Network Controller (Secret Clearance)

Zachary Piper Solutions; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

401k with ADP

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is looking for Network Controllers to support the Department of Defense at Scott AFB, IL, or Hill AFB, UT. The role involves incident investigation and providing telecommunications support for critical warfighter networks. Candidates should have a high school diploma and relevant experience, along with DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 certification.

Compensation ranges from $60,000 to $75,000+, depending on expertise and experience. Benefits include PTO, medical, dental, vision coverage, and more.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 certification (Security+ CE or equivalent) required.
• Ability to work in a 24/7 environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct network and telecommunications incident investigations.
• Analyze network alarms to identify potential issues.
• Maintain network devices to ensure security and performance.

Skills

Incident investigation

Telecommunications support

Network errors documentation

Network device configuration

LAN WAN maintenance

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

CISCO

MSPP

Promina

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking Network Controllers to support the Department of Defense’s ongoing mission for the Defense Information System Network at Scott AFB, IL or Hill AFB, UT. 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 or Hill AFB, UT

Job opens for applications on 6/3/2026 and will be accepted for at least 30 days from posting date.

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 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

• 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 and Benefits

Job stability and contract mobility through Zachary Piper Solutions – Contract through 2030

Compensation: $60,000-$75,000+ 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