Junior Network Engineer

Description

The company is adding a junior network engineer to its ECS3 program, which supports an intelligence customer at sites across the continental US and overseas.

The program covers planning, moving systems into service, running them, and steadily improving them, including tech modernization, tech refresh, and CERP work on customer LANs, CAN, and unified communication services.

This is a full-time, regular role.

Responsibilities

• Help plan network designs and layouts, and build the baseline system configuration.
• Review network topologies, traffic, and capacity needs, then recommend solutions.
• Brief the government customer and other contractors on proposed solutions and designs.
• Carry out network engineering surveys and installations.
• Help develop and maintain standard documentation.
• Perform IOS upgrades and device configuration changes.
• Produce network documentation, including physical and logical diagrams, design records, and inventory support.
• Handle cable infrastructure tasks as required.
• Submit change management requests for device installations.
• Help users and operations staff with technical support and troubleshooting.
• Carry out general network administration as needed.
• Travel to customer sites in the continental US, up to 20% of the time, as needed.
• Take part in special projects as required.

Requirements

• Required: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).
• Required: High School/GED plus 5 years, Associate's plus 3 years, or Bachelor's plus 1 year.
• Required: Three years of experience with network operating systems such as Cisco and Juniper, network hardware such as routers, switches, and cabling, and LAN/WAN protocols such as OSPF, BGP, and MPLS. Type 1 encryption is also required.
• Required: Active Security+ certification.
• Required: You must be able to engineer and document network solutions, not only deploy or configure them.
• Required: Good verbal and written presentation skills.
• Required: Active TS/SCI with polygraph, or TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a polygraph before starting.
• Desired: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Desired: Working toward CCNP or a higher network certification.
• Desired: JWICS or DISN experience is a strong plus.

Conditions

Full-time, regular position with up to 25% travel within the continental US.

Minimum clearance to start is TS/SCI with polygraph.

The position can be worked from more than one location, so the posted salary range of $53,100-$106,300 is the national average for the role.

Final pay depends on factors including location, federal contract labor categories and wage rates, prior experience, specific skills, education, and certifications.

Benefits

• Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
• Flexible time off to take what you need.
• Access to learning resources for career development.
• Flexibility to balance quality work with personal life.