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Senior System Engineer

Herdt Consulting, Inc.
Radford, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/23/2025 CLOSED ON 12/21/2025

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Position Overview:

This position is for a Network Engineer supporting the Army Edge Computing Capability (AECC) project that ALTESS is fielding for the US Army. The AECC solution is a hyperconverged, multitenant private cloud hosting environment for hosting Army enterprise and tactical applications. AECC is currently utilizing VMware products (ESXi, vSAN, NSX, vCloud Foundations, ARIA Automation) to implement a Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) across multiple global sites. ALTESS provides value-added common and managed services that hosted Army applications will require. ALTESS is a managed service provider (MSP) and hosting services provider for Army applications. ALTESS is a Product Director office under Program Executive Office Enterprise (PEO Enterprise).

Position Duties:

  • Work with Government engineers to develop and maintain the AECC architecture.
  • Develop, deploy, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for deployment and sustainment of the network architecture in the AECC.
  • As applications are hosted on the AECC solution, utilize IaC for the provisioning of the network foundation for customer enclaves.
  • Provide daily administration of the network to include patching and upgrading of all network components.
  • Monitor health and utilization of the network resources and notify the AECC lead when critical issues arise, and additional resources will be required.
  • Harden the network per commercial best practices and the required government cybersecurity controls.
  • Troubleshooting and root cause analysis of any hosting platform network issues.
  • Develop and maintain system, infrastructure, and process documentation (system diagrams, network topology, software configurations, device configurations, standard operating procedures).
  • Provide on-call support for triage and resolution of after-hours production incidents.
  • Make recommendations for improvements to security, scalability, manageability, and performance across the AECC network enclaves.


About The Organization Herdt Consulting, Inc.

An excellent opportunity with a highly successful, Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB). Every day, our clients trust Herdt to help navigate their most complex business and organizational challenges. We partner with our clients at all levels to ensure all business objectives are fully realized. Herdt provides project management, process and leadership support as well as specialized technical support to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and other Federal agencies. Herdt employees are accomplished individuals who have served as hands-on leaders in the U.S. military and private industry - We hire the best. Our employees lead some of the most complex enterprise business systems and business processes through implementation and sustainment. We are valued for our technical knowledge, business process expertise and industry best-practice solutions.

EOE Statement Herdt Consulting, Inc. (Herdt) values all employees’ talents and supports an environment that is inclusive and respectful. We are committed to providing and promoting a safe and mutual environment free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable state, federal or local laws. We believe in building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Herdt believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is vital to our continued success as a Federal Contract company.

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