Grid03 Senior Network Systems Engineer

Position Title: Senior Network Systems Engineer

Clearance: Clearable US Citizen

Location: Reston, VA

You will be responsible for planning, deploying, and maintaining a wide variety of Linux-based services. Ideal candidates will have a experience with the technologies, management, and configuration of all aspects of a delivered service. This frequently entails experience with a wide variety of networking, Linux, virtualization, and application configurations.

You’ll be a great fit if you meet the following…

• 6+ years managing Linux servers running Debian, RHEL, and Ubuntu
• Experience configuring and maintaining common open-source tools and software such as Apache, NGINX, Postgres, MariaDB, IPA/IDM, KeyCloak, LDAP, IPTables, pfSense, Wireguard, IPSec, and OpenVPN
• Experience working directly with virtualization platforms such as VMWare, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Experience creating and configuring automation tools, such as Ansible, AWX, and Foreman
• Understanding and applying networking protocols and concepts such as BGP, CIDR, DHCP, DNS, OSPF, Routing, Switching, and VLANs
• Mentoring junior team members on system documentation, security hardening, and diagnosing and troubleshooting system and network issues
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively with other teams
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in Linux administration, automation, virtualization, containerization, and cloud hosting
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks effectively

It would be even better if you have experience…

• Building and configuring software-based phone systems such as Asterisk or Freeswitch
• Building and configuring monitoring systems like Prometheus, Nagios, or Zabbix.
• Building and configuring ELK
• Experience configuring Cisco, Juniper, and similar networking devices
• Experience configuring and managing Quagga/FRR
• Designing and implementing wide-area networks
• Designing and implementing VMWare and related systems
• Familiarity with core mobile networking terms and technologies