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Responsibilities
- Lead and direct the work of the network engineering team, overseeing day-to-day operations, assigning and prioritizing tasks, and providing technical guidance.
- Design, implement, and maintain the VistA network infrastructure in support of VA and federal government IT standards.
- Provide ongoing network operational support and maintenance of the VAEC AWS cloud environment and the VA WAN, following security standards and best practices.
- Oversee the design and implementation of the network architecture, and plan how new network resources and applications, including connectivity to cloud resources, will exist on the network.
- Plan, support, and evaluate complex existing network systems, and recommend the resources required to maintain or expand service levels.
- Perform network capacity planning, and provide monthly metrics for network availability, bandwidth usage, and other metrics as requested.
- Monitor and maintain network interfaces and performance, troubleshoot issues, and make modifications and enhancements to optimize uptime and security.
- Handle escalated network problems, questions, and requests, and work with other IS groups and cross-functional IT teams to resolve network issues.
- Develop technical standards and interface applications, and identify and evaluate new products, technologies, and implementation strategies.
- Plan and perform network equipment OS and version upgrades.
- Use network management tools to discover, map, and maintain the network, and keep network diagrams, procedures, and related documentation up to date.
- Support compliance with government security and operational standards.
- Apply SAFe/Agile principles to plan and deliver network engineering tasks in an iterative environment.
- Manage customer relationships, interface with internal and external customers and vendors to determine system needs, and present network designs, changes, and status to the client and stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronics engineering, or another engineering or technical discipline. Eight (8) years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for the degree.
- 5+ years of experience.
- Experience as a Network Engineer supporting government IT contracts, including network design, implementation, and troubleshooting.
- Experience leading and directing the work of other network engineers, including overseeing day-to-day team operations.
- Experience in network planning, engineering, and architecture, including capacity planning and evaluating new network products.
- Experience with AWS cloud networking and wide area networks, including providing connectivity to cloud resources.
- Proficiency in creating and maintaining network diagrams using industry-standard tools, and in using network management tools to discover and map the network.
- Demonstrated experience working in SAFe/Agile environments.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting technical information to non-technical stakeholders and managing customer and vendor relationships.
Additional Qualifications
- Experience supporting VistA systems and networks.
- Experience supporting the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) and the VA WAN.
- An active Public Trust clearance or higher.
- Relevant certifications such as CCNA or CCNP.
- Experience using AI-assisted tools (for example, GitHub Copilot or Microsoft 365 Copilot) to draft network configurations, automation scripts, and documentation and to analyze monitoring data, including validating AI-generated output in a test environment before deployment.
- Experience establishing team practices for AI-assisted network engineering, including review and testing standards and guidance on when AI-generated configurations can be used in production.
- Familiarity with secure and responsible AI use in federal environments, including using only agency-approved AI tools, never entering network configurations, credentials, or sensitive VA data into unapproved tools, and following VA and federal AI guidance.
- Experience supporting VA or other federal healthcare IT environments.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- 401k with Matching
- Corporate Laptop
- PTO + Federal Holidays
- Training opportunities
- Remote opportunity
- Note: Selected candidates will be required to complete fingerprinting at a government facility and undergo a background check as part of the hiring process.
- Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
- Sorry, we are unable to offer sponsorship at this time.
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