Cleared Joint Fires Network Engineer - 24x7 Ops & SDH/MPLS

Zachary Piper Solutions; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

PTO and Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Joint Fires Network Engineer for a Federal program at Scott Air Force Base. You will execute network operations, analyze customer circuits, and coordinate with government agencies to ensure maximum network availability.

The role requires DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 (Security+ CE or equivalent), active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, and experience with Cisco/Juniper, MSPP, and OTN networks. On-site duties with flexible schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of prior relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Have DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent) before start date.
• Able to work in a 24x7 shift work environment.
• Deep understanding of both Transport and IP network topologies.
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Tech control facility or cyber transport experience
• Circuit actions and vendor experience
• IP/Transport architecture experience
• Solarwinds and JIRA experience
• Telco NOC, inside or outside plant experience.
• MS Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Experience with alarm surveillance, fault management, LAN maintenance, performance management, change management

Responsibilities

• Execute network operations to include configuration and analysis of customer circuits across optical and electro-optical multiplexers, routers, and switches.
• Perform real-time circuit redesign (alternate routing) to restore customer connectivity during outages and maintenance actions.
• Work with internal/external customers and government agencies to maximize network availability and minimize mission impact.
• Proactively monitor network alarms across network management tools.
• Perform change management tasks including hardware replacement and software configurations.
• Utilize incident management applications to document outages, degradations, isolations, escalations, and resolutions.
• Assess and resolve network incidents leveraging knowledge of routers, switches, crypto devices, Cisco, Juniper, MSPP, OTN, MPLS, SDH/SONET

Skills

DoD Top Secret clearance

IAT Level 2 certification

24x7 shift readiness

Transport/IP topology

Circuit actions

IP/Transport architecture

Change management

Networking incident handling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SolarWinds

JIRA

MS Office suite

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Joint Fires Network Engineer for a Federal program at Scott Air Force Base. You will execute network operations, analyze customer circuits, and coordinate with government agencies to ensure maximum network availability.

The role requires DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 (Security+ CE or equivalent), active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, and experience with Cisco/Juniper, MSPP, and OTN networks. On-site duties with flexible schedule.