Network Engineer – ERC

Job Description:

For more than 30 years, ERC has been delivering the advantage needed to solve our customers’ and the nation’s toughest challenges. ERC is a trusted partner to the Defense and Space communities. We provide the advanced engineering, innovative technology, and subject-matter expertise to deliver the mission results our customers need to keep the nation safe and secure. Our unique solutions enhance readiness, optimize performance, and help ensure success in the air, on the ground and in space.

An essential part of our success is our corporate culture built on respect, empowerment, and collaboration. Our culture elevates our people, ensuring they provide best-in-class service and solutions to our customers. We always strive to do the right thing. We believe that are our people are our best asset and human connection our greatest strength.

Our ~2,000 employees work on the most critical missions in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force (USAF), NASA, and Missile Defense Agency (MDA). We provide support for Test and Evaluation (T&E), Modeling & Simulation, Agile Software Development, Systems Engineering, and more. Our teams’ current projects range from engineering and logistics support for vital space hardware to platform and weapons modeling, simulation, and engineering.

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Your role:

The Network Engineer supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract with work on Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

What you’ll do all day:

• Be responsible for daily hands-on operating and maintenance, monitoring, troubleshooting, restoral and testing of C2BMC networks.
• Perform site surveys, supporting development of technical solutions.
• Configure, install, test, and sustain IT network and boundary protection devices and systems.
• Perform data collection and validation of network services and devices.
• Maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, firewalls, switches, etc

You will love this job if you:

• Are a self-starter and require little oversight to complete given tasks
• Enjoy a fast-paced work environment
• Love working with diverse groups of individuals, including engineers and technicians
• Are good at communicating with people
• Have a positive attitude
• Enjoy multitasking

Minimum requirements for this position:

• Must have one of the following combinations of education and experience: HS Diploma (or GED) and 12 years of general experience; Associate’s degree and 10 years of general experience; Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of general experience; Master’s degree and 6 years of general experience.
• Must have 6 years of experience in Internet Protocols (e.g., DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SSL); Firewall configuration and troubleshooting; multiple network types (e.g., LAN, WAN, VxLAN, SDN); or managing Voice over IP telecommunications infrastructures
• Must have or be able to obtain an active DoD SECRET Security Clearance
• Must have a current DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II certification (e.g., CompTIA Security +)

Desired skills and experience for this position:

• Have experience with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) mission and MDA systems and networks
• Have experience with Cisco or Juniper routers, switches, firewalls, OSPF, network address translation, SNMP, Syslog, VRF, PIM, multicast, Type I encryption devices and network timing systems
• Have a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or Juniper Networks Certified Associate (JNCIA) certification
• Have experience with network monitoring
• Have experience with SolarWinds Orion network management software suite
• Have experience with VMware virtual computing
• Have experience with Microsoft Visio diagramming
• Have an understanding of various development life cycles such as the Systems Engineering life cycle, ITIL, etc.
• Have an active DoD Secret Clearance or higher

What we offer:

• Competitive salaries.
• Continuing education assistance.
• Professional development allotment.
• Multiple healthcare benefit packages.
• 401K with employer matching.
• Paid time off (PTO) along with federally recognized holiday schedule.
• This position is expected to pay $66,000 to $105,000 annually, depending on experience, education and any certifications that are directly related to the position.

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