Principal Network & Telecom Engineer

About the role

The ASOS program is an essential, joint mission support effort of NOAA/NWS, FAA, and DoD. The ASOS system collects and reports surface weather observations at airports, supporting aviation operations and weather forecasting. The ASOS system is aging and requires a SLEP to maintain reliability and continuity.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Design and Implementation
• Assist in designing and implementing modern IP communications systems.
• Avoid communication outages by implementing redundancy mechanisms.
• Ensure system uptime and resilience against disruptions.
• Telecommunications Contract Management
• Order, process, and track telecommunications circuits.
• Manage EIS contract task orders for NWS, US Navy, and FAA sites.
• Collate and present EIS vendor usage, bandwidth, and outage data.
• Risk Management and Redundancy
• Identify potential risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Ensure solutions are resilient against disruptions.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies.
• Operations and Support
• Maintain a database of ASOS telecom circuits.
• Analyze and prepare EIS vendor usage data.
• Ensure robust network connectivity and performance.
• Cloud Network Engineering & Operations
• Design, implement, and manage secure, scalable, and highly available AWS network architectures.
• Optimize AWS networking services for performance and cost-efficiency.
• Implement and enforce network security measures.
• Monitor network health and troubleshoot incidents.
• Create and maintain automation scripts for efficient resource management.
• Collaboration & Documentation
• Provide expert guidance and collaborate with development, operations, and security teams.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for cloud network designs and procedures.
• Support application deployments and migrations.

Requirements

Education: A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. A Master's Degree in Information Systems or Network Architecture is preferred and can substitute for 2-3 years of experience. Certifications: Essential for AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty, Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or CCNP Enterprise, and DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II/III (e.g., Security+, CASP+, or CISSP).

Skills

• Infrastructure & Telecom: Design and implementation of modern IP communication systems, experience with EIS contract task order processing, proficiency in routing protocols, and Layer 2/3 switching.
• Cloud & Automation: Advanced AWS networking, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Python, perimeter security integration with Cloudflare and AWS WAF/Firewall Manager.
• Risk & Operations: Disaster recovery planning, network monitoring and troubleshooting, maintaining detailed circuit databases.

Benefits

IBSS Corp offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage, paid time off, federal holidays, a matching 401K plan, tuition/professional development reimbursement, and Flex-Spending (FSA)/Dependent Care Account (DCA) options. IBSS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

Pay

$100k-$140K based on years of experience.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible working hours.