IT Network Site Reliability Engineer

IT Network Site Reliability Engineer
100% Remote | Federal Defense Contractor
Join a leading federal defense contractor as a Network Site Reliability Engineer and help safeguard the infrastructure that powers mission-critical operations. This is a high-visibility role where your expertise directly protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems that matter.
Remote or one of the following Locations - Choose the hub that works best for you:
- Scottsdale, Arizona 85257
- Chantilly, Virginia 20151
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201
- Taunton, Massachusetts 02780
- Bloomington, Minnesota 55431
What You Will Do:
* Support and maintain the GDMS network environment, including routers, switches, circuits, firewalls, wireless systems, and intrusion prevention devices.
* Manage infrastructure as code, configuration standards, and controlled network changes.
* Automate configuration, provisioning, validation, and routine operational tasks.
* Monitor production network health and proactively identify performance metrics to prevent issues before they happen.
* Troubleshoot connectivity, latency, packet loss, routing, DNS, and firewall problems.
* Respond to incidents, restore service quickly, and lead root-cause analysis.
* Participate in on-call rotations while driving down recurring incidents and operational overhead.
* Plan for capacity, identify bottlenecks, and strengthen network scalability and resilience.
* Provide technical analysis for network planning, engineering, and design.
* Mentor team members and provide technical direction on complex projects.
* Champion continuous improvement, including applying AI to streamline processes and boost innovation.

Required Skills

- Must be a US Citizen due to the nature of work being performed
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field; or equivalent relevant experience is required, plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience (12 years w/o a degree); or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
- Knowledge and experience in a single network domain and fully understands process applications within domain of expertise
- Expert knowledge and experience in two network domains and fully understand the interrelationships along with the processes within that domain.
- Knowledge and expertise in software development and automating network operations.
- Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation
- Able to demonstrate clarity and out-of-the-box thinking in analyzing problems that affect the team.