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# Senior Operations Engineer (Data and Network)

- **Company:** SteerBridge Strategies, LLC
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $132,000.0 - $142,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Link Aggregation (Ethernet), Microsoft Windows, Configuration Management, Computer Networks, Linux, Monitoring of Systems, Storage Area Network (SAN), Multipath I/O, Linux System Administration, System Center Operations Management, Windows Servers, Network Forensics, Network Monitoring, Performance Tuning, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Software Vulnerability Management, Wide Area Networks, System Availability, Electronic Medical Records, NetScout, Low Latency, SolarWinds (Software), Nessus, Windows Clustering
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e61c20d3ea41bcc7

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree in a technical field
 * Strong experience with:
 + Network traffic analysis (LAN/WAN environments)
 + Windows Server (2012/2016+) and Red Hat Linux systems
 + Enterprise monitoring tools (NetScout, SCOM, SolarWinds, or similar)
 * Experience with:
 + System patching, upgrades, and configuration management
 + Server performance tuning and troubleshooting
 + Security compliance frameworks (STIG, ATO, vulnerability management)

Preferred Skills:

 * Experience supporting EHR or large-scale healthcare systems
 * Familiarity with:
 + Windows Clustering & high availability environments
 + SAN architecture & Multipath IO
 + Centrify or similar authentication tools
 * Experience supporting live system deployments and sustainment environments
 * Prior experience in federal or regulated environments

## Description

We are seeking a Senior Operations Engineer (Data & Network) to support the performance, security, and reliability of a large-scale Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) system.

This role is hands-on and mission-critical-focused on network monitoring, system performance, server optimization, and security compliance across enterprise environments supporting healthcare operations.

You'll work across both Windows and Linux environments, ensuring system stability, identifying anomalies, and maintaining compliance with federal security standards., Network & System Monitoring

 * Analyze LAN/WAN traffic across enterprise environments to detect anomalies and performance issues
 * Generate performance reports (bandwidth, latency, application behavior) using tools like NetScout
 * Monitor and validate encryption of network traffic and system communications

️ Systems Administration & Performance

 * Validate and monitor Windows and Linux system logs
 * Oversee system upgrades, patching, and configuration validation (Windows Server & Red Hat Linux)
 * Troubleshoot and optimize server performance across environments

 * ️ Infrastructure & High Availability

 * Optimize NIC teaming and network redundancy configurations
 * Analyze and maintain Windows Clustering for high availability
 * Ensure SAN-connected systems are configured with Multipath IO for redundancy and performance

Security & Compliance

 * Support vulnerability management (Nessus scans, POA&M updates)
 * Ensure systems meet ATO/ATC requirements and federal security standards
 * Implement and validate STIG-based hardening across physical and virtual systems
 * Validate authentication integrations (e.g., Centrify, PIV card access)

Monitoring & Tools Integration

 * Ensure systems are properly integrated into monitoring tools (SCOM, SolarWinds)
 * Perform daily reviews of logs, alerts, and system health metrics
 * Provide recommendations for optimization and risk mitigation


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