Mission Network Engineer NASA AFRC

ADP, Inc.; Edwards (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Altech Solutions is seeking a Mission Network Engineer to support NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, CA. This 100% on-site role focuses on the AFRC mission network, including LAN/WAN monitoring, device configuration, and certificate management.

You will work with IT teams across the Center, ensure cybersecurity baselines, and maintain documentation. Occasional after-hours support and limited travel are expected. US citizenship and Secret clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of network engineering experience, or AA/AS with 8+ years.
• CCNA or CompTIA Network+ certification strongly preferred.
• Hands-on administration of enterprise LAN/WAN: VLANs, routing, firewalls, VPN.
• Experience integrating and managing network-connected appliances (PDUs, NTP, printers, clocks) in a regulated environment.
• Certificate lifecycle management (issuance, renewal, revocation) and data-in-transit encryption.
• Network documentation: diagrams, IPAM, and a CMDB.
• Strong troubleshooting in mission-critical settings and clear communication with cybersecurity, systems, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot AFRC's mission network and related LAN/WAN infrastructure.
• Install and configure switches, routers, and firewalls that carry the network.
• Own network-connected appliances (PDUs, NTP servers, printers, clocks) and ensure cybersecurity compliance.
• Maintain CMDB assets, IP address records, device configurations, and certificate expirations.
• Provide weekly status updates on open requests and appliance compliance; occasional after-hours support and limited travel.

Skills

LAN/WAN administration

CCNA/Network+

VLANs & routing

Certificate lifecycle mgmt

Network documentation

Troubleshooting

Security/compliance liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree (AA/AS)

Job description

Salary Range: $95,000.00 To $105,000.00 Annually

Mission Network Engineer – NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (Edwards, CA)

Altech Solutions, a Southern California small business, is hiring a Network Engineer to provide dedicated network administration for the mission network at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) in Edwards, CA. This is a 100% on-site role.

$95k-$105k. Health, dental, vision insurance; disability insurance; 401(k) with match; paid time off; paid holidays

What you'll do:

You'll be the go-to network engineer for AFRC's mission network. You'll monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot the LAN/WAN, including VLANs, subnets, DNS, DHCP, routing, firewalls, and hardware VPN tunnels, and you'll install and configure the switches, routers, and firewalls that carry it. You'll also own the network-connected appliances around it, such as smart PDUs, NTP servers, printers, and display clocks, and make sure each one meets Agency and Center cybersecurity requirements, including certificate management and data-in-transit encryption. You'll keep network diagrams, IP address records, device configurations, appliance inventories, and certificate expiration tracking current in the CMDB. You'll work with IT teams across the Center and the Agency, and send a weekly status update on open requests and appliance compliance. Occasional after-hours or on-call support is needed during mission activities, with limited travel.

What we need:

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of network engineering experience, or an associate's degree (AA/AS) and 8+ years
• CCNA or CompTIA Network+ level skills (an active certification is strongly preferred)
• Hands‑on administration of enterprise LAN/WAN: VLANs, routing, firewalls, VPN tunnels, DNS/DHCP
• Experience integrating and managing network-connected appliances (PDUs, NTP, printers, clocks) in a regulated environment
• Certificate lifecycle management (issuance, renewal, revocation) and data-in-transit encryption
• Network documentation: diagrams, IP address management (IPAM), and a CMDB
• Strong troubleshooting in mission‑critical settings and clear communication with cybersecurity, systems, and operations teams

Nice to have:

E xperience on NASA, federal, or defense mission networks; familiarity with Armstrong/Agency configuration management (CCRs, DRs, STRs) and presenting to technical control boards; enterprise monitoring and logging tools; Agency/Center cybersecurity baselines and compliance reporting; an active Secret clearance.

Requirements we cannot waive:

• US citizenship is required. This is a federal contract. Non-citizens, including green card holders and visa holders, are not eligible. Please do not apply if you are not a US citizen.
• Secret clearance. You must be able to obtain and keep a Secret clearance.
• Location. You must already live within 50 miles of NASA Armstrong (Edwards, CA 93523), such as Lancaster, Palmdale, or Rosamond. This role is 100% on site. We are not offering relocation.

About us:

Altech Solutions is an SBA 8(a) small business supporting NASA with cybersecurity, systems engineering, field support, and data analytics. We have staff supporting NASA's AEGIS program at 5 NASA centers as a subcontractor to Leidos. We're a small team of about 34 engineers with an employee‑first, innovation‑driven mindset. See what we're building: https://altech-usa.com/innovation