Cloud Network Operations Lead

Description

Job Description:

Are you interested in continuing your IT career in Radford, VA? Radford is a great small city with big opportunities!

Leidos is seeking a Cloud Network Operations Lead who enjoys working in a dynamic fast-paced environment to support the ALTESS Contract in Radford, VA.

POSITION SUMMARY:
This position is for a Cloud Network Operation Lead supporting the ALTESS engineering team. ALTESS is a managed service provider for Army and DoD IT systems and runs multiple Army private clouds and also Microsoft Azure Gov and DoD region public clouds. This position will be the network operations lead for both the Microsoft Azure Gov (IL4) and DoD (IL5) environments.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
•Must have an active Secret Security clearance.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Oversee and manage all network changes and incidents for the Azure environments in ServiceNow.
•Plan and execute all network infrastructure patching and device upgrades.
•Design and implement secure network and application delivery solutions providing high availability to hosted customer applications.
•Collaborate with internal and external parties to transform high-level technical objectives into comprehensive technical requirements for submission as change requests.
•Serve as overall subject matter expert on Network Administrator technology and market capabilities/trends.
•Ensure all cybersecurity compliance with IAVM and STIGs for network infrastructure.
•Maintain required network documentation and diagrams as needed for the cloud network architecture and customer enclaves.
•Provide on-call support for triage and resolution of after-hours production incidents.
•Run the daily administration of the network operations in the cloud.
•Troubleshoot issues related to network and application performance to assist in resolving issues impacting hosted applications.
•Proactively interface with all of the cloud team covering all technology areas.
•Assist with identifying and planning potential new cloud services, features, and capabilities.
•Contribute to the ALTESS ongoing automation efforts.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
•Bachelors degree and 12 years of relevant work experience.
•Security+ (Or equivalent IA cert) and computing environment certification (i.e. CCNA, CCNP, etc.)
•Mid to senior level Network Administrator experience in a private or public cloud environment.
•Experience with administration of Palo Alto firewalls and F5 devices.
•Strong verbal and written communication skills.
•Experience effectively managing multiple large-scale projects.
•Understanding of network, storage, server, and application technologies.
•Strong understanding of fundamental network concepts and technologies.
•Ability to analyze packet captures to troubleshoot common network and application issues.
•Strong knowledge of automation concepts, tools, and scripting languages (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
•Experience with Microsoft Azure or similar cloud technologies-training available.
•Experience automating routine administrative tasks.
•Understanding of common network services (DNS, SNMP, NTP, etc.) and application protocols (HTTP, SSL).
•Knowledge/experience in DoD network operations.
•Working knowledge of DoD STIGs, and IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM).

Why Radford?
Radford is bordered on three sides by the New River and neatly tucked into the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and features a delightfully picturesque setting for a diverse and charming array of activities to include, hiking, biking trails, fishing and plenty of wildlife.

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External Referral Eligible

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.