Global Network Operations Engineer - Government Programs

Viasat; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat Government seeks a Network Engineer to support mission-critical programs, delivering secure, reliable network performance and customer experience for government customers globally. You will design, implement, troubleshoot, and optimize complex network solutions with cross-functional teams, including field support and documentation updates.

The role requires 4+ years of hands-on experience, DoD-related qualifications, active clearance or eligibility, and the ability to travel up to 30%.

Qualifications

• 4+ years' experience implementing, administering, and troubleshooting network infrastructure devices
• Demonstrated knowledge in configuration, installation, resolution and support of satellite earth station equipment and RF performance analysis
• Proven experience deploying and administering virtual machines and hypervisors
• Working knowledge of spectrum analyzer
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to be on-call in a rotating schedule with a response time of less than one hour
• IAT Level II Certification within 90 days of hire
• US Government position with US Citizenship required
• Active DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain Top Secret
• Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally

Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting and correcting complex failures of hardware, software, and network systems
• Analyze root causes of failures and identify mitigation steps
• Perform preventative maintenance of hardware, software, and networks
• Manage network projects and coordinate resources
• Document procedures, configurations, diagrams, and corrective actions

Skills

Network engineering

Communications skills

On-call availability

Troubleshooting

Education

Associates Degree in CS/EE/IT or equivalent

DoD Top Secret readiness/clearance

Tools

VPN technologies (IPsec, SSL VPN)

VRF

Routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP)

Python, PowerShell, SQL

Ansible

Job description

Viasat Government seeks a Network Engineer to support mission-critical programs, delivering secure, reliable network performance and customer experience for government customers globally. You will design, implement, troubleshoot, and optimize complex network solutions with cross-functional teams, including field support and documentation updates.

The role requires 4+ years of hands-on experience, DoD-related qualifications, active clearance or eligibility, and the ability to travel up to 30%.