DoD Network Engineer – Secure Enclaves, Cisco & NSX Expert

Akima; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 109,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Akima Systems Engineering (ASE) in Honolulu, HI seeks a Network Engineer to design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot a DoD network environment across enclave classifications. You will work with Cisco IOS, routers, switches, ISE, Firepower, ACI, Palo Alto firewalls, Splunk, ACAS, and ServiceNow to ensure secure operations and compliance with STIG validations.

The role involves planning upgrades, documenting procedures, and providing after-hours support for outages.

Qualifications

• Active TS with SCI eligibility required.
• Must hold CCNA Security or one of the listed IAT-II certs (CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP).
• Minimum high school diploma or GED.
• 3 years of DoD network engineering experience or 5 years total network engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, install, update, and secure DoD network environments with Cisco and security tools.
• Configure and deploy devices with minimal downtime and document project changes per STIGs.
• Maintain security and access controls, generate after-action reports, and support outages after hours.
• Prepare architectural and operation diagrams; develop SOPs for setup and troubleshooting of devices.

Skills

CCNA Security

CySA+

GICSP

GSEC

Security+ CE

SSCP

CCNA

DoD network engineering

Cisco Routers & Switches

Cisco Firepower

Cisco ACI

Cisco ISE

Palo Alto

SPLUNK

ACAS

WhatUpGold

F5

VMware NSX

Visio

Microsoft Office

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Cisco IOS

Cisco Routers

Cisco Switches

Cisco Firepower

Cisco ACI

Cisco ISE

Palo Alto Firewalls

SPLUNK

ACAS

WhatUpGold

F5

VMware NSX

ServiceNow

Visio

Microsoft Office

Job description

Akima Systems Engineering (ASE) in Honolulu, HI seeks a Network Engineer to design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot a DoD network environment across enclave classifications. You will work with Cisco IOS, routers, switches, ISE, Firepower, ACI, Palo Alto firewalls, Splunk, ACAS, and ServiceNow to ensure secure operations and compliance with STIG validations.

The role involves planning upgrades, documenting procedures, and providing after-hours support for outages.