Sr./Lead Network Engineer (MUST BE CLEARED SECRET)

Description

The company has delivered mission-critical services to federal clients for more than 35 years, spanning logistics, information technology, cybersecurity, and facilities operations. Its work funds programs and creates economic opportunity for the Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska.

This role is with a subsidiary of the company and requires an active DoD Secret clearance.

As a senior network engineer you will run mission-critical network engineering, infrastructure administration, and cybersecurity hardening across unclassified (NIPR) and classified (SIPR) enterprise networks. The work is high-tempo, aiming for maximum uptime, fast fault isolation, and alignment with DoW directives and operational security rules.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main backup to the Team Lead, taking over shift workflows, task assignments, and daily priorities when the Team Lead is away.
• Watch enterprise network and transport systems around the clock for live alerts, hardware alarms, and unusual traffic.
• Triage, isolate, and fix Layer 1 to Layer 3 network incidents using standard operating procedures and automated scripts.
• Escalate complex, cross-domain, or multi-system outages to senior leadership and advanced engineering, supplying detailed troubleshooting logs.
• Provision, deploy, configure, and tune enterprise routers, multilayer switches, and network appliances for performance and redundancy.
• Carry out Cisco IOS and IOS-XE upgrades and firmware refreshes across the fleet.
• Work directly with outside carriers and hardware vendors on circuit degradation, carrier outages, and loopback testing.
• Design, install, and acceptance-test complex high-speed networks, and plan upgrades and enhancements with cost and benefit analysis.
• Plan, coordinate, and carry out Authorized Service Interruptions under command-directed change management.
• Apply Security Technical Implementation Guides and patch or remediate IAVM vulnerabilities to enforce DoW and local command cybersecurity directives.
• Program, maintain, and manage Type-1 inline network encryptors such as TACLANE at points of presence, using GEM-X or related DoD element management suites.
• Follow DoD COMSEC handling, accountability, and two-person integrity rules at all times.
• Lead the technical work on site modernization, lifecycle refreshes, and special engineering projects.
• Join the unit on-call rotation to provide fast surge support during critical outages.

Requirements

• Hold a bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, network engineering, or a related STEM field, plus 5+ years of progressive network engineering experience. Alternatively, combine formal military technical training, specialized certifications, and practical experience in place of a degree.
• Hold and keep an active DoD Secret clearance.
• Meet DoD 8140 IAT Level II or III baseline certification requirements, including CCNA and CompTIA Security+ CE.
• Optional: expert-level skill configuring and troubleshooting VLANs, VTP, port security, STP, RSTP, MSTP, 802.1Q trunking, and L2/L3 EtherChannels.
• Extensive hands-on experience designing, implementing, and diagnosing EIGRP, OSPF, and IS-IS.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot Layer 1 and Layer 2 transport across both unclassified and classified enclaves.
• Hands-on experience configuring, keying, and administering KG-17XX series encryptors, HAIPE devices, and GEM-X management systems.
• Preferred: direct hands-on administration of Cisco ISE for 802.1X network access control and policy enforcement.
• Preferred: experience deploying and managing software-defined infrastructure with Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center).
• Preferred: prior operational familiarity with Air Force District of Washington (AFDW), Air Force National Capital Region (AFNCR), or unified Air Force communications architectures.
• Preferred: experience delivering enterprise IT and communications support on high-security National Capital Region campuses such as The Pentagon, Joint Base Andrews (JBA), or Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB).

Conditions

Core shift runs Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:00, with on-call or operational standby as needed.

Pay range is $110,000 to $121,000 USD.

You will work with minimal supervision.

Experience requirements may be substituted: 3 years of additional applicable experience can replace a degree.

The company provides equal opportunity in employment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• TRICARE Supplemental.
• Critical illness insurance.
• Company-paid life and short-term disability insurance.
• Optional long-term disability coverage.
• Paid leave.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Identity theft protection.
• Employee discounts.
• Wellness seminars.
• Union-represented positions receive benefits and leave under the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.