Network / Hybrid Connectivity Engineer

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

We are seeking Network / Hybrid Connectivity Engineers to design, implement, operate, and troubleshoot network services that connect cloud, on-premises, shared-service, mission, and security-domain environments.

This role will ensure that services and applications can communicate reliably across diverse deployment environments while maintaining appropriate network segmentation, access controls, security boundaries, and connectivity protections. Engineers will work across networking, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, cybersecurity, and platform teams to design and maintain reliable connectivity for enterprise and mission services.

The ideal candidate brings strong enterprise networking expertise and the ability to troubleshoot complex connectivity issues spanning cloud, on-premises infrastructure, applications, and security boundaries.

Responsibilities

Hybrid Network Engineering

• Design, implement, and support routing, DNS, load balancing, ingress, egress, and network segmentation across cloud and on-premises environments.

• Engineer and maintain connectivity between AWS classified cloud environments and on-premises infrastructure.

• Support connectivity between shared services, tenant environments, mission systems, and external dependencies.

• Design and troubleshoot network paths across diverse deployment locations and infrastructure environments.

• Coordinate AWS Direct Connect or comparable enterprise connectivity solutions where applicable.

• Evaluate network dependencies and connectivity requirements for new and evolving platform capabilities.

Security & Boundary Integration

• Partner with cybersecurity teams to implement approved network segmentation and Zero Trust patterns.

• Coordinate firewall, proxy, boundary, and controlled-interface requirements across technical teams.

• Support connectivity to cross-domain services while maintaining clear ownership boundaries with Cross-Domain Solution (CDS) specialists.

• Document network dependencies, approved traffic flows, ports, protocols, and connectivity requirements.

• Ensure network designs appropriately account for security controls and boundary requirements.

Operations & Troubleshooting

• Troubleshoot complex network and application-connectivity issues across hybrid environments.

• Support Kubernetes networking, service mesh, load balancers, and platform ingress/egress where applicable.

• Participate in Tier 3/4 support, incident troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and scheduled maintenance.

• Monitor network capacity, latency, availability, and recurring connectivity issues and recommend corrective actions.

• Collaborate with application, platform, cloud, security, and infrastructure teams to resolve issues that span multiple technical domains.

• Support network lifecycle activities as environments, tenants, and platform capabilities evolve.

Location: This position is fully onsite in Chantilly, VA

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.

• Approximately 6–10 years of experience in enterprise, data-center, cloud, or hybrid networking.

• 6+ years' of experience with a BS, an additional 4 years may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, DNS, firewalls, proxies, and load balancing.

• Demonstrated experience with AWS networking.

• Experience supporting hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.

• Experience troubleshooting complex network, application, and infrastructure dependencies.

• Strong technical documentation, analytical, and communication skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with AWS Direct Connect.

• Experience with Kubernetes networking.

• Experience with Istio or comparable service mesh technologies.

• Experience supporting classified network environments.

• Experience with cross-domain interfaces or services.

• Experience using Infrastructure-as-Code for network configuration and provisioning.

• Experience with network automation and configuration management.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements

The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.