Trainee Remote Network Engineer Jobs in Virginia

The following states/districts are excluded from this job ad: AK, CA, CO, CT, DC, HI, LA, MA, MN, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, ND, OR, PR, RI, VT, WA, WY

Future Need - Actively Interviewing

Location: Remote in any United States jurisdiction not excluded from this job advertisement.

Safeguard the connectivity backbone of a mission-critical VA cloud platform. Apply now!

Position Description: The Network/Infrastructure Engineer supports network architecture, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) design, subnet configuration, Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies, security groups, routing, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) operations, and Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate lifecycle management.

Minimum/General Experience: 3 years of experience in cloud network engineering and infrastructure

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in computer science, information technology, network engineering, or related field

Essential Skills/Qualifications:

• Excellent experience designing and managing Amazon Web Services (AWS) VPC networking including subnets, route tables, security groups, NACLs, VPC peering, Transit Gateway, PrivateLink, and VPN configurations
• Excellent knowledge of PKI operations including TLS certificate issuance, renewal, rotation, and integrity management
• Excellent experience implementing and managing AWS IAM including policies, roles, permission boundaries, SCPs, and least-privilege access enforcement aligned with Zero Trust Architecture
• Excellent ability to provision and manage 100% of network infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (e.g., Terraform)
• Excellent experience maintaining cross-VPC connectivity availability
• Excellent experience designing Multiple Availability Zones Active/Active network architectures with automated failover
• Excellent knowledge of network security controls including Zero Trust segmentation, micro-segmentation, and Istio service mesh mTLS
• Above average experience with multi-region AWS GovCloud networking including DNS-based routing and health-check-driven failover
• Working knowledge of FICAM, IPv6 requirements, and Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) standards
• Experience supporting a federal agency
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

General Physical Requirements needed to perform the essential functions of this job may vary based on the location of the assignment.

• Assignment Location - Remote
• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Typing, communicating, repetitive motions.
• Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data, view computer monitors and read. May need to view presentation screens and other visual aids in a virtual setting.
• Inside environmental conditions with protection from outside elements.

Security: Active Federal Civilian Public Trust clearance

• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident that has lived in the United States for at least 3 years

Federal Civilian Public Trust Consists of a review of up to but not limited to:

• Covers 10 year period and in some instances lifetime events
• OPM Security Investigations Index (SII)
• DOD Defense Central Investigations Index (DCII)
• National Agency Check (NAC) records
• FBI name check
• FBI fingerprint check
• Credit report check
• Written inquiries to previous employers and references listed on the application for employment
• Potential interviews with the subject, spouse, neighbors, supervisor, coworkers
• Law enforcement check
• Court records check
• Education check - Attendance and Degrees

Acceptable Credentials

Tasks/activities include, but are not limited to:

• Owns all VPC networking including subnet design, route tables, security groups, NACLs, VPC peering, and Transit Gateway configurations
• Implements and maintains all PKI operations including TLS certificate issuance, renewal, rotation, and integrity for all platform capabilities and applications
• Maintains a complete and accurate certificate inventory including ownership, usage, expiration dates, and renewal mechanisms
• Ensures 100% of network and infrastructure configuration is provisioned exclusively through approved IaC tooling (Terraform)
• Detects and remediates configuration drift weekly
• Implements and enforces Zero Trust Architecture and least-privilege principles across all IAM policies, roles, and service accounts
• Supports development of the Multi-Region Enablement Plan including network failover strategies and DNS-based routing
• Participates in daily Change Control Board (CCB) meetings for all network-related changes
• Ensures all production changes have documented backout plans and post-implementation validation within 2 hours
• Contributes network performance metrics, certificate compliance status, and VPC connectivity availability data to the Monthly Maintenance Report

Compensation & Benefits: The annual projected pay range for this position is $79,574 - $100,317 with consideration being given to various factors including but not limited to qualifications, experience, job responsibilities, and geographic location.

Oxley Enterprises, Inc. offers a full array of benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage for you and your family.
• Life Insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability paid for by the Company.
• Supplemental coverages including Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital.
• Additional Life insurance coverage for you and your dependents.
• 401k plan with various options to select based on your retirement goals.

Oxley Enterprises, Inc. is a certified service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB), veteran-owned (VOSB), and woman-owned small business (WOSB) that has 26 years of experience building and delivering quality IT systems and programs. Oxley is ranked in the INC 5000 7 times (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025). Oxley is a 2019 - 2025 Department of Labor HIRE Vets Medallion Award Winner. Oxley is Virginia Values Veterans certified.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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