Network Services Engineer

Abacus Technology; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Abacus Technology is seeking a Network Services Engineer to support the C3I&N Directorate at Hanscom AFB. This full-time position emphasizes planning, analyzing, and implementing secure voice and data networks.

You will assess network requirements, monitor capacity, and maintain routers, switches, firewalls, and IDS, ensuring resilient performance and cybersecurity compliance across enterprise systems. Applicants must be a US citizen with a current Secret clearance and be prepared to work

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in network administration or engineering, including DoD.
• Extensive knowledge of routers, switches and firewalls.
• Experience with network monitoring and management using automated solutions.
• U.S. citizenship and a current Secret clearance are required.

Responsibilities

• Advise and support work across planning, analysis, design, development, testing, QA, configuration, installation, implementation, integration, maintenance, and management of voice, data, and video networked systems.
• Analyze and recommend network requirements.
• Recommend and maintain network architecture and infrastructure.
• Analyze network workload.
• Monitor network capacity and performance.
• Diagnose and resolve network problems.
• Recommend network backup and recovery procedures.
• Install, test, maintain, and upgrade network operating systems software.
• Ensure the rigorous application of information security/cybersecurity policies and practices.

Skills

DoD experience

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Routers

Switches

Firewalls

IDS

Job description

Network Services Engineer

Job Locations

US-MA-Hanscom AFB

Job ID: 2026-8908

Overview

Abacus Technology is seeking a Network Services Engineer to support voice and data networks for the Command, Control, Communication, Intelligence and Networks (C3I&N) Directorate at Hanscom AFB. This is a full-time position.

Responsibilities

• Advise and support work that involves the planning, analysis, design, development, testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation, implementation, integration, maintenance, and/or management of networked systems used for the transmission of information in voice, data, and/or video formats.
• Analyze and recommend network requirements.
• Recommend and maintain network architecture and infrastructure.
• Analyze network workload.
• Monitor network capacity and performance.
• Diagnose and resolve network problems.
• Recommend network backup and recovery procedures.
• Install, test, maintain, and upgrade network operating systems software.
• Ensure the rigorous application of information security/cybersecurity policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of network services.

Qualifications

12+ years experience in network administration or engineering including at least 5 years in a DoD environment. Bachelor's degree in a related field. Additional years of experience may be substituted for degree requirements. Experience in all phases of the engineering lifecycle including: requirements; architecture; design; implementation; testing; and operations and maintenance. Thorough knowledge of routers, switches, and firewalls. Able to assess infrastructure, identify areas for improvement, and recommend solutions. Able to provide technical guidance and direction to system administrators and help desk technicians. Knowledge of relevant server-side tools and technologies. Experience with network monitoring and management using an automated solution. Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining servers and desktops in an enterprise organization. Extensive experience with security as it pertains to network architecture, desktops, laptops, servers, firewalls, routers, and intrusion detection systems (IDS). Solid customer service and communication skills are critical as well as the ability and willingness to communicate effectively and appropriately in an empathetic and understanding manner. Must be a US Citizen and hold a current Secret clearance.

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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