Cloud Network Engineer

Stratum Networks is a rapidly growing information assurance and cybersecurity solutions company that provides high-end network and security consulting to Department of Defense and Intelligence Community clients. We are looking for a talented and passionate Cloud Network Engineer who would support one of our clients located in the Columbia, MD area.

Job Description:   Working as part of a technical team on cloud-based networks; develop and validate design options and architectures; build, deploy, and operate cloud-based networks; and document, explain, and demonstrate solutions to clients and business stakeholders.
 
Required Skills, Experience, and Education:
  • Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a similar field from an accredited university. Master’s or PhD degree in the above subjects is preferred.
  • Demonstrated networking knowledge includes TCP, UDP, IP, HTTP, SSH, VLAN, VRF, DNS, BGP, MPLS, VXLAN and EVPN.
  • Proficient with Linux, especially Ubuntu, Red Hat, and CentOS.
  • Experience with virtualization, especially with Ubuntu KVM and/or containers.
  • Candidates must have experience in one or more of the following areas
    • Experience with automated Linux deployments such as Kickstart and Cobbler.
    • Designed, deployed, and/or operated one or more of the following systems:
      • OpenStack services to include OpenStack projects (Nova, Neutron, Keystone, Glance, etc.) and support components (databases, message queues, web servers, web proxies, etc.)
      • SDN with Juniper Contrail and/or OpenContrail
    • Experience with network automation tools such as:
      • Strong familiarity with automation tools such as Chef, Puppet, Salt, Ansible, Python, and shell scripting
      • Wrote Heat templates and/or Fuel plugins to deploy or manage OpenStack services
      • Wrote automation scripts in languages such as Ansible to automate the deployment or management of IT systems such as web servers, proxies, DNS, etc.

Ideal candidates will also have:
  • Experience in the research, development, build, and demonstration of proof-of-concept systems and/or trials.
  • Leadership qualities including meeting facilitation, time management, organizational skills, and ability to influence others.
  • Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills with strong interpersonal skills.

STRATUM NETWORKS OVERVIEW:
 
Stratum Networks is a rapidly growing information assurance and cybersecurity solutions company with expert knowledge of implementing secure infrastructure, providing security integration, development, assessment and training solutions.  Our high-end network and security consulting to Department of Defense and Intelligence Community clients create robust, secure network infrastructure, policies, and procedures for local and global, terrestrial and satellite networks.
 
As leading experts in their fields, our certified and highly experienced network, software development, IT support and security professionals are able to provide the necessary design, implementation, and consulting services to meet the demanding requirements of mission-critical networks. To learn more, visit www.stratumnet.com
 
Stratum Networks, Inc is an equal opportunity employer, who participates in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, veteran’s status, or any other classification as required by applicable law.

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