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Job Summary:
Athletes Global Corporation is seeking a highly motivated Network Engineer to join their team, partnering with the U.S. national defense community to create innovative digital solutions. The role involves designing, implementing, and evolving a secure OT network, along with managing technical decisions and ensuring compliance with security standards.
Responsibilities:
• Assess the existing network and industrial infrastructure, including switches, firewalls, cabling, and servers, to determine:
• Hardware reuse opportunities
• Upgradability and lifecycle risks
• Security and compliance gaps relative to DoD / Navy standards
• Security posture and compliance risk
• Operational reliability and uptime
• Cost, procurement lead time, and vendor supportability
• Design a private, air-gapped OT network architecture from the ground up, including:
• VLAN and subnetting strategy aligned to industrial control boundaries
• Secure zoning between PLCs, HMIs, control rooms, and server rooms
• Isolation between multiple control/manufacturing groups with no lateral communication
• Architect and implement a private OT network that integrates with a newly deployed private 5G backbone being built and operated by a separate team, integrating:
• Private 5G connectivity between control rooms, server rooms, and operational areas
• Fiber connectivity from manufacturing buildings to their associated control rooms
• Clear security boundaries between wireless, fiber, and core infrastructure
• Hands-on implementation of all network infrastructure, including:
• Racking, cabling, labeling, and power coordination
• Configuration of Cisco and Dell network equipment
• Firewall rules, routing, switching, and management plane access
• Enable secure OT data flows, including:
• PLC → HMI communication within control rooms
• Controlled PLC/HMI data forwarding to centralized server infrastructure
• Protection of industrial systems from unintended access or broadcast traffic
• Produce and maintain authoritative network documentation to support compliance certification, including:
• Logical and physical network diagrams
• IP address management and VLAN maps
• As-built and as-designed artifacts
• Clear security boundaries and documentation for RMF/STIG review
• Logging, segmentation, and access controls required for auditability
• Build the network as a scalable platform, not a one-off deployment, ensuring:
• Additional control/manufacturing groups can be added with minimal redesign
• Capacity, addressing, and segmentation can evolve over time
• Serve as the technical authority for network decisions, working with stakeholders to:
• Explain trade-offs and risks clearly
• Support procurement, installation, and acceptance activities
• Guide future expansion and modernization efforts
Qualifications:
Required:
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a hands-on network engineer
• Proven experience designing and implementing industrial / OT networks
• Strong hands-on background with: Enterprise switches and firewalls
• Server configuration (Linux and Windows), Windows workstations
• Fiber and copper cabling in industrial environments
• VLANs, subnetting, routing, and network segmentation
• Experience working in air-gapped or highly restricted environments
• Familiarity with DoD / Navy cybersecurity expectations, including designing systems that can be certified
• Understanding of PLC, HMI, and industrial data flows
• Ability to operate independently and make sound technical decisions with minimal oversight
• Strong documentation and communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related discipline, or equivalent military experience
• Minimum of DoD 8140 / DoD 8570 IASAE Level II certification
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Secret clearance required
Preferred:
• Cisco and Dell preferred
Company:
AGC Consulting Purposeful Mission: AGC consulting helps individuals find purposeful work and partners find the right teammate to grow their business. Founded in , the company is headquartered in Triangle, Virginia, US, , with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.