Network Engineer

VSO Inc.; Edwards (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

On-site role in Edwards, CA

Job summary

VSO Inc. in Edwards, CA is seeking a Network Engineer to join our team. The role focuses on day-to-day administration of mission networks, ensuring requirements are communicated and implemented while maintaining compliance with cybersecurity standards.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of network engineering experience (or 8+ with AA) and CCNA/Network+ certification. This is an on-site role with limited travel; eligibility for a Public Trust clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of Network Engineering experience OR AA/AS with 8+ years.
• Active CCNA or Network+ certification strongly preferred.
• Experience administering enterprise LAN/WAN networks including VLANs, routing, firewalls, and VPNs.
• Experience integrating network-connected appliances and certificate lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated network administration for mission network infrastructure.
• Monitor LAN/WAN environments including VLANs, DNS/DHCP, routing, firewalls, and VPNs.
• Install, configure, and maintain network hardware (switches, routers, firewalls).
• Manage network-connected appliances (PDUs, NTP, printers, clocks) and encryption standards.
• Maintain documentation in CMDB and IP address management.
• Coordinate requirements with cybersecurity, systems, and operations teams.
• Provide weekly status updates on tasks and appliance compliance.

Skills

CCNA

Network+ cert

LAN/WAN admin

Certificate lifecycle

DIT encryption

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

AA/AS in related field

Tools

CMDB

DNS/DHCP tools

VPN management

Job description

Are you looking to take the next step in your career as a Network Engineer? Let's chat and see if we are a good match!

Virtual Service Operations is searching for a Network Engineer to join our team. This work requires a dedicated Network Engineer to provide day-to-day network administration that is critical to mission success. This role ensures mission network requirements are communicated, prioritized, and implemented, and that all network connected devices are integrated and maintained in compliance with Agency and Center cybersecurity requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide dedicated network administration for mission network infrastructure, ensuring mission requirements are effectively communicated, prioritized, and implemented.
• Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot LAN/WAN environments, including configuration and management of VLANs, subnets, DNS, DHCP, routing, firewalls, and hardware-based VPN tunnels in support of mission operations.
• Install, configure, and maintain network hardware (switches, routers, firewalls, and related infrastructure devices).
• Configure and manage network-connected appliances (e.g., Smart PDUs, NTP servers, printers, display clocks), ensuring proper integration and compliance with cybersecurity standards-digital certificate management and Data in Transit (DIT) encryption included.
• Monitor system utilization, identify potential issues, and implement solutions to optimize network reliability and throughput.
• Troubleshoot and resolve day-to-day IT system issues in a timely manner to minimize impact to mission operations.
• Maintain accurate documentation (network diagrams, IP address management records, device configurations, appliance inventories, certificate expiration tracking) in the centralized Configuration Management Database (CMDB).
• Coordinate network requirements, issues, and concerns with IT disciplines across the Center and Agency to ensure consistent, interoperable services.
• Provide weekly status updates on assigned tasks, including outstanding requests and appliance compliance status.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in Network Engineering OR an associate's degree (AA/AS) and 8+ years of experience in Network Engineering.
• Industry-level knowledge and skills equivalent to Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or CompTIA Network+ (active certification strongly preferred).
• Experience administering enterprise networks (LAN/WAN), including VLANs, routing, firewalls, VPN tunnels, DNS/DHCP.
• Experience integrating and managing network-connected appliances (PDUs, NTP, printers, clocks) in regulated environments.
• Demonstrated proficiency with certificate lifecycle management (issuance, renewal, revocation) and Data in Transit (DIT) encryption standards.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with a track record of timely issue resolution in mission-critical settings.
• Proficiency in network documentation, IP address management (IPAM), and maintaining artifacts in a CMDB.
• Excellent communication skills and cross-functional collaboration with cybersecurity, systems, and operations teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting NASA, federal, or defense mission networks.
• Familiarity with Armstrong/Agency IT configuration management processes (CCRs/DRs/STRs) and presenting to technical control boards.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring and logging tools for capacity and performance management.
• Knowledge of Agency/Center cybersecurity baselines, policies, and compliance reporting. Work Environment & Schedule.

Requirements

• This is an onsite role in Edwards, CA with limited travel. Occasional after-hours or on-call support may be required during mission activities.
• Active Public Trust and must be able to obtain a Secret level clearance
• Please note that this specific position requires U.S. citizenship status
• New hires assigned on this project will be required to undergo and pass drug and alcohol tests per our client's contract requirements
• Must be willing and able to undergo a government Public Trust (SF-85) background investigation.

What is Important to Us:

• You are an excellent communicator in writing and speaking.
• You have the ability to work independently but also value teamwork.
• Your problem-solving skills are excellent.
• You are looking for a job where performance appraisals occur regularly, and you look forward to advancing your career.
• You seek a community of virtue-centered co-workers and clients.

What we offer you: As part of the VSO company, you will be part of a virtue-centered team who value their work and teammates. This is a no-jerk zone. We provide ongoing learning and development opportunities to foster continuous growth. We offer competitive salaries, health benefits, and flexible work arrangements.

More About VSO

VSO is a hybrid cloud and managed services consulting firm. Much of VSO’s success can be attributed to our deep partnerships with IT services industry leaders such as AWS, IBM, Microsoft and others. VSO leverages numerous other partner relationships so as to provide our customers with optimal support. Additionally, we take pride in taking care of our employees. We offer a wide variety of benefits for eligible employees related to health, retirement, professional development, and more! For more information, please visit our website at https://vso-inc.com/careers