Network Engineer - Cloud, DevOps & Automation

Socket.dev; Glen Burnie (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401K Retirement Savings Plan

Training & Tuition Assistance

Disability & Life Insurance

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a network-focused professional to install, configure, and maintain routing, switching, and related infrastructure for state agency clients. You’ll support the Skyline SITCH platform, contribute to pre-sales architecture, and drive CI/CD and cloud automation initiatives.

The role emphasizes 3–5 years of relevant experience, certifications (JNCIA, JNCIS-ENT, RHCSA, RHCE, EX457), and scripting ability. On-site work with travel up to 10% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited University (IS, COSC, ENG degrees preferred).
• 3-5 years relevant experience.
• 1-2 years in operations and/or helpdesk type role.
• Certifications: JNCIA, JNCIS-ENT, RHCSA, RHCE, EX457.
• 1-2 years scripting major/minor solutions.
• 1-2 years participating in the SDLC of software products.
• 1-2 years direct cloud technology experience.
• 1-2 years with automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Deployment of physical architecture layer for new and existing clients.
• Create and maintain logical architecture for new and existing clients.
• Implement appropriate network equipment and controls per project requirements.
• Execute DOT-related Professional Services projects as required.
• Collaborate in pre-sales process architecture definition for new proposals.
• Establish configurations to remote and on-site Skyline SITCH platform services.
• Deploy and configure Skyline SITCH (containers) on Linux platform OEM servers.
• Virtual or on-site installation of appliances at remote facilities.
• Implement appropriate observability monitors and performance reporting.
• Creation and maintenance of technical documentation.
• Support Skyline SITCH platform Operations and Engineering teams as SME.
• Assist with execution of field network maintenance.
• Perform tier 3 outage triage/troubleshooting/resolution for Skyline SITCH clients.
• Create/update documentation and collaborate with other professionals.
• Participate in the Skyline planning process, team meetings, and trainings.
• Develop scripts/code in line with Skyline process standards.
• Participate in functional code review process.
• Assist with process integration and continuous improvement enhancements with Video Platform, Networking, Engineering, QA, and HelpDesk teams for SITCH platform.
• Specialization in DevOps, Containerization, CI/CD, and Cloud.
• Incident/Request/Problem resolution and escalation for internal/client.
• Utilization of organizational change control (CAB) process.
• Response to support tickets, emails, and calls.
• Follow established SOPs and organizational governance.
• Create and share knowledge through documentation and training.

Skills

DevOps

Containerization

CI/CD

Cloud

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree (IS/COSC/ENG preferred)

Tools

Linux

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a network-focused professional to install, configure, and maintain routing, switching, and related infrastructure for state agency clients. You’ll support the Skyline SITCH platform, contribute to pre-sales architecture, and drive CI/CD and cloud automation initiatives.

The role emphasizes 3–5 years of relevant experience, certifications (JNCIA, JNCIS-ENT, RHCSA, RHCE, EX457), and scripting ability. On-site work with travel up to 10% is expected.