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Principal NetDevOps Engineer

Description Gray Analytics is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency's GMD Cyber-integrated Pipeline for Enhanced Resilience (CIPHER). This is a future contract. The engineer will support enterprise network discovery, Zero Trust architecture, network analysis, cybersecurity engineering, and comprehensive network mapping within classified environments. Responsibilities • Conduct enterprise network discovery and asset identification. • Guide development of physical, logical, and data-flow network diagrams • Create and maintain authoritative network inventories. • Map trust relationships, identity services, authentication, and authorization mechanisms. • Analyze routing, switching, VLANs, VPNs, firewalls, and segmentation supporting Zero Trust. • Support Zero Trust Architecture implementation and gap assessments. • Validate network configurations with Government stakeholders. • Support RMF, cATO, STIG compliance, and cybersecurity documentation. • Prepare engineering reports, dependency matrices, and technical documentation. • Perform passive and log analysis using tools such as Wireshark / tshark, tcpdump, tcpview, Zeek, NetworkMiner, and p0f, Arkime, Security Onion. • Perform active discovery and enumeration using tools such as: Nmap, arp-scan, and Netdisco, Masscan, and SecureCRT. Requirements • BS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Network Engineering, or equivalent experience. • 15+ years of enterprise network engineering experience. • Experience with OSI Layer networking, TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, VPNs, and firewalls. • Experience with network documentation. • Experience working within Windows and Linux systems. • Experience supporting DoD classified environments. • Active DoD Secret clearance. • Ability to travel approximately 15% CONUS with potential OCONUS. • Security+ • Network+ Desired Qualifications • Zero Trust Architecture (NIST SP 800-207) • GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Terraform • CCNA-Security, JNCIA, JNCIS-DevOps, CySA+, CCNP, CCIE • Missile Defense Agency experience