Network Engineer

  • FORT MEADE, MD
  • Posted 14 days ago | Updated 11 hours ago

Overview

On Site
USD 80,001.00 - 120,000.00 per year
Full Time

Skills

Counterintelligence
Adobe AIR
Information Systems
Adaptability
IT Infrastructure
Customer Support
Data Centers
Amazon Web Services
DoD
Policies and Procedures
Translation
Emerging Technologies
Network Engineering
Load Balancing
Capacity Management
Testing
Interfaces
Communication
Routers
Switches
Intellectual Property
IP
Internet
Servers
Cyber Security
Computer Hardware
Backup Administration
Recovery
Archiving
Data-flow Diagrams
Access Control
Network Administration
Trend Analysis
Change Control
Documentation
Reporting
Network
Business Analysis
Business Analytics
Security Clearance
Cisco Certifications
Internet Explorer
Information Engineering
SEC
SAP BASIS
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
FOCUS

Job Details

Job ID: 2504707

Location: FORT MEADE, MD, US

Date Posted: 2025-04-16

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Network Engineer

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

Introduction

Make a difference for national security by joining a team of dedicated IT professionals who will sustain, modernize and transform the enterprise IT capabilities of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). The Air Force and Combatant Commands Business Group of SAIC is seeking a Network Engineer to support a transformational infrastructure program for DCSA.

SAIC is proud to be supporting DCSA in safeguarding our nation's information. DCSA is the designated oversight authority on the accreditation of classified facilities, information systems, and the insider threat program. This involves security oversight of more than 10,000 companies and approximately 13,000 facilities involved in classified work throughout the DoD and 31 Federal agencies.

Specifically, on the DCSA One IT program, SAIC will provide an enterprise IT solution that delivers highly secured and adaptable IT infrastructure, provides customer support, and cutting-edge technologies that support operations and advance the DCSA mission under a single IT environment (i.e., One IT).

Job Description
  • Provides network solution engineering efforts to plan, design, configure, troubleshoot, implement, enhance, optimize and secure DCSA's infrastructure of non-virtual and virtual systems in enclaves and data centers, regional field offices, field offices, and the Amazon Web Service (AWS) Govcloud environments, as part of the overall strategic objective of the DCSA IT modernization and One IT initiatives to provide a flexible enterprise IT environment to support the DCSA mission IAW with DCSA and DoD policies and procedures and commonly utilized industry best practices.
  • Supports translation of strategic goals, commitments, requirements, risks, and objectives into plans, tasks, and activities for solutions and alternatives, from a network perspective.
  • Researches, maintains, and applies expertise in emerging technologies, and industry developments, trends, best practices, and principles of network engineering.
  • Develops and designs load balancing and engineering capability assessments.
  • Provides and implements capacity-planning solutions.
  • Directs or performs integration and testing of all items to ensure security and operability before deployment. Implements operational design standards and establishes appropriate interfaces that best fulfill interoperability and mission requirements, designing, recommending, and engineering configuration of all network and communication equipment, facilities, and services, specifically including router/switch configurations, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, Regional Internet Access Points (RIAPs), Virtual Private Networks, gateway servers, and related services, in a manner to ensure most efficient flow of data and highest security, coordinating all solutions with Cyber Security Defense Operations.
  • Plans and oversees execution of network installations of system hardware and software upgrades.
  • Plans and executes backups and recovery operations.
  • Directs, executes, or supports compilation, implementation, maintenance and archiving of network records, documentation, and artifacts, such as specifications, topologies, diagrams, and policies; network blueprints and design documents; network data flow diagrams; Access Control Lists (ACLs); network management trend analysis reports; accreditations; network provisioned gear and change control documentation.
  • Provide inputs into the Activity Report.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

It is required that the Network Engineer have the following qualifications:
  • BA/BS.
  • Five (5) or more years of relevant experience. Four (4) additional year of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • TS/SCI clearance.
  • Must possess 2 Certifications...CCNA and an IAT LvII Certification (ie, Sec+).

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.


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