Enterprise Network Architect SME

KDA Consulting is a Disabled Veteran, Woman-Owned, Certified Disadvantaged Small Business, comprised of a diverse team of professionals driven to tackle the demanding National Defense and Intelligence challenges through IT solutions.  We emphasize teamwork and focus on achieving goals to complete deliverables efficiently, on-time, and under budget. 

We are currently seeking a Enterprise Network Architect- SME to join our team. This candidate would possess a minimum of 16 years' direct work experience designing, implementing, and supporting Cloud, Enterprise, and Service provider Networks, Network Hardening, Cloud Migration, and Ansible Automation.

Primary Job Duties & Required Job Qualifications:

B.S., Computer Engineering, or related field

CCIE Certification- both written and lab

JNCIE Certification- both written and lab

Deep knowledge of MPLS, TCIP/IP, VPM and IP telephony

Developing IP/MBLS network architecture

Developing and executing MPLS VPN Service Standards for global network

Linux Systems Engineering experience, including: AWS Deployment, Apache/Ngnix, PostgreSQL, Linux, KVM virtualization, Bash and Pearl Scripting

Red Hat Ansible Automation

Enterprise Architecture frameworks and principles

Systems Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) Support

Cloud experience (AWS, VPC, transit gateway, private link, ELB, ELB, etc.); Azure (connectivity services – Vnet, Virtual WAN, VPN gateway, application protection, application delivery and network monitoring, etc.)

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:

Cisco IOS- including switching, routing, segment routing, and other technologies

Radio frequency and spectrum engineering

Optical networking technology and engineering

Satellite communications engineering

Cloud design, implementation, and configuration

Other automation tools (e.g. Chef, Puppet, Terraform, etc.)

Identification of INFOSEC and COMSEC security requirements for the network

Providing technical guidance and direction for TCP/IP transport network design and engineering, networking routing protocols, advanced virtual networking technologies

Analyzing the optimization of network system performance

Overseeing the strategic interface of network systems configuration

Assessing network engineering technologies, computing systems hardware and software protocols

Providing high-level technical advice and guidance to manager and technical resources on networking technologies to meet current and future organizational needs

Overseeing the strategic interface of network systems configuration

Assessing network engineering technologies, computing systems hardware and software protocols

Providing high-level technical advice and guidance to managers and technical resources on networking technologies to meet current and future organizational needs

Establishing overall strategic network standards and priorities

Identification of technical trends in information technology, awareness of on-going IT projects, and business unit requirements

Model Based System Engineering (MBBSE) principles

Knowledge of Security Development Operations (SecDevOps) on iterative development projects

Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code

Knowledge of Agile development principles

Knowledge of modern software languages (e.g. Java, C, C++, C#, Python, Perl, etc.)

Knowledge of state-of-the-art systems engineering principles and network design concepts

Knowledge of OSI model, routing protocols, and their application to router configurations

Experience in multi-vendor network security environment

Experience with routing design, techniques, and protocols such as BGP

In-depth understanding of peering, QoS, and traffic engineering

Security best practices for firewalls and perimeter security measures including VPN technologies

Continuous integration, test automation and/or SecDevOps on iterative development projects

Job Requirements

·        Active TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly U.S. Government Security is required

·        B.S., Computer Engineering, or related field

·        Sixteen (16) years minimum of relevant professional work experience

·        Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality

·        Strong interpersonal skills, especially the ability to network and establish professional relationships

·        Ability to prioritize, demonstrated strong organizational skills, and ability to meet or exceed deadlines

Physical Demands: Position will require frequent sitting, standing, and/or mobility within an office setting.  Employee must be able to use hands to complete work at a workstation/computer, be able to reach, type and manipulate with hands, fingers, and arms; lift and/or move up to 20 pounds; talk, see and hear.

Work Environment: Work is performed on client site in a professional office environment with moderate stress and noise levels.  Position requires employee to effectively use a computer, potentially for long periods of time, and to accommodate potentially frequent interruptions.  Candidate should be both customer-focused and present a team approach to overall work.

Schedule:  Business core hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. Standard work hours may vary for this position based upon contract requirements. Position will be located onsite at a customer facility. 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): KDA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, KDA will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations in the hiring process. We encourage qualified individuals with disabilities to apply. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our HR team at  hr@kda-consulting.com. For persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deaf-disabled, KDA will provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter where needed as a reasonable accommodation for the hiring processes.

EEOC: KDA is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.