Network Engineer

Sherpa 6, Inc.; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherpa 6, Inc. is seeking a Junior Network Engineer to support multiple projects with hands-on network deployments and day-to-day maintenance.

You will work under senior engineers to implement designs, troubleshoot issues, and translate requirements into working solutions on SD-WAN and tactical networks. The role emphasizes learning, field demonstrations, and close collaboration with the engineering team, with travel up to 25 percent and opportunities for growth into higher design

Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience in network engineering, cybersecurity engineering, information assurance, or a related technical field.
• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, network engineering, systems engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with SD-WAN
• Willingness to travel to project sites (approximately up to 25 percent)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to obtain a security clearance if required by an assigned project.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct network engineering support across multiple projects.
• Create network diagrams, data-flow diagrams, IP address plans, port and protocol matrices, interface-control documents.
• Assist translating network diagrams and requirements into a working solution.
• Configure and troubleshoot routing, switching, VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, SD-WAN, SATCOM, cellular, terrestrial WAN, wireless, and tactical-radio interfaces.
• Assist the integration of technologies from multiple vendors into a seamless network.
• Receive hands-on experience deploying and supporting tactical networks during field demonstrations, exercises, operational assessments, new-equipment fielding, and other events for the customer.
• Troubleshoot basic networking issues in the lab and in the field during exercises.
• Troubleshoot connectivity, DNS, authentication, and performance issues using packet captures, system logs, and standard diagnostic tools.
• Serve as the first point of contact for day-to-day project network issues, escalating design-level or complex problems to Principal or Senior Engineers
• Support multiple concurrent projects, prioritizing tasks based on business and project needs.

Skills

Network engineering

Willingness to travel

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, network engineering, systems engineering, or related field

Tools

SD-WAN

Wireshark

Job description

Description

Security Clearance: Active Secret clearance required (interim OK)

Travel Requirement: Up to 30%

Citizenship: US Citizenship required

Sherpa 6 is seeking a Network Engineer to provide hands-on network engineering support across the company’s active projects. This role works under the guidance of Principal and Senior Network Engineers and is responsible for assisting with the deployment, operations day-to-day maintenance, and troubleshooting of tactical networks while senior staff are engaged on new design and architecture efforts for other projects.

The Junior Network Engineer executes and sustains network designs and configurations already developed by senior staff, provides routine operational support, and serves as the first point of contact for day-to-day project network needs and escalating design-level or complex issues to Principal or Senior Engineers as needed. This is a development role intended to help build a foundation working with SD-WAN, military network equipment and tactical design concepts with a defined path toward greater design responsibility as skills and experience grow.

Willingness to continue development of skills and knowledge through various company sponsored training and certification programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide direct network engineering support across multiple projects.


• Create network diagrams, data-flow diagrams, IP address plans, port and protocol matrices, interface-control documents.


• Assist translating network diagrams and requirements into a working solution.


• Configure and troubleshoot routing, switching, VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, SD-WAN, SATCOM, cellular, terrestrial WAN, wireless, and tactical-radio interfaces.


• Assist the integration of technologies from multiple vendors into a seamless network.


• Receive hands-on experience deploying and supporting tactical networks during field demonstrations, exercises, operational assessments, new-equipment fielding, and other events for the customer.


• Troubleshoot basic networking issues in the lab and in the field during exercises.


• Troubleshoot connectivity, DNS, authentication, and performance issues using packet captures, system logs, and standard diagnostic tools.


• Serve as the first point of contact for day-to-day project network issues, escalating design-level or complex problems to Principal or Senior Engineers


• Support multiple concurrent projects, prioritizing tasks based on business and project needs.

Requirements

• Two or more years of experience in network engineering, cybersecurity engineering, information assurance, or a related technical field.


• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, network engineering, systems engineering, or a related field.


• Experience with SDWAN


• Ability to work independently on routine, previously designed tasks, managing own workload while senior staff are engaged on other projects.


• Configuration experience with TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, segmentation, wireless networking, and enterprise network services.


• Experience integrating systems.


• Willingness to travel to project sites as needed (approximately up to 25 percent)


• Strong written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and eagerness to learn from senior engineering staff


• Ability to obtain a security clearance if required by an assigned project.

Preferred Experience

• CompTia Network+ or Security+


• CCNA or equivalent vendor certification


• Basic knowledge of Linux operating system


• Basic scripting or automation exposure (Python, Bash, or similar)


• Familiarity with packet capture and log review tools (i.e. Wireshark)


• Familiarity with Zero Trust architectures and principles.


• Military or government civilian experience involving tactical communications, cybersecurity, network operations.

About Sherpa 6

At Sherpa 6 we love to solve problems and provide the best solutions for our customers. Our approach to a problem is to find a user-focused and design-driven solution that is simple yet functional and effective. We are a group of enthusiastic forward-thinkers who are excited to build amazing solutions with bleeding-edge technology. We hire people who are forward thinkers, passionate about what they do, love to collaborate and want to constantly learn. We enjoy what we do and we're not afraid to put the extra effort in to accomplish the mission; call us Sherpas. As a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, we know what it means to serve. We have made it our mission to be the leaders in solutions that protect and give our Warfighters the edge they need when put into harm's way.

Background Screening/Check/Investigation

Successful completion of a background screening/check/investigation will/may be required as a condition of hire.

ADA

Sherpa 6 will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990.

EEO/AA

Sherpa 6 does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services and is an equal access/opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package, covering the cost of medical for you and your family; we also offer dental, vision, health and wellness benefits and a generous retirement savings plan. We believe that our employees can manage their workload and their personal life, therefore we extend a generous PTO policy. This allows our employees to balance their lives as they see fit.

Salary Range

The proposed salary range is reflective across all Sherpa 6 locations, years of experience, and skill levels. Salary negotiations will be based on a host of factors including but not limited to your geographic location, prior experience, relevant skills, education, and certifications.