Network Services

Odyssey; Lincoln (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Odyssey is seeking a Network Services Engineer to support AFLCMC/HNI at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA. You will plan, analyze, test, install, and maintain networked systems facilitating voice, data, and video transmission while ensuring reliability and cybersecurity compliance.

The role requires DoD experience, an active Secret clearance, and collaboration across DoD programs to deliver critical capabilities to warfighters.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field with 10 years of DoD experience.
• Active Secret clearance is required for this role.
• 15 years of related experience with proper certifications may substitute the degree path.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and recommend network requirements based on mission needs.
• Maintain network architecture and infrastructure.
• Monitor network capacity, workload, and performance; optimize as needed.
• Ensure compliance with DoD/AF cybersecurity policies.

Skills

Network architecture design

Enterprise network protocols

Monitoring tools

Backup/Disaster recovery

DoD cybersecurity controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

CCNP

Security+

Network+

Job description

Position Summary

Odyssey Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Network Services Engineer supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s C3I and Infrastructure Division (AFLCMC/HNI) at Hanscom Air Force Base, Bedford, MA. HNI provides enterprise support to Air Force, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve installations and bases, delivering technical and policy support, as well as C3I infrastructure for USAF enterprise applications. In this role, you will provide planning, analysis, design, testing, installation, and maintenance of networked systems used for the transmission of voice, data, and video. You will support the full lifecycle of network services, ensuring system performance, reliability, and cybersecurity compliance.

Responsibilities

In this Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) role, you will provide expert-level support to Department of Defense (DoD) programs by assisting government leadership with decision-making, planning, and execution throughout the acquisition lifecycle. You will apply your technical and/or professional expertise to ensure compliance with applicable policies and regulations, contribute to mission success, and help deliver critical capabilities to the warfighter.

Duties Include, But Not Limited To

• Analyze and recommend network requirements based on mission needs.
• Recommend and maintain network architecture and infrastructure.
• Monitor network capacity, workload, and performance, and provide recommendations for optimization.
• Diagnose and resolve network problems in a timely manner.
• Recommend and implement network backup and recovery procedures.
• Install, test, maintain, and upgrade network operating systems and related software.
• Ensure compliance with DoD and Air Force cybersecurity policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of network services.
• Support the integration and implementation of enterprise-level networked systems.
• Provide technical expertise and recommendations during planning and design reviews.
• Contribute to quality assurance and configuration of network systems.

Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Clearance: Active Secret clearance
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 10 years of relevant experience (3 within DoD) OR 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications (5 within DoD)

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree in a related field
• Certifications: CCNP, Security+, Network+, or equivalent

Technical Skills

• Experience with network architecture design and maintenance
• Knowledge of network operating systems and enterprise-level network protocols
• Proficiency in monitoring tools for capacity, workload, and performance management
• Strong understanding of backup/recovery procedures and disaster recovery planningFamiliarity with DoD/AF cybersecurity principles and security controls for networks

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work in a cross-functional, integrated product team environment
• Problem-solving and analytical thinking skills
• Capable of working independently and collaboratively under tight deadlines

Additional Information

Location: Hanscom AFB, MA

Travel: Occasional travel may be required

Company Overview

Odyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.

Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.

Please note: Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.