Network Design Engineer

By Light Professional IT Services LLC; Shipley Corner (MD); On-site; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

By Light Professional IT Services LLC seeks a Network Design Engineer to design and document MILDEP Campus Area Network for the COMPMOD program, spanning US Army installations and CONUS networks. The role requires coordinating with Project/Program Managers and Lead Engineers to ensure correct design choices and customer satisfaction.

The ideal candidate holds a BA/BS in a technical field, 10+ years in network design, Cisco CCNA certification (CCNP/CCD P preferred), and strong communication.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in a technical discipline with at least 10 years of experience.
• Cisco CCNA certification.
• Ability to direct technical resources in the completion of tasks including network design upgrades, configurations, cutover plans, and testing.
• Experience with Layer 2/3 networks: spanning tree, SDN, VLANs, VNI, VRF, CISCO equipment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop engineering assessments of different configurations and review work products for correctness and adherence to customer standards.
• Coordinate with Project/Program Manager to ensure problem resolution and user satisfaction; work with Lead Engineer on design decisions.
• Make recommendations for approval of major systems installations; prepare milestone reports and deliver presentations on system concepts.
• Adhere to Army engineering processes; submit site reports and drawings for Government review and approval.

Skills

CCNA certification

10+ years experience

Strong communication skills

Education

BA/BS in a technical discipline

Tools

Cisco Prime

Juniper network equipment

CCNP/CCD P (preferred)

Job description

Network Design Engineer

Job Locations

US-VA-Arlington | US-MD-Hanover

Job Information

• ID: 2026-11163
• # of Openings: 1
• Category: Network
• Clearance: Tier 3 - Secret/ADP II

Company Overview

By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.

Position Overview

Our By Light team, the premier providers of innovative Information Technology (IT) services and communications support to the Department of Defense and Federal Agencies, is growing. We're increasing our team to support the US Army Comprehensive Modernization (COMPMOD) program. The program delivers end-to-end EFIS&T services-including survey and design through installation, security, and testing. This work spans NIPR and SIPR networks, Wi-Fi, VoIP, ISP/OSP infrastructure, and voice modernization across all CONUS Army installations.

The Network Design Engineer is responsible for the design and documentation of a MILDEP Campus Area Network. This position requires technical knowledge, skills and experience and the ability to direct technical resources in the completion of assigned tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop engineering assessments of different configurations including the review of work products for correctness, adherence to the design concept and to customer standards, and for progress in accordance with schedules.
• Coordinate with the Project and/or Program Manager to ensure problem solution and user satisfaction and with the Lead Engineer on network architecture and design decisions.
• The Network Design Engineer makes recommendations, if needed, for approval of major systems installations, prepares milestone status reports and deliveries/presentations on the system concept to colleagues, subordinates, and end user representatives.
• The Network Design Engineer will adhere to U.S. Army engineering processes during the development of all submissions; identify additional processes and documentation formats, as necessary submit site specific reports and drawings to Government for review and approval and adhere to the Government's established process for reviewing, updating, approving, and disseminating Design and Engineering documents.

Required Experience/Qualifications

• BA/BS in a technical discipline with at least 10 years of experience in a similar role.
• Cisco CCNA certification
• This position requires technical knowledge, skills and experience and the ability to direct technical resources in the completion of assigned tasks to include but not limited to network design upgrades, development of configurations and cutover plans, staging and pre-configuration, execution of the cutover plans, and documentation and system testing
• The Design and Engineering Site Lead must be experienced and familiar with the design and configuration of Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks including spanning tree, software defined networking, VLANs, Virtual Network Identifiers (VNI)s, VXLANS, VRFs, Hostnames, OEM equipment from CISCO.
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members of different abilities, backgrounds, and skillsets
• Proven ability of delivering products on time or ahead of schedule

Preferred Experience/Qualifications

• Cisco CCNP and/or CCDP certification
• Passive Optical Networking (PON)
• Familiar with Juniper network equipment and network management
• Cisco Prime
• IT PIE
• US Army network design standards

Special Requirements/Security Clearance

• Active Secret Clearance or higher
• Must be able to travel up to 30% of the time on deployments for CONUS locations

Salary Range

Salary Minimum: $125,000

Salary Maximum: $165,000

The annual base salary provided is a guideline for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. When extending an offer, By Light also considers other variables such as (but not limited to) work experience, education, training, skill set, internal peer equity, clearance level, and market conditions. In addition, By Light provides an extensive selection of benefits and offerings to our employees.