KAIROS, Inc is searching for an energetic, experienced, and highly motivated Computer Network Architect, Journeyman to join our team.
Established in July 2013, KAIROS, Inc. is a growing Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) specializing in Life Cycle Program Management, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Logistics and Sustainment, Enterprise Platforms and AI, and Additive Manufacturing services focused on optimizing customers' program performance and mission through proven methodologies and ethical practices. Our headquarters is in California, MD near Naval Air Station Patuxent River. We offer competitive salaries and benefits with outstanding growth potential.
This position supports the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure, reliable network infrastructure that meets the organization's operational needs. Working within established standards and under general direction, the Computer Network Architect evaluates requirements, develops network architectures and technical solutions, and supports the deployment and optimization of local area networks, wide area networks, wireless systems, and related technologies. The architect troubleshoots complex network issues, monitors performance, maintains technical documentation, and collaborates with IT, cybersecurity, and project teams to ensure solutions meet performance, availability, and security requirements. The position may require up to 40% CONUS and OCONUS travel.
Primary Duties:- Network Architecture and Design: Develop and maintain secure, scalable, resilient network architectures for LAN, WAN, wireless, virtual, cloud, and hybrid environments that meet operational, performance, availability, and cybersecurity requirements.
- Requirements Analysis and Technical Planning: Analyze mission, business, technical, and security requirements; assess existing infrastructure; evaluate alternatives; and recommend network solutions, standards, technologies, and implementation approaches.
- Network Integration and Interoperability: Plan and support the integration of routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, cloud connectivity, communication systems, applications, and government or enterprise platforms, ensuring compatibility and end-to-end interoperability.
- Security and Resilience: Incorporate Zero Trust principles, network segmentation, access controls, encryption, redundancy, continuity, and secure configuration requirements into network designs; identify architectural risks and recommend mitigations.
- Implementation, Testing, and Acceptance: Develop implementation and migration plans; support configuration and deployment activities; and conduct integration testing, verification, validation, and operational acceptance to confirm solutions meet approved requirements.
- Performance and Troubleshooting: Monitor and analyze network capacity, availability, latency, routing, traffic flow, and security events; troubleshoot complex connectivity and performance issues; perform root-cause analysis; and recommend corrective actions.
- Documentation and Configuration Management: Create and maintain network architecture diagrams, logical and physical topologies, interface specifications, addressing plans, configuration baselines, test documentation, and technical procedures in accordance with configuration-management standards.
- Modernization and Stakeholder Coordination: Support technology refreshes, lifecycle planning, cloud and infrastructure modernization, and continuous improvement; coordinate with system owners, network engineers, cybersecurity personnel, project teams, vendors, and other stakeholders from design through production support.
Skills and Qualifications:- Hands-on experience designing, integrating, and supporting enterprise network environments, with knowledge of network architecture, infrastructure governance, security requirements, and engineering workflows.
- Experience implementing scalable, secure, and resilient network solutions for large, complex enterprise environments, including deployment, migration, integration, and operational transition activities.
- Experience with network topology, configuration management, infrastructure documentation, access controls, segmentation, and implementation of governance requirements within technical solutions.
- Network technologies: routing, switching, VPN, SD-WAN, firewall configuration.
- Solid understanding of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, hot and cold sites, cloud and on-premises network infrastructure, and the characteristics, benefits, and limitations of each.
- Knowledge of IBGP, EBGP, EIGRP, RIP, and OSPF.
- Knowledge of VXLAN, OTV, Spanning Tree Protocol, and the fundamental principles of network switching and aggregation.
- Working experience with service provider routers.
- Experience integrating firewalls, security appliances, and VPN technologies with on-premises and cloud network connectivity.
- Cloud networking: Azure virtual networks, ExpressRoute, private endpoints.
- Security: Zero Trust architecture, segmentation, encryption standards.
- Working knowledge of IKE, IKEv2, IPsec, and MACsec.
- Understanding of Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) and the differences among its connectivity packages.
- Basic experience using Python and Ansible to automate routine network engineering tasks.
- Monitoring and troubleshooting tools for network performance and availability.
- Experience tracing VLAN configurations and identifying persistent MAC addresses.
- Experience diagnosing and resolving routing protocol adjacency, convergence, path-selection, and route-advertisement issues.
- Ability to distinguish application issues from network-related failures and troubleshoot each appropriately.
- Ability to work directly with system owners, network engineers, cybersecurity personnel, architects, and platform teams to analyze requirements, resolve connectivity and access issues, troubleshoot infrastructure, and support solutions from initial design through production.
- Strong customer relations, analytical, and technical documentation skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to provide clear status and/or communicate issues.
- Ability to build productive working relationships with customers and internal stakeholders while providing responsive, professional service.
- Ability to work within a challenging, fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Ability to multi-task and meet competing, deliverable deadlines.
- Self-starter with strong motivation, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to quality.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong customer relations, analytics, and documentation skills
- Self-starter, highly motivated, strong work ethic with a commitment to quality
- Microsoft office suite proficiency, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Ability to work within a challenging, fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to multi-task and meet competing, deliverable deadlines
- Detail oriented
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to provide clear status and/or communicate issues
- Ability to adapt to evolving technology
Education and Experience:- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, or a related technical field.
- Six or more years of relevant work experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree; an associate degree plus four years of relevant work experience is also acceptable.
- Experience performing network architecture or network engineering in enterprise environments.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity and data management.
- Experience with network engineering, infrastructure engineering, or cloud networking.
- Designing and operating enterprise network architectures across hybrid environments.
- Experience supporting geographically distributed organizations with multiple sites and remote users.
- Experience working in DoD-regulated environments.
- Preferred: Experience supporting SCIF or secure facility network environments.
- Preferred: Familiarity with CSfC and Type One Encryption Methods.
- Preferred: Industry-recognized certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, or equivalent certifications in routing and switching.
Clearance:This position is subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. This position requires an Active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
Compensation: While skills, education, and experience are key factors, they are not the sole determinants of salary. Other determining factors include but are not limited to location, contract budgets and requirements, and government labor category guidelines. The estimated salary range for this position is $95,000 to $120,000. KAIROS also provides a comprehensive benefits package as additional employee compensation.
KAIROS, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
KAIROS offers our employees a comprehensive benefits package consisting of:
- Medical Coverage
- Employer Paid Dental, Vision, Basic Life/AD&D, Short-Term/Long-Term Insurance
- Health Savings Account with Contribution by Employer
- 401K Plan with Employer Matching
- Annual Discretionary Bonuses
- Paid Time Off
- Eleven (11) Paid Holidays
- Certification reimbursement program
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Rewards and recognition programs
- Community outreach events through our KAIROS Kares group
To learn more about our organization be sure to check out our website,
