Network Engineer - NexGen Water Prediction Capability Framework

RPMGlobal; Silver Spring (MD); Remote; USD 48,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Network Engineer to support NOAA's Office of Water Prediction. This position offers full remote capabilities and requires extensive networking expertise, particularly in AWS. The successful candidate will work on advanced networking solutions, security protocols, and multi-cloud infrastructures while benefiting from a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Medical, Rx, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) with company matching

11 Paid Federal Government Holidays

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible benefits package

Qualifications

• 4+ years of network engineering experience.
• BS in Computer Science or related field required.

Responsibilities

• Support NOAA's NextGen Water Prediction Capability framework.
• Collaborate across DevOps and Cloud teams.

Skills

AWS proficiency

Networking experience

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Troubleshooting

Education

BS in Computer Science

Computer Engineering

Tools

Terraform

AWS Services

Windows Automation

Job description

Position Description
ERT is seeking a Network Engineer to support NOAA's Office of Water Prediction's NextGen Water Prediction Capability framework. This is a fully remote position supporting work headquartered at NOAA's Silver Spring, MD facility.

Required Skills
4+ years of relevant network engineering experience leading to:

• General AWS proficiency and solid understanding of AWS services like EC2, S3, EFS, IAM, VPC, SSM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Route53
• Strong Networking & Network Specific Cloud Infrastructure (AWS) experience with knowledge of Transit Gateway (TGW), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), VPC Peering, VPC
• Routing and Subnetting, VPC Flow Logs and traffic analysis, and BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) expertise for potential routing across AWS and multi-cloud environments
• Knowledge of security best practices for networking, including: AWS Security Groups, NACLs / ACLs, Network segmentation, DDoS protection / Firewalls, Ingress/Egress VPC management and traffic flow security
• Terraform expertise for managing AWS networking and security infrastructure
• Experience with AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA)
• Bash and Python scripting skills for automating infrastructure/systems management tasks
• Network security principles (Zero Trust, IAM best practices, encryption in transit)
• AWS IAM and role-based access control
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability
• Good documentation and knowledge-sharing habits
• Ability to collaborate across DevOps, Security, and Cloud teams
• Must be a US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident and able to pass a background investigation to obtain a security badge to access applicable government facilities/systems.

Desired

• Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Networking
• Experience with Azure and/or GCP networking (e.g., Azure VNet, GCP VPC)
• Kubernetes (EKS) & Containerization
• Hashicorp Nomad
• Windows Automation & Management - Active Directory
• Experience with Windows Server automation (PowerShell, Ansible, AWS Systems Manager)
• Understanding of GitOps workflows with Terraform
• Experience with GitHub Actions or similar (Jenkins, GitLab, CodePipeline)
• Advanced Security & Networking - AWS Network Firewall, GuardDuty, Detective

Education
BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent

Location
Work may be performed remotely supporting NOAA's Silver Spring, MD office.

Compensation
The salary range for this role is approximately $48,000 - 269,000/year. This range is a good faith estimate based on similar roles across the organization. ERT uses several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the position's scope and expected duties, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.

Benefits
All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our flexible benefits package, which includes:

• Medical, Rx, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
• 11 Paid Federal Government Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Professional Membership Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Competitive compensation plan
• Discretionary variable incentive bonuses based on factors such as individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance
• Publication and Conference Presentation Awards with bonuses

ERT is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

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