Today
Top Secret/SCI
Unspecified
None
IT - Hardware
Fort Belvoir, VA (On-Site/Office)
Overview
Intelligent Waves is seeking a Network Architect (SME) to to support large-scale migration and operations on a large, high-profile DOD contract. The contract provides enterprise-wide IT support to enable the organization's IT Directorate to consolidate, modernize, and continuously innovate the delivery of IT services and mission capabilities to internal and external mission partners operating in CONUS and OCONUS locations.
This position supports the design of a new, modernized, and enhanced capability for the organization. Specifically, this role will be responsible for technical requirements definition, feasibility studies, pilot projects and implementations plans, as well as diagnosing and troubleshooting outages, monitoring networks, infrastructure and systems, and proving proactive mitigation strategies. Specifically, the candidate must have experience with SD-WAN solutions and how to transform from a Non-SDWAN. The candidate will also work with Cloud native SDN and Software Defined Access and EVPN for on-premise application. Additionally, all solutions will be built built and tested in a DevSecOps environment.
Location: Fort Belvoir, Va
✈️ Travel: None
️ Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI
Intelligent Waves delivers mission-focused multi-domain operational expertise and innovation to the Government through high-impact technology solutions in cybersecurity, data science, enterprise network & systems engineering, software development, and cognitive human performance.
ANYTIME. ANYWHERE. ANY DOMAIN.
Since 2006, we have proudly served federal agencies including the Department of Defense. Our ability to operate globally in a wide range of environments, coupled with our deep understanding of customer needs and requirements, enables us to provide cost-effective solutions to support the most complex missions.
Adherence to all customer site protocols is mandatory for employees.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Desired Qualifications:
Benefits
Intelligent Waves offers a generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid PTO, life and disability insurance. We invest in our employees' futures by contributing with vesting starting from DAY 1, technical training, tuition bonuses, and much more.
Clearance Statement
Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. For this position, Intelligent Waves will consider only applicants with current security clearances or those eligible to obtain one.
Equal Opportunity
Intelligent Waves LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, military and/or veteran status, or any other class protected by applicable state or federal law.
As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, Intelligent Waves is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified candidates and employees. If you need reasonable accommodations for any part of the application or interview process, or to perform essential job functions, please contact humanresources@intelligentwaves.com.
A Veteran-Friendly Organization
#IW
#CJ
Intelligent Waves is seeking a Network Architect (SME) to to support large-scale migration and operations on a large, high-profile DOD contract. The contract provides enterprise-wide IT support to enable the organization's IT Directorate to consolidate, modernize, and continuously innovate the delivery of IT services and mission capabilities to internal and external mission partners operating in CONUS and OCONUS locations.
This position supports the design of a new, modernized, and enhanced capability for the organization. Specifically, this role will be responsible for technical requirements definition, feasibility studies, pilot projects and implementations plans, as well as diagnosing and troubleshooting outages, monitoring networks, infrastructure and systems, and proving proactive mitigation strategies. Specifically, the candidate must have experience with SD-WAN solutions and how to transform from a Non-SDWAN. The candidate will also work with Cloud native SDN and Software Defined Access and EVPN for on-premise application. Additionally, all solutions will be built built and tested in a DevSecOps environment.
Location: Fort Belvoir, Va
✈️ Travel: None
️ Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI
Intelligent Waves delivers mission-focused multi-domain operational expertise and innovation to the Government through high-impact technology solutions in cybersecurity, data science, enterprise network & systems engineering, software development, and cognitive human performance.
ANYTIME. ANYWHERE. ANY DOMAIN.
Since 2006, we have proudly served federal agencies including the Department of Defense. Our ability to operate globally in a wide range of environments, coupled with our deep understanding of customer needs and requirements, enables us to provide cost-effective solutions to support the most complex missions.
Adherence to all customer site protocols is mandatory for employees.
Responsibilities
- Plan and design secure network solutions to consolidate connectivity services under an enterprise service
- Design secure wide area connectivity inclusive of underlay, overlay, and COI transport design that supports performance, quality of service, security, and mission requirements
- Provide secure access solutions leveraging wired and wireless technologies, integrating standards, use cases/scenarios, and develop associated implementation and transition plans
- Integrate capacity planning and scaling of network and security stack environments into the overall design of solutions
- Collect, investigate, and identify network optimization strategies and techniques to meet capacity and performance standards
- Identify legacy service paths (i.e. dataflow, firewall rulesets, and ACLs) and develop strategies and designs for the to-be enterprise service capability to meet requirements while balancing security, sustainability, and maintainability
- Support development of IP addressing schemes across IPv4 and IPv6 networks
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- TS/SCI Clearance
- DoD IAT Level II (i.e. Security+) certification or equivalent
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (preferred) with 12-15 years' experience or Master's degree with 10-13 years of experience (additional years of directly applicable experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree)
- Require network certification which shall meet or exceed a CCNP (comparable vender certification accepted upon review) with CCIE preferred
- Must have broad exposure to common IT infrastructure networking in the areas of LAN, WAN, TCP/UDP, Dual stack IPv4/IPv6, IPSec, VPN, and Firewall Micro-segmentation
- Must have experience in working with two or more of the following vendor network technologies: Cisco, Juniper, F5, Aruba, Palo Alto, Dell, Brocade, and Fortinet
- Experience with SD-WAN solutions, with Dell Versa preferred
- Experience working with AAA servers, such as Cisco ISE or Aruba Clearpass, and endpoint posturing
- Experience creating or executing a migration plan to move circuits, network traffic, services, applications, or data between environments or to a commercial cloud provider. Alternatively, experience planning or executing a technology refresh or lifecycle refresh of an existing I/T system
Desired Qualifications:
- Some experience working with automation tools, such as Ansible, Python scripting, CI/CD pipeline, Terraform to build an Infrastructure as Code framework
- Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following enterprise network management tools such as SolarWinds, Cisco Catalyst Center, Ansible, Cisco ISE, JIRA/Confluence
- Hands on experience with WAN, LAN, Dual Stack IPv4/IPv6, BGP, OSPF, EVPN, SDWAN, telecommunications and circuits
- Familiarity with Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC)
Benefits
Intelligent Waves offers a generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid PTO, life and disability insurance. We invest in our employees' futures by contributing with vesting starting from DAY 1, technical training, tuition bonuses, and much more.
Clearance Statement
Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. For this position, Intelligent Waves will consider only applicants with current security clearances or those eligible to obtain one.
Equal Opportunity
Intelligent Waves LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, military and/or veteran status, or any other class protected by applicable state or federal law.
As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, Intelligent Waves is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified candidates and employees. If you need reasonable accommodations for any part of the application or interview process, or to perform essential job functions, please contact humanresources@intelligentwaves.com.
A Veteran-Friendly Organization
#IW
#CJ
group id: 10320156
