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# Platform Network Engineer (1014)

- **Company:** Herdt Consulting Inc
- **Location:** Radford, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $101,500.0 - $145,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, Configuration Management, Computer Networks, Domain Name System (DNS), Python (Programming Language), Network Architecture, Network Monitoring, Routing, Network Administration, OpenShift, Ansible, Service Discovery, Scripting, Istio, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Kubernetes, Rancher, Terraform, Cisco
- **Published:** July 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/58931389-platform-network-engineer-1014

## About the Role

Education: Bachelor's degree or higher in an IT-related field
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Experience: Mid-to-senior level networking experience in enterprise environments
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Work Schedule: Full-time

Mandatory Certifications

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Baseline: Security+ or equivalent DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II
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Computing Environment: Must obtain a certification (Cisco DCNX, PCNSE, CKA, or Red Hat OpenShift) within 6 months of hire, Kubernetes Networking: Expertise in CNI plugins (Calico, Cilium), service discovery, ingress controllers, and DNS management.
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Automation: Strong proficiency in Ansible, Terraform, and scripting (Python/Bash).
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Enterprise Protocols: Knowledge of mTLS, service mesh, and standard routing protocols.

Preferred Skills & Experience

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DoD Standards: Working knowledge of DoD STIGs and the IAVM process.
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Platform Familiarity: Experience with Red Hat OpenShift, Rancher, or vanilla Kubernetes.

## Description

Supporting the AECC project, the Platform Network Engineer develops and maintains the Kubernetes-based network architecture for the US Army. This role focuses on a software-defined infrastructure utilizing CNI plugins (Calico, Cilium) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to provision network foundations for multitenant hosting across global sites., *
Architecture Maintenance: Work with Government engineers to develop and maintain the AECC Kubernetes-based networking architecture.
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Infrastructure as Code: Deploy and maintain IaC pipelines for automated network provisioning and configuration management.
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Network Administration: Perform daily patching and upgrading of Kubernetes networking components like CNI plugins.
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Health Monitoring: Monitor network resource health and utilization, providing troubleshooting and root cause analysis for hosting platform issues.


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