DoD Network Services Engineer - Secret Clearance

Abacus Technology Corporation; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Abacus Technology Corporation seeks a Network Services Engineer to support voice and data networks for the C3I&N Directorate at Hanscom AFB. This full-time position emphasizes planning, design, and maintenance of secure networked systems.

You will analyze requirements, design infrastructure, and ensure cybersecurity practices while supporting DoD mission-critical communications. U.S. citizenship and a Secret clearance are required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in network administration or engineering including at least 3 years in a DoD environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Experience in all phases of the engineering lifecycle including requirements, architecture, design, implementation, testing, and operations and maintenance.
• Thorough knowledge of routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Able to assess infrastructure, identify areas for improvement, and recommend solutions.
• Able to provide technical guidance and direction to system administrators and help desk technicians.
• Knowledge of relevant server-side tools and technologies.
• Experience with network monitoring and management using an automated solution.
• Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining servers and desktops in an enterprise organization.
• Extensive experience with security as it pertains to network architecture, desktops, laptops, servers, firewalls, routers, and IDS.
• Solid customer service and communication skills are critical as well as the ability and willingness to communicate effectively and appropriately in an empathetic and understanding manner.
• Must be a US Citizen and hold a current Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Advise and support work that involves planning, analysis, design, development, testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation, implementation, integration, maintenance, and/or management of networked systems used for transmission of information in voice, data, and/or video formats.
• Analyze and recommend network requirements.
• Recommend and maintain network architecture and infrastructure.
• Analyze network workload.
• Monitor network capacity and performance.
• Diagnose and resolve network problems.
• Recommend network backup and recovery procedures.
• Install, test, maintain, and upgrade network operating systems software.
• Ensure the rigorous application of information security/cybersecurity policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of network services.

Skills

Network admin

Network engineering

DoD experience

Security knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Routers

Switches

Firewalls

IDS

Job description

Abacus Technology Corporation seeks a Network Services Engineer to support voice and data networks for the C3I&N Directorate at Hanscom AFB. This full-time position emphasizes planning, design, and maintenance of secure networked systems.

You will analyze requirements, design infrastructure, and ensure cybersecurity practices while supporting DoD mission-critical communications. U.S. citizenship and a Secret clearance are required.