Hybrid Network & Cloud Engineer - AWS/IL2

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.

Chantilly (VA)

Hybrid

USD 48,000 - 83,000

Part time

14 days+

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Job summary

George Mason University’s Partnership Intermediary Agreement is seeking a Network & Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, secure, operate, and document the network and cloud infrastructures supporting PIA facilities and mission activities.

You will coordinate with Mason ITS, cybersecurity offices, carriers, and vendors; manage AWS environments for unclassified IL2 workloads; maintain networks, VPNs, access controls, monitoring, and disaster recovery; mentor interns and end users.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education, certifications, training, and experience.
Substantial professional experience supporting enterprise networks, cloud platforms, or hybrid infrastructure.
Hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting network devices, firewalls, wireless networks, VPNs, and cloud resources.
Experience documenting technical architectures, configurations, operating procedures, and incident or change activity; and
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with cybersecurity, infrastructure, facilities, vendors, and end users.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, configure, and maintain site network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access points, VPNs, network segmentation, guest/partner access, and resilient internet connectivity.
Architect and administer AWS cloud environments for unclassified IL2 workloads, including accounts, virtual networks, compute, storage, logging, backup, identity and access management, cost controls, and IaC practices where appropriate.
Operate security and reliability controls, including configuration baselines, vulnerability and patch management, monitoring, alerting, log review, access review, incident response coordination, disaster recovery, and continuity planning.
Coordinate technical work with Mason ITS and cybersecurity offices, Mason’s Cyber Lab, internet and telecommunications carriers, facilities teams, cloud vendors, and sponsor-designated personnel; manage approved changes and service escalations; and
Maintain network diagrams, asset and configuration inventories, standard operating procedures, access records, runbooks, service metrics, and technical recommendations; provide technical guidance and mentorship to interns and end users.