Network Engineer-Herndon, VA
Network Engineer-Herndon, VA
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Job Description
DirectViz Solutions (DVS) is a dynamic and rapidly growing government contractor committed to delivering innovative IT solutions that address the mission-critical needs of our government clients. Through the expertise and dedication of our talented team we provide cutting-edge technology services designed to achieve success and exceed expectations.
At DVS we prioritize our employees as our greatest asset. We offer competitive compensation comprehensive medical benefits a 401(k) match generous PTO accrual professional development reimbursement corporate-funded technology certifications and robust employee recognition and appreciation programs.
DVS is actively seeking a Network Engineer to support our team onsite in Herndon VA. This position requires an active Secret clearance.
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Network Engineer with strong experience in Cribl Stream/Edge/Cloud for managing optimizing and securing enterprise and mission-critical network environments. The Network Engineer will be responsible for designing implementing and supporting both traditional and software-defined networks while leveraging Cribls observability pipelines to optimize data ingestion routing filtering and enrichment across security and IT operations platforms.
This role requires an engineer who is equally comfortable in hands-on technical configuration network troubleshooting and observability/data flow management while ensuring compliance with DoD cybersecurity frameworks.
Key Responsibilities
- Design configure and maintain enterprise and tactical network infrastructures (LAN/WAN routers switches firewalls load balancers).
- Deploy and manage Cribl Stream Edge and/or Cloud solutions to optimize observability pipelines for log and metric ingestion into SIEM (Splunk ELK etc.) security tools and monitoring platforms.
- Implement data routing transformation masking filtering and enrichment policies within Cribl to support security performance monitoring and compliance use cases.
- Work with security operations (SOC) system administrators and developers to ensure network and data flows are resilient secure and properly monitored.
- Manage and troubleshoot network performance issues ensuring optimal availability and bandwidth utilization across hybrid environments (on-prem cloud tactical).
- Integrate Cribl with log forwarders collectors and agents (Syslog Fluentd Beats Splunk UF/Heavy Forwarders etc.).
- Perform packet capture and deep-dive analysis using Wireshark/tcpdump for troubleshooting and security investigations.
- Develop and maintain network diagrams SOPs and data flow documentation to support audits assessments and operational continuity.
- Ensure compliance with DoD RMF DISA STIGs NIST and Zero Trust architectures.
- Support automation of network and data pipeline workflows using Python Ansible or scripting languages.
Required Qualifications
- Active DoD Secret clearance or higher.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science IT or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 5 years of network engineering experience with at least 1-2 years working with Cribl Stream/Edge/Cloud in production environments.
- Strong understanding of routing and switching (Cisco Juniper Palo Alto Fortinet).
- Hands-on experience with Cribl observability pipelines including data routing transformation and filtering.
- Familiarity with SIEM platforms (Splunk ELK QRadar) and how Cribl integrates with them.
- Expertise in TCP/IP DNS DHCP VPNs firewalls and IDS/IPS.
- Experience with network monitoring and observability tools (SolarWinds NetScout Prometheus Grafana).
- Strong troubleshooting skills using packet capture and log analysis.
- Knowledge of DoD network security and compliance frameworks.
Desired Qualifications
- CCNA CCNP or equivalent vendor certifications.
- Cribl Certified Observability Engineer (CCOE) or similar Cribl certification.
- Experience with cloud networking (Azure AWS DoD cArmy DoD 365 environments).
- Experience with automation and orchestration tools (Ansible Terraform Python scripting).
- Familiarity with Zero Trust architectures and DoD ICAM
Physical and Mental Qualifications:
- Maintain focus and awareness throughout scheduled working hours.
- Perform tasks requiring prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk utilizing a computer mouse and keyboard.
- Lift and move objects weighing up to 15 pounds as needed.
- Exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong command of the English language.
- Demonstrate the ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively as part of a team.
- Quickly learn and retain routine tasks and processes.
- Possess strong organizational skills attention to detail business correspondence proficiency and self-management capabilities.
- Perform the essential functions of the role satisfactorily; reasonable accommodation will be provided for employees with disabilities upon request.
- Accept and adapt to additional responsibilities or changes to assigned duties as determined by DirectViz Solutions (DVS).
If you thrive on solving complex problems and building meaningful connections wed love to hear from you. Join our team and make an impact today!
DirectViz Solutions LLC (DVS) is an equal opportunity employer who prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment based on race sex (including pregnancy) age gender identity creed religion national origin sexual orientation marital status genetic information disability political affiliation protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.
DVS has a zero-tolerance policy for harassment threats coercion discrimination and intimidation. Employees may file a complaint or exercise any right protected by Executive Order 11246 Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 or the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998.
Employment Type
Full-Time
