Network Engineering & Operations

Network Engineering & Operations Roles

Peraton is seeking to hire for the following roles in its Regional Cyber Center-Europe program.

Location: On-site, Wiesbaden, Germany

Potentially 2nd/3rd Shift work

Senior Network Services Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise WAN/LAN infrastructure supporting DoDIN transport networks across RCC-E area of responsibility, ensuring high availability and compliance with NETCOM standards.
• Perform advanced IPCP/IP troubleshooting across Ethernet, SONET, and wide-area transport technologies, resolving complex network faults and minimizing service disruptions to mission-critical systems.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive network architecture documentation, including topology diagrams, IP address management records, and configuration baselines in accordance with Army configuration management policies.
• Support the integration and sustainment of U.S. military command and control (C2) system networks, coordinating with system owners to ensure proper network segmentation, QoS, and security posture.
• Coordinate with NETCOM, ARCYBER, and theater network operations centers on circuit provisioning, transport upgrades, and resolution of escalated network incidents affecting OCONUS operations.
• Monitor network performance using enterprise management tools, analyze traffic patterns and capacity utilization, and provide recommendations for optimization and capacity planning to support evolving mission requirements.

Senior Network Engineer (Systems/Infrastructure)

Responsibilities:

• Lead network infrastructure engineering effort for RCC-E, designing scalable and resilient LAN/WAN architectures that meet DoDIN standards and support mission-critical Army operations across the European theater.
• Configure and optimize routing and switching infrastructure including OSPF, BGP, EIGRP protocol on Cisco and Juniper platforms, ensuring optimal path selection and network stability across NIPR, SIPR, and SIPR enclaves.
• Integrate network security controls into infrastructure designs, including firewall rule sets, network segmentation, and access control policies aligned with DISA STIGs and Army cybersecurity requirements.
• Develop and maintain detailed network engineering documentation including low-level design documents, as-built diagrams, IP address management records, and change request packages.
• Manage network change requests through the Army change management process, conducting impact assessments, coordinating maintenance windows, and ensuring rollback procedures are in place prior to implementation.
• Support operations by providing Tier 3 engineering expertise for complex network incidents, coordinating with NETCOM and the NOCs to restore services and implement permanent fixes.

Senior Network Management Engineer (Technical)

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical oversight of Network Operations Center (NOC) activities for RCC-E, ensuring 24/7 monitoring coverage, adherence to operational procedures, and timely response to network events affecting services.
• Deploy, configure, and administer enterprise network monitoring and management tools (NMS/EMS), including SNMP polling, syslog aggregation, and threshold-based alerting to enable proactive identification of network degradation.
• Manage incident escalation procedures for network outages and performance issues, coordinating with Tier 2/3 engineering teams, NETCOM, and government stakeholders to ensure timely resolution and proper documentation.
• Generate and deliver network performance reports, availability metrics, and trend analyses to government leadership, providing actionable recommendations for capacity upgrades and infrastructure improvements.
• Administer SNMP and syslog management infrastructure, ensuring all network devices are properly on-boarded to monitoring platforms, log retention policies are enforced, and security events are forwarded to SIEM systems.
• Coordinate with transport and circuit management teams to track WAN circuit status, manage outage tickets with service providers, and maintain accurate network inventory and circuit documentation.

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise routers and switches as part of RCC-E network infrastructure, ensuring devices are operating within established performance baselines and in compliance with DISA STIG requirements.
• Manage VLAN architecture across the enterprise, including VLAN creation, trunking configuration, spanning tree optimization, and inter-VLAN routing to support network segmentation and security requirements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain Access Control Lists (ACLs) and firewall policies on network devices, enforcing traffic filtering rules in accordance with approved security policies and change management procedures.
• Perform network troubleshooting and fault isolation for connectivity issues reported by end users and system administrators, utilizing packet capture tools, protocol analyzers, and network management systems to diagnose and resolve problems.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date network documentation including device configurations, network diagrams, IP address management records, and change logs in accordance with Army configuration management standards.
• Process and implement network change requests through the Army change management process, coordinating with NOC, engineering teams, and government stakeholders to ensure changes are executed safely and with minimal service impact.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

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