Cloud Network Engineer

TITLE: Cloud Network Engineer

LOCATION: Tysons, VA

CLEARANCE REQUIRED: Active DoD TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-time, On-site

TRAVEL: Up to 30%

POSITION SUMMARY

Modern Government Solutions (MGS) is seeking a Cloud Network Engineer to drive the evolution of next-generation networks supporting AI workloads. In this role, you'll work alongside a high-performing team of software and platform engineers to design, deploy, and optimize scalable, high-performance network infrastructure. You'll lead the automation of critical network deployments, integrating traditional hardware (switches, routers, firewalls) with Software-Defined Networking (SDN) in OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) environments.

RESPONSIBILITIES (not limited to):

Network Development Engineers perform high quality network and systems operations, deployments, scaling, technology refresh, sustaining engineering, best practices applications, optimization, internal/external customer interactions, and producing appropriate technical documentation.

• Create and implement changes to the network through automation.
• Deliver simple, sustainable, and repeatable solutions and processes.
• Operate and trouble-shoot network routing, interconnectivity, platforms, performance, and configuration issues, including low level application interaction, Linux systems, and next-gen networking software tools.
• Maintain standards across the networking toolset and ensure that we are fully compliant with those standards and policies.
• Drive and support innovation from Top of Rack to the Network Border and everything in between.
• Work closely with the Network Architect to ensure fast, smooth roll-out of new designs and products, as well as assist with deployment and sustaining network infrastructure and tooling.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Must possess an active Department of Defense (DoD) TS/SCI with Counterintelligence Polygraph clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• Proficient in either Python or Go programming language.
• Experience working with networking protocols and APIs, ideally Open vSwitch and/or any RESTful APIs for network devices and services.
• Proficient in network topologies and architecture (VLAN, LAN, WAN).
• Experience with automation frameworks, specifically Ansible, to write scripts and automate network configurations.
• Experience in network system hardware and infrastructure.
• Experience with SONiC and Cumulus Network Operating System (NOS).
• Experience in rail-optimized technology.
• Experience with key OpenShift networking concepts, like Open vSwitch (OVS) / Open Virtual Network (OVN) to create an overlay network on top of the physical infrastructure to facilitate pod communication across nodes.
• Experience using the OpenShift Kubernetes Container Network Interface (CNI) to interact with different network plugins and manage pod networking.
• Familiarity with configuring, deploying, and maintaining the MetalLB Operator for traffic load balancing on bare metal clusters.
• Experience using Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh for discovery, load balancing, service-to-service authentication, failure recovery, metrics, and monitoring services.
• Proficient with the Network Observability Operator for network debugging and insights.
• An ability to effectively communicate with team members, vendors, and customers to understand requirements and implement solutions.
• Proficient time management to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced networking environment.

*Applicants selected will be United States citizens and may be subject to a government security investigation for access to classified information*

ABOUT US

At MGS, we believe a people-first culture corresponds to organizational success through a commitment to excellence, integrity, inclusion, and an attitude that welcomes challenges meets demands, sustains growth, and drives innovation. We provide expert mission-first technical and programmatic services and solutions for the US intelligence community, the US Department of Defense, and other governmental agencies. We create people-first organizational cultures where employees feel needed in the system, not a system that needs employees. We provide you with long-term career opportunities centrally focused on our core value system: inclusion, integrity, and a commitment to excellence.

MGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.