DoD Joint Fires Network Engineer - TS/SCI, 24/7 Ops

Piper Companies; Pearl City (HI); On-site; USD 62,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Joint Fires Network Engineer to support mission-critical defense communications and global network operations for the DoD. This on-site role is based at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and focuses on maintaining uninterrupted network services across complex transport and IP infrastructures.

You will configure, monitor, and restore services, participate in incident management, and work with government stakeholders for 24x7 operations.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in network engineering, operations, or NOC environments.
• Experience with networking technologies such as Cisco, Juniper, MPLS, SDH/SONET, optical transport, and routing/switching.
• Strong skills in incident management, network troubleshooting, alarm monitoring, and working in a 24x7 shift environment.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance and DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE or equivalent)

Responsibilities

• Execute network operations including configuration, monitoring, and analysis of circuits across routers, switches, and optical transport systems
• Perform real-time circuit rerouting and network restoration during outages and maintenance events
• Collaborate with internal teams, government stakeholders, and engineering tiers to ensure maximum network availability
• Monitor and troubleshoot network alarms using platform-specific tools and resolve incidents through full lifecycle management
• Support change management activities including hardware replacements, software updates, and configuration adjustments

Skills

24x7 shift experience

Incident management

Network troubleshooting

Routing & switching

Active TS/SCI Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

MPLS

SDH/SONET

Optical transport

SolarWinds

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Joint Fires Network Engineer to support mission-critical defense communications and global network operations for the DoD. This on-site role is based at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and focuses on maintaining uninterrupted network services across complex transport and IP infrastructures.

You will configure, monitor, and restore services, participate in incident management, and work with government stakeholders for 24x7 operations.