Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Sr. Migration Orchestration Engineer to support a network modernization project for U.S. Army remotely out of Ft. Huachuca in Sierra Vista, AZ. The team is seeking a skilled system engineer and integration expert to support the transformation of a critical wide area network infrastructure and virtualized environment.

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE SR. NETWORK MIGRATION ENGINEER:

• Active Secret Clearance

• Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 10+ years (additional directly related experience may substitute for a degree).

• Active DoD IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+) or equivalent is required prior to start.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container-based infrastructure for deploying network monitoring and management solutions.
• Experience developing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Gitlab
• Proficient in the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), including data ingestion, storage, processing, and visualization.
• Solid understanding of Linux operating systems.
• Working knowledge on how to develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation scripts for the migration automation, not just operate existing systems
• Experience with any of the following configuration management tools; Ansible, Puppet, Salt automation
• Proven experience with event management, SNMP v3, and performance monitoring.
• Familiarity with Kafka and LiveAction tools.
• Skilled in virtualization platforms such as VMware or KVM.
• Experience with enterprise network management tools such as Palo Alto Panorama, Cisco Prime, Cisco DNA, or Junos Space.
• Knowledge of network infrastructure hardening practices, including implementation of DoD STIGs.
• Strong team player with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues collaboratively.

• Collaborate with stakeholders and technical teams to assess legacy network environments, including routing, configurations, and requirements, to support the migration of the Army’s global wide-area network.
• Assist in modernizing network monitoring by developing dashboards, visualizations, and data ingestion pipelines from legacy devices into the AGUN platform.
• Contribute to the enhancement of virtualization and containerization infrastructure to support network management and monitoring tools.
• Develop automation scripts for multiple infrastructure layers: network element managers, virtualized infrastructure, and enterprise network management tools
• Create automation playbooks for SDN configurations, automated network provisioning, and orchestrating the migration of complex infrastructures from legacy systems to AGUN solution