Network Architect

Acuity Innovations LLC is a small, defense contracting company that provides enterprise architecture, solution design, digital engineering, defensive cyberspace operations, system integration, and test and evaluation products and services that improve performance and decrease decision timelines. Our fundamental, repeatable service offering is bound in architecting, designing, securing, integrating, and verifying the operational readiness of data ecosystems.   

Do you want to be part of a unique, small business that differentiates itself by:

Delivering the best products, integrated systems, and mission capabilities for the warfighter

Building long-term relationships and treating its employees as family

Deploying small but powerful High-Performance Teams, like elite Special Forces teams to each task

Collaborating within and across the Acuity Innovations teams as well as with the customer

Providing a growth path to partnership/ownership opportunities

If you have this type of passion and desire to be part of a collaborative team environment with the innovation, initiative, and confidence to make things better, then Acuity Innovations may be the right place to realize your personal and professional goals. 

Package includes:

Competitive salary

3 weeks paid time off

11 Federal Holidays

Flexible Hours

Benefits 

Career Development/Mentorship Opportunities

Company Sponsored Social Events

We seek technical individuals who will succeed in a highly collaborative work environment.

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www.acuityinnovationsllc.com

As a Network Architect on our team, you’ll use your skills in network design and architecture, system interoperability, OSI model, and network transport layers to help support the nation’s defense and respond to evolving adversaries. You’ll troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues, analyze current working infrastructures, and increase security, reliability, and availability for mission-critical network systems. 

Required Skills and Experience: 

6+ years of experience as a network or data center systems engineer

3+ years of experience in network architecture

Experience in network design, protocols, and infrastructure, and with IPv4, IPv6, QoS, MPLS, or BGP

Knowledge of network topology diagrams and modifying, as needed, using network diagraming software, such as MS Visio

Knowledge of STIG network device security compliance, security hardening requirements, and secure device access control login methods

Knowledge of network security principles and practices, including Crypto, COMSEC, ViPER, or VOIP, to install and configure network devices

Ability to develop network architecture to support worldwide encrypted communications and model out bandwidth, data flows, and define data mission threads in MBSE

Top Secret clearance

Bachelor's degree

Network+, Security+, CISSP, CCNA, or CCNP Certification

Nice If You Have:

2+ years of experience with missile warning mission or ground-based systems

Experience with enterprise network management tools to monitor network performance status, firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion detection or prevention systems

Experience with leadership

Experience with Unix, Linux, RedHat, and RHEL version 6 or above

Knowledge of STIG network device security compliance, security hardening requirements, and secure device access control login methods

Knowledge of basic data cryptographic techniques and government-classified networks 

Ability to design scalable and resilient network architectures in on-prem or cloud architectures

Possession of excellent communication and teamwork skills

TS/SCI clearance

Compensation: 

$75,000-$170,000 based on years of experience, knowledge, education, and contract-specific affordability.