Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Sr. Migration Orchestration Engineer to support a new Army contract focused on migrating Army bases from JRSS infrastructure to the Army Global Network. This fully remote role is ideal for a hands-on engineer with strong experience in network migration, orchestration, and monitoring within secure DoD environments.
Work Days and Hours: Eastern Standard Time Hours - From Tuesday through Thursday (Evening work). ASI’s (Authorized Service Interruption} can be 6PM - 6AM worst case, will be planned events)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Active DoD Secret clearance or higher (JPAS or Scattered Castles)
• Bachelor’s Degree with 12+ years of experience or Master’s Degree with 10+ years of experience or No degree with 20+ years of experience or Associates Degree with 16+ years of experience
• 8570/8140 certification (e.g., Security+, CASP, CISSP)
• Experience with legacy network integration and migration
• Experience with Enterprise Network Management
• Hands on experience with Palo Alto Panorama administration and configuration
• Cisco DNA Center, Cisco Prime, or Junos Space
• Network element managers and SDN implementation
• Network Infrastructure Expertise: Routing protocols, VLAN management, enterprise-scale configurations
• Virtual Infrastructure Engineering: (Must have)
• VMware & vSphere 8/9 Administration: vCenter, ESXi, VSAN, configuration and management
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Administration and Red Hat Satellite experience
• Traditional Data Center Operations and on-premises infrastructure management
• Virtualization platform deployment and maintenance
• Automation & Deployment: (Must Have)
• Advanced Ansible development: Ability to write complex playbooks from scratch for network and infrastructure automation
• ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
• Python scripting for network automation and infrastructure orchestration
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Prior experience supporting Army network infrastructure
• Familiarity with DoD network compliance standards and security protocols
• Experience working in a 24/7 operations or mission-critical environment

• Operate and maintain secure, centralized enterprise network solutions for the U.S. Army
• Partner with stakeholders to assess legacy environments and support global WAN migration
• Analyze network routing, configurations, and monitoring tools to support transformation
• Develop and enhance network monitoring dashboards and data ingestion pipelines
• Modify virtualization and containerization infrastructure for network management applications
• Identify and implement network optimization strategies using performance data
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure SIEM integration and DoD compliance
• Document technical designs, diagrams, and procedures using wiki and diagramming tools
• Participate in after-hours maintenance windows (Authorized Service Interruptions)