Information Technology Network Engineer

AGR, LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Twenty8Tech (a REDHAWK Company) seeks an IT Network & Engineering SME with 12+ years of IT/Engineering experience and 5+ years in IT Operations. DOD or DARPA experience preferred.

Responsibilities include SETA support for advanced networking R&D, architectural assessments across terrestrial, cloud, edge, and contested environments, and coordination with program managers, performers, and industry partners to ensure secure, resilient networks.

Qualifications

• DOD/DARPA project experience and clearable with high-level access.
• Strong systems engineering and network design skills.
• Experience with SETA and government contracting.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide SETA support for advanced networking R&D programs.
• Assess network architectures for performance, resiliency, interoperability, and cybersecurity risk.
• Facilitate design reviews and working group meetings with government managers and industry partners.
• Oversee day-to-day operations of DARPA networks and data centers to ensure availability and security.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, manage budgets and track progress on IT projects.
• Ensure compliance with federal policies and standards (NIST, DoD).

Job description

Twenty8Tech (a REDHAWK Company) has an immediate opening for an IT Network & Engineering SME with demonstrated 12 years of IT & Engineering experience with increasing responsibility with at least 5 years in IT Operations. DOD or DARPA experience preferred.

Minimum Top-Secret clearance, eligible for access to SCI and SAP.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

Provide systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA) support for advanced networking research and development programs, translating mission objectives into measurable technical requirements, architectures, and test criteria.

Assess network architectures spanning terrestrial, tactical, cloud, edge, and contested communications environments for performance, resiliency, interoperability, and cybersecurity risk.

Facilitate technical interchange meetings, design reviews, and working groups among Government program managers, performers, and industry partners.

Identify dependencies among communications, compute, data, cyber, and mission applications to reduce integration risk in distributed and multi-domain environments.

Provide expertise in the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure and robust network and cloud infrastructures (classified and unclassified).

Support a range of technologies such as switching, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and wireless networking.

Develop and maintain network diagrams, documentation, and standards.

Oversee the day-to-day operations of DARPA's networks and data centers, to ensure high availability, performance, and security.

Monitor network performance, oversee and assist in troubleshooting issues, and implementation of proactive measures to prevent outages.

Monitor the management of network devices, the implementation of security configurations, and the enforcement of network policies.

Manage the execution of high-level ITD network projects.

Coordinate with stakeholders, manage budgets, and track progress.

Serve as a primary IT Operations Lifecycle subject matter expert, supporting the ITD Government mission delivery.

Review and provide assessments of IT contract deliverables.

Ensure compliance with relevant federal and DOD policies and regulations (e.g., NIST 800-53, CNSS 1253, DOD 8510.01, and ICD 503).

Participate in the preparations for CSSP and CORA external audits.

Assess and recommend security solutions and configurations to mitigate risks.

Coordinate with vendors to assess and recommend IT solutions and technologies.

Manage vendor relationships and ensure services meet DARPA's requirements.

Facilitate communication and reoccurring meetings with the ITD government Chiefs and DARPA Technical/Support Offices.

Serve as a primary liaison between the ITD government Chiefs and the IT Support Services Contract Program Management Team(s).

Provide frequent and consistent communication and reporting to the government on contractor(s) performance and delivery. t. Evaluate Communications Tasking Orders (CTOs) and other externally generated mandates and their potential impact.

Provide recommendations for policy updates and changes.

Collaborate with Agency stakeholders, including IT staff, program managers, and security officials.

Coordinate with other contractors and government agencies to ensure cybersecurity architectures and engineering solutions are integrated and aligned with Agency and DOD goals as well as federal mandates.

Serve as a Product Manager for network operations and infrastructure project developing acceptance criteria defining desirable, viable, feasible, and sustainable solutions that meet customer needs.

In addition to the duties listed above, the Contractor will also be required to support external DOD Inspections.