trained and equipped remote and deployed teams and operations mangers to conduct cybersecurity assessments in support of intelligence customers, the Defense Industrial Base and Critical Networks and Systems sectors.  As well as conducts the following types of assessments in support the mission customer: Strategic Vulnerability Assessment (Blue Team), Adversary Emulation (Red Team), Target Hunt, Incident Response, Joint COMSEC Monitoring and Operations Management.  We are looking for a network engineer to support Cyber Security Defensive Operations with configuration of Cyber Range consisting of 10s to 100s of VMs, physical and virtual network devices, and firewalls utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, Ansible, VMWare and other automation technologies.  You will work closely with Hunt, Red and Blue Team operators to understand their desired configurations for the Cyber Security Range to support training, force on force exercises, and mimicking of customer infrastructures.   You will work with a team of other Software Engineers, System Administrators, Network Engineers and Systems Engineers supporting the Cyber Range and develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
You will be part of a larger development team supporting the Cyber Security Directorate's Defensive Network Operations organization with direct mission support activities when not working on the Cyber Range.

Responsibilities:
Providing Tier 1/2/3 technical services to perform daily monitoring and troubleshooting of the Innovation and Training Center components
Provide maintenance and support for active usage of the Innovation and Training Center, this includes building physical and virtual instances for lab, exercise, training, and other use, tearing down the instances after use is completed, and preparing Innovation and Training Center for the next use;
End user support and troubleshooting during all uses of the Innovational and Training Center;
Provide installation, upgrade, maintenance and support, patching, troubleshooting and removal of Innovation and Training Center hardware including servers, switches, routers, and firewalls;
Configure and administer next generation firewalls (e.g. Palo Alto, McAfee) and suggest new rules, routines, and indicators of compromise.
Lead network engineering efforts through subject matter expertise and understanding of the system;
Build and maintain complex Linux systems hardened to meet operational standards;
Provide installation, upgrade, maintenance and support, patching, troubleshooting and removal of all Innovation and Training Center software;
Enable orchestration and automation of the Innovation and Training Center utilizing automation systems such as Puppet, Kickstart, Packer, Terraform, Ansible and Bash/Python scripts;
Implement a health and status monitoring solution and,
Setup and assist with Microsoft Environments (e.g. Group Policy, Active Directory, etc.), container technologies like Docker and Gluster/libvirt Linux knowledge/abilities and similar technologies.

Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree plus 8-years of relevant experience, or Master's degree plus 6-years of relevant experience or an Associate's degree plus 10-years of relevant experience or high school diploma/GED plus 12-years of relevant experience may be considered.
Degree must be in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design/development, programming, information/cyber/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance and/or systems engineering. Additionally, must have experience in network or system administration.
TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
Current experience with management of virtualized infrastructure, to include multi-node and multi-site networks
Experience with networking and virtualization
Experience with building and maintaining networks consisting of physical and virtual equipment
Experience with standard network services – DNS, DHCP, NTP, Syslog, etc.
Experience configuring and administering next-generation firewalls (e.g. Palo Alto, McAfee)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Experience with scripting languages such as Bash, PowerShell, Batch, and Python
Experience with Terraform and Ansible
Experience with Puppet, Kickstart, Packer
Experience with cybersecurity tools, network configurations, and operational tools
Knowledge of operating systems, including Windows and Linux, application behaviors, and network traffic analysis
Experience in a fast-paced environment and working with flexible customer requirements

Desired Qualifications:
Experience operating in an agile development environment and DevOps
Experience with container technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker
Knowledge of penetration testing or red team operations
Experience utilizing and development with Splunk
Experience with Nutanix
Defensive Cyber Security Operations​

At Hoplite Solutions, we pride ourselves on offering competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. This includes full coverage for health, dental, and vision insurance for both individuals and families, along with 100% coverage for life insurance, long-term and short-term disability. Additionally, we match up to 7% of employees' contributions to their 401(k) funds and follow the federal holiday calendar for paid holidays. With 4 weeks of paid time off, $5,000 yearly for education assistance or technical training, and $3,000 yearly toward student loan repayment or a 529 College Savings Plan, we're dedicated to supporting our employees' professional and personal growth.
 
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