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Peraton

Runs and secures technology for federal agencies

Senior Network Engineer

Network Engineering & AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeChantilly, VA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • The candidate must possess and maintain a minimum Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.
  • An Associate's degree in Engineering or Computer Technology and 10+ years of experience, a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Technology and 8+ years of network engineering experience, or a Master's degree and 6+ years of network engineering experience is required. An additional four years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
  • The candidate must meet DoD 8140 foundational requirements for a Network Operations Specialist work role at an advanced or above proficiency.
  • Experience designing, building, and maintaining networks in a classified environment is required.
  • Experience configuring VLANs, VPNs, firewalls, switches, and routers, including Cisco, Arista, Brocade, Juniper, or Palo Alto systems, and using network management functions and tools is required.
  • The candidate must secure the network and maintain device software in accordance with DoD policies.
  • A strong understanding of IP addressing and subnetting is required.
  • Three to five years of experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting DoD encryption or COMSEC equipment is required.
  • A background supporting software and/or network operations, with a clear understanding of networking fundamentals, is required.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in Agile meetings, including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint retrospectives, and sprint reviews, and plan work for future sprints and increments.
  • Work with teams across the group and with customers to understand cloud networking requirements for upcoming projects, and develop and document wide area networks and local area networks.
  • Provide support and guidance to Tier teams in identifying, isolating, and troubleshooting network anomalies.
  • Track network system build-out status; specify and configure firewalls, switches, and routers; and support other systems and network engineering tasks as required.
  • Design and implement automation through scripting and other techniques to implement cloud network infrastructure and improve operational efficiencies.
  • Create highly available and scalable network architectures and designs for new customer systems and solutions that meet defined requirements.
  • Coordinate with tenants to understand reported incidents, document incident details in the ticketing tool, assign incidents as appropriate, and track them through completion.
  • Use monitoring tools to gather insight and act on results.
  • Create network designs, implementation plans, and operational documentation, and continually improve cloud network services.
  • Evaluate and recommend cloud networking solutions for customer cloud service offerings and application migration solutions, and participate in procuring network devices.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working with UNIX and/or Linux systems in a network environment.

About the Company

Peraton

Runs and secures technology for federal agencies

Peraton builds and runs secure technology for American defense, intelligence, space, and civilian agencies, from military networks to satellite ground stations. In 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration chose it to manage the overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system, replacing copper wiring with fiber and upgrading radar and radios. Its engineers, many holding security clearances, run and defend agency networks and data centers, write mission software, and operate space and communications systems, and agencies pay for this work through multiyear contracts. Peraton was formed in 2017, when private-equity firm Veritas Capital bought Harris Corporation's government IT business, and is based in Reston, Virginia.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$60M
Headquarters
Reston, VA
Founded
2017

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