Principal Network Systems Engineer

Blackwatch International Corporation (Blackwatch), a small business founded in 2010, provides world-wide mission critical services to the Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Intelligence and Law Enforcement communities.

Blackwatch International Corporation is an agile small business dedicated to supporting Federal Government mission objectives. Based in McLean, VA, with offices in Sacramento, CA, Blackwatch invests in innovation and quality for our customers and staff, holding corporate-level ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2013, and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 quality certifications. We are a leading provider of information technology (IT) infrastructure, cybersecurity, and telecommunication services, specializing in large and complex enterprise-level projects. Blackwatch is dedicated to growth and offers a dynamic working environment with multiple opportunities for advancement.

Position Title: Principal Network Systems Engineer

Position location: Arlington, VA

Position type: Regular Full Time

Years of experience: 10+, Senior

Security Clearance: Top Secret SSBI

U.S. Citizen

SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE

Blackwatch International is seeking a Principal Network Systems Engineer in support of our Federal Agency client in Arlington, VA. The Principal Network Systems Engineer is responsible for the maintenance and security of the client s existing network, server, and workstation infrastructure and for the architectural analysis and design, installation, and configuration of network/infrastructure changes to support client and company objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assigns work and provides project tracking and oversight to others including contractors and developers assigned to project.
• Provides technical leadership, guides technical direction, and participates in architectural decisions.
• Manages day to day operations of the network, including a broad range of LAN/WAN and desktop issues
• Provides expert knowledge of SNA implementation principles, routing protocol options, and LAN/WAN principles.
• Installs and tests security patches and cyber security products
• Designs and supports AWS environment and uses AWS administrator portal.
• Solves network server problems or network infrastructure issues and manages the performance and capacity of a VLAN/LAN/WAN environment
• Supports Cloud Architects to provide operational network architectures to meet mission system and development environment requirements.
• Anticipates future network requirements and researches and analyzes emerging technologies to apply to business needs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Top Secret SSBI Clearance.
• U.S. Citizen
• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or IT related field.
• Ten (10) years of overall network design and administration experience.
• Three (3) years of experience managing technical staff.
• Experience with principles, methods, and techniques used in wired and wireless network administration and engineering.
• Experience using:
  • PWS relevant hardware (switches, routers, bridges, blade servers, and firewalls)
  • Multiple operating systems, virtualization software, monitoring tools, IPv4 and IPv6.
  • Network and user equipment including SANS, NAS, and Video Bridge.
• Experience in AWS services and technologies such as IAM, VPC, S3, EC2, CloudWatch and CloudTrail, Route 53, RDS, SSM, ElasticSearch, and Lambda.

Required Certifications:

• Certified Network Engineer OR similar professional network engineering certification.
• DOD Information Assurance Workforce (IAWF) DoD 8570 IAT Level II and IAM Level II certifications (Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)) OR similar security certification.

Blackwatch International Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristics protected by law. We are an eVerify participating employer.