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Introduction

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Your role and responsibilities

This position is for a Network Engineer supporting the Army Edge Computing Capability (AECC) project that ALTESS is fielding for the U.S. Army. AECC is a hyperconverged, multitenant private cloud hosting environment for Army enterprise and tactical applications. The solution leverages VMware products (ESXi, vSAN, NSX, vCloud Foundation, ARIA Automation) to implement a Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) across multiple global sites. ALTESS provides value-added common and managed services required by hosted Army applications and operates as a managed service provider (MSP) under Program Executive Office Enterprise (PEO Enterprise).
Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Government engineers to develop and maintain AECC architecture.
• Develop, deploy, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for network deployment and sustainment.
• Utilize IaC for provisioning network foundations for customer enclaves as applications are hosted on AECC.
• Administer daily network operations, including patching and upgrading all network components.
• Monitor network health and utilization; escalate critical issues and resource needs to the AECC lead.
• Harden the network using commercial best practices and required government cybersecurity controls.
• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for hosting platform network issues.
• Create and maintain documentation, including system diagrams, network topology, configurations, and SOPs.
• Provide on-call support for after-hours production incident triage and resolution.
• Recommend improvements for security, scalability, manageability, and performance across AECC network enclaves.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Senior-level network engineering experience (5+ years) implementing enterprise IT infrastructure, with expertise in VMware NSX design, deployment, and management.
• Proficient in LAN/WAN, routing, switching, network security, and core AECC components: NSX, Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco Routers, Nexus & Catalyst switches; familiar with VMware suite (vSAN, vSphere, ESXi, ARIA).
• Skilled in troubleshooting complex VMware and network issues; strong knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, MPLS; experienced with automation tools (Ansible, Terraform) and scripting (Python, PowerShell).
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) capabilities, automation skills, and ability to troubleshoot across the full technology stack (network, storage, server, applications).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Security+ or equivalent DoD 8570.01-M IA Tech Level II certification

Must live within 50 miles of Radford, VA as this job requires in person work at least 3 days per week
Must hold and maintain an Active DoD Secret clearance

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Working knowledge of DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) and the Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) process.
• Hands-on experience with container platforms, orchestration, and Kubernetes principles (networking via CNI, storage via CSI); skilled in managing Kubernetes apps with Helm and maintaining container images.
• Experience with GitOps principles and tools (e.g., Argo CD, Flux) for automated deployments and configuration management.

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At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

US Citizenship Required.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Job Title

Senior Network Engineer (AECC Program)

Date posted

09-Dec-2025

Job ID

79132

City / Township / Village

Hampton, HERNDON

State / Province

Virginia

Country

United States

Work arrangement

Onsite

Area of work

Infrastructure & Technology

Employment type

Regular

Contract type

Regular

Projected Minimum Salary per year

109,840.00

Projected Maximum Salary per year

164,760.00

Position type

Professional

Travel required

Some travel may be required based on business demand

Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No



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