Network Architect (2024-0042)

Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language, operations, and technology services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow. We are actively hiring a Network Architect with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to join our Mission Technology Division working in Herndon, VA. 

We are seeking a SME Architect with a minimum of 11 years' experience designing, implementing, and supporting Cloud, Enterprise, and Service provider Networks, Network Hardening, Cloud Migration, and Ansible Automation.

RESPONSIBILITIES/REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• We are seeking a SME Architect with a minimum of 11 years' experience designing, implementing, and supporting Cloud, Enterprise, and Service provider Networks, Network Hardening, Cloud Migration, and Ansible Automation.
• Deep knowledge of MPLS, TCIP/IP, VPM and IP telephony
• Developing IP/MBLS network architecture
• Developing and executing MPLS VPN Service Standards for global network
• Linux Systems Engineering experience, including AWS Deployment, Apache/Ngnix, PostgreSQL, Linux, KVM virtualization, Bash and Pearl Scripting
• Red Hat Ansible Automation
• Enterprise Architecture frameworks and principles
• Systems Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) Support
• Cloud experience (AWS, VPC, transit gateway, private link, ELB, ELB, etc.); Azure (connectivity services – Vnet, Virtual WAN, VPN gateway, application protection, application delivery and network monitoring, etc.)

• Cisco IOS- including switching, routing, segment routing, and other technologies
• Radio frequency and spectrum engineering
• Optical networking technology and engineering
• Satellite communications engineering
• Cloud design, implementation, and configuration
• Other automation tools (e.g. Chef, Puppet, Terraform, etc.)
• Identification of INFOSEC and COMSEC security requirements for the network
• Providing technical guidance and direction for TCP/IP transport network design and engineering, networking routing protocols, advanced virtual networking technologies
• Analyzing the optimization of network system performance      

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action

ATS is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by federal, state or local law. It is the policy of ATS not merely to refrain from employment discrimination as required by the various federal, state, and local enactments, but to take positive affirmative action to realize for women, people of color, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans full equal employment opportunity. We support the employment and advancement in employment of individuals with disabilities and of protected veterans, and we treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.