Network Engineer

Jobtailor

Tysons (VA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a highly skilled NOC/CSOC professional in the Tysons, VA area to manage complex incidents across network, cloud, and security domains. You will analyze alerts from Microsoft Sentinel and Azure, coordinate with telecoms and MSPs, and ensure continuous service availability in a 24x7 environment.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance, deep hands-on experience with cloud and on-prem technologies, and a proven ability to drive incident response and service improvements.

Qualifications

Must be a U.S. citizen with active TS/SCI clearance.
Experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Azure, and enterprise network monitoring tools.
Experience coordinating with carriers, ISPs, vendors, or MSPs during complex incidents.
Strong troubleshooting across network, cloud, infrastructure, and security incidents.
Ability to operate in a 24x7x365 NOC/CSOC environment.

Responsibilities

Perform advanced troubleshooting of network, cloud, infrastructure, and security incidents.
Correlate information from Microsoft Sentinel, Azure, and other monitoring tools during investigations.
Coordinate with carriers, ISPs, OEM vendors, cloud providers, and MSPs during complex incidents.
Validate service availability after maintenance or changes.
Provide 24x7x365 NOC/CSOC services and ensure enterprise security and availability.

Skills

Advanced Troubleshooting

Microsoft Sentinel

Azure

NOC/CSOC Experience

KQL

TCP/IP

DNS/DHCP

Firewalls

Tools

Microsoft Azure Government Cloud

VMware

Hyper-V

RedSeal

Microsoft Windows Server

Job description

Perform advanced troubleshooting of network, cloud, infrastructure, and security-related incidents
Correlate information from Microsoft Sentinel, Azure, network monitoring systems, network mapping platforms, and other security tools during incident investigations
Work directly with telecommunications carriers, ISPs, OEM vendors, Microsoft/cloud providers, managed service providers, and other third-party vendors during complex incidents
Validate network, cloud, security, and service availability after maintenance or infrastructure changes
Identify recurring operational issues and recommend technical, monitoring, process, or automation improvements
Review maintenance scope, affected services, dependencies, and scheduled implementation periods
Monitor operational impact during maintenance activities and coordinate escalation when unexpected issues occur
Provide 24x7x365 Network Operations Center and Cyber Security Operations Center services
Maintain secure and highly available enterprise environments
Ensure continuous availability, security, performance, and operational integrity of enterprise infrastructure
Proactively monitor network and cybersecurity environments
Provide incident response, cyber defense, operational engineering support, problem management, and continuous service improvement
Provide monthly application metric data such as service requests, incidents, and calls per application using agency reporting tools
Execute work schedules to complete planning, coordination, approvals, negotiations, and contract requirements on time

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen
Must currently possess an active TS/SCI with full-scope polygraph
No clearance sponsorship available
Demonstrated experience working with telecommunications carriers, ISPs, cloud providers, OEM vendors, managed service providers, or other third-party service providers
Advanced troubleshooting experience involving network, cloud, infrastructure, and security incidents
Experience correlating Microsoft Sentinel, Azure, network monitoring, network mapping, and security-tool information during investigations
Experience working directly with telecommunications carriers, ISPs, OEM vendors, Microsoft/cloud providers, managed service providers, and other vendors during complex incidents
Experience validating network, cloud, security, and service availability after maintenance or infrastructure changes
Experience identifying recurring operational issues and recommending technical, monitoring, process, or automation improvements
Experience reviewing maintenance scope, affected services, dependencies, and implementation periods
Experience monitoring operational impact during maintenance and coordinating escalation for unexpected issues
Experience leading or managing personnel in a NOC, SOC/CSOC, enterprise operations center, or comparable 24x7 technical operations environment
Progressively responsible experience in enterprise IT operations, network operations, cybersecurity operations, cloud operations, or related technical disciplines
Experience supporting a NOC, SOC/CSOC, enterprise IT operations center, or comparable technical operations environment
Significant experience with Microsoft Sentinel, including alert monitoring, KQL queries, entity analysis, runbooks, or escalation
Significant Azure experience, including portal navigation, Monitor/Log Analytics, VMs, Resource Health, or basic networking
Significant networking experience with TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, subnetting, VLANs, routing, firewalls, VPNs, or LAN/WAN
Significant experience troubleshooting outages, connectivity, packet loss/latency, or CPU/memory issues
Experience with topology, path, asset, segmentation, or vulnerability tools
Experience with Kusto Query Language (KQL)
Experience providing 24x7x365 NOC and CSOC services
Experience maintaining secure and highly available enterprise environments
Experience with LAN, WAN, campus network infrastructure, Microsoft Azure Government Cloud, Azure Virtual Desktop, RedSeal, Microsoft Sentinel, VMware, Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows Server, and enterprise monitoring and alerting systems
Experience working on a 24-hour-per-day, 7-day-per-week, 365-day-per-year basis

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in advanced troubleshooting of network, cloud, infrastructure, and security incidents, with a strong focus on incident response and operational integrity. Proficient in utilizing Microsoft Sentinel, Azure, and various network monitoring tools to ensure continuous service improvement and security in enterprise environments.

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