Network Engineer

Job ID: 2510985

Location: KINGS POINT, NY, US

Date Posted: 2025-10-22

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Network Engineer

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is seeking a Network Engineer to support our government customer.

This position is at United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY, we are looking for a Network Engineer who can thrive in a challenging and rewarding environment at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Headquarters in Kings Point, New York.

• The candidate will help design, implement, troubleshoot, analyze and maintain Academy networks Configures, tests, and maintains LAN/WAN/DMZ/Wireless networks and related services
• Identifies, diagnoses, and resolves network problems
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented networks, applications and appliances
• Working experience in government environment utilizing NIST and FISMA
• Performs day-to-day activities required to manage data services, such as network design, implementation, and management, to include troubleshooting of complex network issues
• Provides daily supervision and direction to support staff, to include technical and administrative direction

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS

• Education bachelor's degree in a related field and must have a minimum of 7 years of related experience managing data networks, possessing extensive skills and knowledge in network design, architecture, troubleshooting, and management
• Must have experience with Cisco, Nexus switches, DHCP, DNS, VPN, MPLS, MTIPS, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), routing, switching, cloud infrastructure, and Out-of-Band (OOB) networks and firewall management
• Hands on experience in a structured environment implementing and administrating network devices, setting and maintaining policies
• Experience in configuring Cisco switches and routers
• Design, plan, establish, and optimize wireless networks
• Experience in Aruba's architecture that includes Wireless and Network Access Control
• Nutanix Prism, Acropolis hypervisor management
• Firewall and VPN configuration, management and analysis
• Network access security tools experience
• MS Server Active Directory and Group Policy Management
• PowerShell scripting and implementation skills
• Level 2 and Level 3 resolution in a Windows Server and Win 11 environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including documentation
• Excellent troubleshooting, root cause analysis and network optimization skills
• Team player: willing and able to drive collaborative efforts across the organization to improve product quality, reduce expense, and increase productivity
• Required Minimum one of the following certifications: CCNA or CCNP, ITIL v3 certification

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