Job Details :
Job Title : Sr. Network Software Engineer
Location : Onsite – Sierra Vista, AZ
Duration : 6-month contract-to-hire
Clearance : Active DoD Secret clearance
Responsibilities :
- Operate and maintain secure network solutions for the U.S. Army.
- Support 24x7x365 AGUN operations, providing updates to the Global Cyber Center (GCC).
- Conduct standard policy / configuration changes and pre-approved remediation workflows.
- Manage and triage service tickets in JIRA Service Desk and GCC ServiceNow.
- Provide situational awareness and status updates on ticket resolution.
- Escalate tickets to higher tier teams as needed.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to assess legacy environments and provide Tier III support.
- Identify and implement network optimization strategies.
Basic Qualifications :
Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years’ experience or Master’s with 6+ years (additional experience may substitute for degree).Active DoD IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+).Experience supporting Cisco SDWAN.Knowledge of SDN concepts.Experience with VMware, Red Hat, InfoVista.Familiarity with Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Dell, AppGate.Experience with ServiceNow, LAN / WAN, BGP, TCP / UDP, IPSec, VPN, Routing (L2 / L3), Firewalls.Familiarity with Palo Alto Panorama, Cisco Prime, Cisco DNA, Junos Space.Experience with SFTP, SSH, SCP, SNMP, NTP.Strong troubleshooting and communication skills.Preferred Qualifications :
CCNP or equivalent.Linux shell scripting.GitLab CI / CD pipeline development.Experience with JIRA, Confluence.Familiarity with NetSecOps tools : salt, git, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet.Network performance tools : SNMP, NETMON, LiveAction.Experience with Netflow, Elastic, Kafka, Grafana, Prometheus, Nexus Repo.Expertise in designing and improving complex enterprise networks.Knowledge of Army network security requirements.