Senior Systems & Networking Engineer — Secret Clearance

TEKsystems; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and R

Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D)

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick)

Job summary

TEKsystems in Richardson, TX is seeking an experienced Senior Network Security Engineer for a contract position. The role focuses on designing and deploying secure, scalable network architectures in hybrid and cloud environments, with emphasis on Zero Trust and datacenter security.

The ideal candidate has active Secret clearance, 5+ years of relevant experience (or 3+ years with an advanced degree), and strong experience with VMware/ESXi, Linux administration, and RMF/DFARS compliance.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance required day 1.
• Security certifications (Sec+, CISSP, etc.)
• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Experience with Networking
• Experience with Desktop Support, Server Administration, and Virtualization Technologies (VMware, ESXi)
• Experience as a Linux Systems Administration
• Experience with Compliance frameworks (RMF, DFARS)

Responsibilities

• Lead network architecture, design, development, deployment, configuration, administration, and system integration of various physical and virtual network architectures
• Virtualization administration and maintenance
• Working in cloud and hybrid enterprise environments, including datacenter network and infrastructure security, and system boundary security
• Translating business objectives and requirements into deployable Zero Trust and hybrid cloud solutions
• Developing solutions for end-to-end network automations, including network orchestration across multi-vendor and hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure
• Provide customer with technical design support to system and software technical specifications, design, proof-of-concept prototyping, and development activities
• Provide technical direction for large-scale network engineering projects, including operations, performance, testing, manufacturing, cost and schedule, and training
• Contribute to technical proposal preparation and serve as a subject matter expert in non-advocate, internal and customer reviews
• Interface directly with customers to establish trusted and influential relationships
• Lead and advise engineering managers, program managers, business development managers, product line managers, and component architects
• Ensure the development and management of technical risks and develop and execute mitigation plans
• Help establish technical baselines for the team and participate in change review boards

Skills

Networking protocols

VMware

ESXi

Windows Server

Linux Systems Administration

Active Directory

Education

University Degree

Advanced Degree

Tools

VMware

ESXi

Job description

TEKsystems in Richardson, TX is seeking an experienced Senior Network Security Engineer for a contract position. The role focuses on designing and deploying secure, scalable network architectures in hybrid and cloud environments, with emphasis on Zero Trust and datacenter security.

The ideal candidate has active Secret clearance, 5+ years of relevant experience (or 3+ years with an advanced degree), and strong experience with VMware/ESXi, Linux administration, and RMF/DFARS compliance.