AECC - Network Engineer

Network Engineer For Army Edge Computing Capability (AECC) Project

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This position is for a Network Engineer supporting the Army Edge Computing Capability (AECC) project that ALTESS is fielding for the U.S. Army. AECC is a hyperconverged, multitenant private cloud hosting environment for Army enterprise and tactical applications. The solution leverages VMware products (ESXi, vSAN, NSX, vCloud Foundation, ARIA Automation) to implement a Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) across multiple global sites. ALTESS provides value-added common and managed services required by hosted Army applications and operates as a managed service provider (MSP) under Program Executive Office Enterprise (PEO Enterprise).

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Government engineers to develop and maintain AECC architecture.
• Develop, deploy, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for network deployment and sustainment.
• Utilize IaC for provisioning network foundations for customer enclaves as applications are hosted on AECC.
• Administer daily network operations, including patching and upgrading all network components.
• Monitor network health and utilization; escalate critical issues and resource needs to the AECC lead.
• Harden the network using commercial best practices and required government cybersecurity controls.
• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for hosting platform network issues.
• Create and maintain documentation, including system diagrams, network topology, configurations, and SOPs.
• Provide on-call support for after-hours production incident triage and resolution.
• Recommend improvements for security, scalability, manageability, and performance across AECC network enclaves.

Required technical and professional expertise:

• Senior-level network engineering experience (5+ years) implementing enterprise IT infrastructure, with expertise in VMware NSX design, deployment, and management.
• Proficient in LAN/WAN, routing, switching, network security, and core AECC components: NSX, Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco Routers, Nexus & Catalyst switches; familiar with VMware suite (vSAN, vSphere, ESXi, ARIA).
• Skilled in troubleshooting complex VMware and network issues; strong knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, MPLS; experienced with automation tools (Ansible, Terraform) and scripting (Python, PowerShell).
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) capabilities, automation skills, and ability to troubleshoot across the full technology stack (network, storage, server, applications).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Security+ or equivalent DoD 8570.01-M IA Tech Level II certification
• Must live within 50 miles of Radford, VA as this job requires in person work at least 3 days per week
• Must hold and maintain an Active DoD Secret clearance

Preferred technical and professional experience:

• Working knowledge of DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) and the Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) process.
• Hands-on experience with container platforms, orchestration, and Kubernetes principles (networking via CNI, storage via CSI); skilled in managing Kubernetes apps with Helm and maintaining container images.
• Experience with GitOps principles and tools (e.g., Argo CD, Flux) for automated deployments and configuration management.

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