Network Controller (Secret Clearance)

Zachary Piper Solutions; Illinois; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Sick leave

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with ADP

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks Network Controllers to support the Defense Information System Network across locations in the United States. Incumbents perform incident investigation and provide telecommunications support for critical warfighter networks, with 24/7 operations and active clearance strongly preferred.

Responsibilities include configuring and maintaining routers, switches, crypto devices, and VTC systems, ensuring security posture, and addressing alarm and fault management in

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; 3+ years in a technical discipline or equivalent experience accepted.
• DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent) prior to start.

Responsibilities

• Conduct network and telecommunications system incident investigation.
• Identify and document network errors and solutions.
• Analyze network and telecommunications alarms and identify potential issues.
• Configure, test, install, troubleshoot, and maintain network devices to optimize performance and security posture.
• Configure, test, install, troubleshoot, and maintain network devices and phone systems, including VTC, call manager, trunk circuits.
• Configure, test, install, troubleshoot, and maintain MSPP, Promina, ATM, and Optical.

Skills

Alarm surveillance

Fault management

LAN/WAN maintenance

Performance management

Routers

Switches

Crypto devices

Routing

Multiplexing

Spanning Tree

DSN/DRSN

GVS

Promina

Cisco

MSPP

Optical Switching

Network topologies

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking Network Controllers to support the Department of Defense's ongoing mission for the Defense Information System Network across various location throughout the United States. We are seeking entry-senior level network specialists to conduct incident investigation and provide telecommunications support to the Nation’s critical warfighter networks.

Clearance: Active Secret or TS/SCI highly preferred

Location: Scott AFB, IL, Hill AFB, UT, Pearl Harbor, HI

This job opens for applications on 9/14/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date

Responsibilities of the Network Controller include:

• Conduct network and telecommunications system incident investigation.
• Identify and document network errors and solutions.
• Analyze network and telecommunications alarms and identify potential issues.
• Configure, test, install, troubleshoot, and maintain network devices such as firewalls, cryptographic devices, and routers to optimize performance and ensure the desired security posture is attained and maintained.
• Configure, test, install, troubleshoot, and maintain network devices, phone systems, including phone units, voicemail, switches, infrastructure, call manager systems, Video Teleconference (VTC) systems video recording/viewing/distribution systems, and related telecommunications trunk circuits.
• Configure, test, install, troubleshoot, and maintain network devices including MSPP, Promina, ATM, and Optical.

Qualifications of the Network Controller include:

• High School Diploma and 3+ years of relevant technical discipline; additional related years of experience is accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Must Have DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent) prior to start date.
• Able to work in a shift work environment as we are a 24/7 operation.
• Experience with one or more of the following: alarm surveillance, fault management, LAN WAN maintenance, performance management
• Expertise in one or more of the following: routers, switches, crypto devices, routing, multiplexing, spanning tree protocol, DSN/DRSN, GVS, Promina, CISCO, MSPP, Optical Switching.
• General understanding of network topologies, both transport and IP.

Compensation of the Network Controller include:

• Job stability and contract mobility through Zachary Piper Solutions - Contract through 2030
• Compensation: $60,000-$75,000+ (plus annual bonus) **based on years of experience and technical skills**
• PTO, Paid Holidays, Sick leave as required by state law, Cigna Medical, Dental, and Vision, 401k with ADP

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