Senior Systems & Network Engineer - Hybrid Cloud & Security

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Germantown (MD); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company is seeking a versatile Systems and Network Administrator to design, secure, and maintain a hybrid enterprise infrastructure. You will own on‑prem Cisco/Juniper networking, Palo Alto security systems, Windows Server administration, and Microsoft Azure cloud environments.

The role demands hands-on management of AD/Entra ID, DNS/DHCP, PKI, backups, DR, virtualization (Hyper‑V/VMware ESXi), and cloud networking while ensuring security and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in information technology or computer science.
• Advanced computing certification preferred.
• 8-15 years of experience in Systems Engineering/Analysis.

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Juniper and Cisco switches, routers, and wireless infrastructure.
• Administer Palo Alto firewalls, including security policies, NAT rules, VPNs, and threat prevention features.
• Manage site-to-site and remote access VPNs, ensuring secure connectivity.
• Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity using approved tools.
• Perform routine maintenance, firmware upgrades, and hardware lifecycle tasks for network devices.
• Install, configure, and maintain Windows Server OS across physical and virtual environments.
• Manage Active Directory and Entra ID, including GPOs, OU, permissions, and hybrid identity synchronization.
• Administer core infrastructure services including DNS, DHCP, and PKI/cert management.
• Implement and monitor patching schedules, backups, and disaster recovery for server infra.
• Support virtualization technologies including Hyper‑V and VMware ESXi.
• Deploy, configure, and manage Azure resources (VMs, VNets, NSGs, Storage, Key Vault).
• Monitor cloud resource utilization, performance, costs; optimize where appropriate.
• Support Azure-native backup, recovery, and logging tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure Backup).
• Maintain secure hybrid connectivity between on‑premises and Azure tenant.
• Enforce system and network security policies and least privilege.
• Manage IAM across local domains and cloud environments.
• Work with security teams to remediate vulnerabilities and ensure compliance.
• Maintain network/server/cloud documentation.
• Provide Tier II/III support for incidents, outages, and performance issues.
• Diagnose and resolve cross‑functional issues related to routing, OS performance, AD replication, and cloud service disruptions.
• Maintain CMDB configuration records.
• Follow change management for all network, system, and cloud changes.
• Assist in planning infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and deployments.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Azure administration

Cisco networking

Juniper networking

Palo Alto firewall

VPN administration

IAM

PowerShell

VMware ESXi

Hyper-V

Networking monitoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT/CS

Master's Degree preferred

Advanced computing certification

Tools

SolarWinds

Wireshark

Azure Monitor

Event Viewer

Terraform

ARM templates

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company is seeking a versatile Systems and Network Administrator to design, secure, and maintain a hybrid enterprise infrastructure. You will own on‑prem Cisco/Juniper networking, Palo Alto security systems, Windows Server administration, and Microsoft Azure cloud environments.

The role demands hands-on management of AD/Entra ID, DNS/DHCP, PKI, backups, DR, virtualization (Hyper‑V/VMware ESXi), and cloud networking while ensuring security and