Data Center Engineer

Data Center Engineer - Secret
JB Andrews, Maryland
Clearance: Secret
$89,000.00-$ 111,900.00
Core Hours: 1000 -1800
On-site Responsibilities
Manage, deploy, configure, and maintain core data center hardware, including switches, routers, and high-performance server network interfaces.
Maintain comprehensive physical infrastructure documentation, including precise rack layouts, detailed port maps, and highly accurate physical asset tracking databases.
Employ and manage enterprisel evel network systems, utilizing Cisco Catalyst Center (formerly Cisco DNA Center) and Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for policy enforcement, device profiling, and automated access control.
Configure and manage Cisco Nexus Series switches.
Configure and manage F5 Load Balancers (LTM/GTM) to guarantee application high availability and administer RSA Authentication Manager to support multi-factor authentication (MFA) across secure enclaves.
Monitor system performance, capacity, and overall environmental health using Cacti network monitoring and other SNMP-based telemetry tools. Deploy and troubleshoot multicast-based Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) platforms over the enterprise LAN.
Install, key, configure, and support TACLANE (e.g., KG-175D, KGV-72) and other High-Assurance IP Encryptors (HAIPEs) to secure sensitive data-in-transit across classified and unclassified networks.
Implement and enforce physical and logical cybersecurity measures to safeguard critical infrastructure, databases, and network boundaries in accordance with DoD regulations.
Develop, update, and maintain detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for data center operations, ensuring strict alignment with military directives, safety, and environmental protocols.
Act as the technical point of contact with higher-level support units, such as the 26th Network Operations Squadron (26th NOS) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), ensuring rapid coordination and resolution during network outages or degraded performance periods.
Draft, coordinate, and process Authorized Service Interruptions (ASIs) as directed by leadership, ensuring appropriate risk mitigation and stakeholder notification.
Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering and facility stakeholders to schedule and execute preventative hardware maintenance and routine system-wide upgrades with minimal operational disruption.
Proactively identify single-points-of-failure and mitigate operational reliability risks to guarantee maximum network up time and mission stability.
Participate in disaster recovery (DR) planning, complete routine system backups, and execute logical and physical system restoration processes.
Support a continuous, mission-critical operational standby and on-call rotation schedule to resolve emergent tier-3 technical issues during off hours.
Required Technical Skills:
Must possess an active DoD Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical military/civilian experience (typically 5+ years of hands-on network engineering experience in secure environments).
Must meet DoD 8140 IAT Level II or III baseline certification requirements; Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) OR Cisco CCNP Enterprise. CompTIA Security+ CE Optional
Proven experience configuring and troubleshooting enterprise-grade switches and routers (specifically Cisco platforms).
Hands-on administration of Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center), Cisco ISE, and F5 Local/Global Traffic Managers.
Experience with RSA Authentication Manager database administration and user agent configuration.
Direct experience configuring, keying, and troubleshooting TACLANE HAIPE encryption units.
Proficiency knowledge of DISA STIGs for network devices and appliances
Familiarity with SNMP monitoring protocols, Cacti, and multicast routing protocols (e.g., PIM, IGMP snooping) for IPTV systems.
Preferred Qualifications
Understanding of IPv6 to include configuration and common notation/nomenclature
Proficiency in Python and Ansible for network automation
Familiarity with Cisco SD-WAN, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
Experience working in air-gapped and/or classified network environments (e.g., SIPRNet) is highly desirable Knowledge of Air Force, Pentagon, and/or AFNCR Experienced working at the Pentagon, Joint Base Andrews (JBA), and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB)
Functional Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and maintain information technology systems.
To include designing the basic computing infrastructure to accomplish key tasks, establishing networking rules for cybersecurity, and troubleshooting network errors or other technical issues.
Minimum Education:
A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related.Education and experience requirements may be substituted with:
A master's degree (in subjects described above) and 3 years of experience.
No degree with 10 years of intensive and progressive experience demonstrating the required proficiency levels related to task.