Payment Network Analyst II – Card Brands
Pathward
Senior Network Engineer
DecisionPoint Corporation
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudCyber SecuritySwitching
About the role
- Design, configure, and maintain network infrastructure architectures supporting secure connectivity across IL2, IL4, and IL5 environments.
- Monitor and manage routing, bandwidth utilization, firewall performance, and enclave connectivity, ensuring optimized throughput and reliability.
- Serve as Tier 3 escalation support, troubleshooting complex network issues affecting connectivity between Service components, mission enclaves, and cloud-hosted systems.
- Support baseline development and deployment of network services, integrating physical and virtual networking solutions to meet mission requirements.
- Develop and maintain network topology diagrams, IP schema documentation, and configuration management records.
- Implement and validate firewall rules, VPN configurations, and access control policies in accordance with DoD security guidelines and Zero Trust architecture principles.
- Monitor network performance using approved enterprise tools to detect latency, packet loss, or bandwidth constraints, and recommend corrective actions.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, systems engineering, and cloud operations teams to ensure network compliance with DoD and DISA standards, including STIGs and Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guides (CC SRGs).
- Conduct periodic enclave health checks, configuration audits, and network risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities and areas for optimization.
- Support deployment and sustainment of redundant connectivity solutions ensuring high availability, failover capability, and mission resilience.
- Participate in technical design reviews and change management processes, ensuring all updates align with approved architectural and security baselines.
- Provide input to Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning and network recovery exercises.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in network engineering, design, and operations for enterprise-scale federal or defense environments.
- Technical knowledge in routing and switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and firewall management (Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Fortinet).
- Proficiency in VPN, VLAN, and subnet configuration, and monitoring tools such as SolarWinds or Cisco Prime.
- Familiarity with DoD network compliance standards, including DISA STIGs, ACAS, and RMF processes.
- Experience with AWS GovCloud and Azure Government networking architectures preferred.
- Understanding of Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA) principles and enclave segmentation strategies.
- Active Secret clearance required.
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent preferred.
- AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty or Microsoft Azure Network Engineer Associate preferred.
- Security+ CE or CISSP (DoD 8570/8140 compliance) preferred.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
network infrastructure designrouting protocolsswitching protocolsfirewall managementVPN configurationVLAN configurationsubnet configurationnetwork performance monitoringnetwork risk assessmentsconfiguration management
Soft skills
troubleshootingcollaborationtechnical design reviewchange managementproblem-solvingcommunicationorganizational skillsattention to detailanalytical skillsplanning
Certifications
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)AWS Certified Advanced Networking – SpecialtyMicrosoft Azure Network Engineer AssociateSecurity+ CECISSPActive Secret clearance
