Mission-Critical Network Engineer | TS/SCI with Poly

TalentOps; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401(k) with company match

Health insurance

Job summary

TalentOps seeks an experienced Network Engineer to support mission-critical networks in Annapolis Junction, MD. You will manage design, deployment, maintenance, and modernization across LAN/CAN/WAN with emphasis on secure communications and dataflow management.

The role requires hands-on problem solving, coordination with systems engineering and dataflow teams, and mentoring junior engineers to ensure mission readiness and minimal downtime.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• 12 years of relevant professional experience in Network Engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.
• Experience with LAN/CAN/WAN design, maintenance, and upgrades.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills.
• Experience in DoD/IC environments and mission-focused contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead design through deployment and upgrades of government network environments.
• Analyze network designs, specifications, and architecture documents.
• Provide LAN, CAN, WAN administration and performance monitoring.
• Coordinate network conversions, cutovers, deployments, and upgrades.
• Design and implement network architectures for mission operations.
• Configure and maintain network gear and connectivity.
• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.
• Prepare network diagrams, accreditation artifacts, and documentation.
• Implement solutions for load balancing, VPNs, firewalls, NAT, and encryption.
• Mentor junior engineers and manage project schedules.
• Coordinate with systems engineering and dataflow teams to minimize downtime.

Skills

Design of networks

LAN/CAN/WAN administration

Network performance optimization

Mentoring junior engineers

Documentation

Coordination with teams

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering / Computer Science / Information Systems / Engineering

Master’s degree substitution for experience

Job description

TalentOps seeks an experienced Network Engineer to support mission-critical networks in Annapolis Junction, MD. You will manage design, deployment, maintenance, and modernization across LAN/CAN/WAN with emphasis on secure communications and dataflow management.

The role requires hands-on problem solving, coordination with systems engineering and dataflow teams, and mentoring junior engineers to ensure mission readiness and minimal downtime.