Network Systems Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions in San Diego, CA, is seeking a Network Engineer, Systems to support a Navy-focused RDT&E network and secure enterprise infrastructure. The role involves engineering, administration, and operational support for complex networks, ensuring secure, high-performance connectivity across on-prem and cloud environments.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of enterprise network experience, active Secret clearance, and IAT II certification.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise network engineering, administration, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and operational support for RDT&E networks, including installations and firmware upgrades.
• Monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot network performance using enterprise tools.
• Configure and maintain routing, switching, firewall, and boundary protection solutions.
• Manage connectivity across AWS and Azure cloud environments, including VPCs and routing.
• Implement network security solutions including 802.1X, Zero Trust, IPsec, OSPF, and BGP.

Skills

Routing & Switching

Firewall Administration

Network Monitoring

STIG Compliance

Firmware Lifecycle

Cloud Networking

Security Best Practices

VLANs

IPsec

Zero Trust

Education

Master's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Traffic Sentinel

Zabbix

HPE Aruba

Palo Alto

Aruba ClearPass

NAC

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer, Systems to support a company focused on advancing U.S. Navy Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) network operations and secure enterprise infrastructure. This position is on-site in San Diego, CA. The Network Engineer will provide engineering, administration, and operational support for complex network environments, ensuring secure, high-performance connectivity across enterprise and cloud-based systems. This is an opportunity to support mission-critical defense initiatives while working with cutting-edge network technologies in a highly secure environment.

Responsibilities for the Network Engineer, Systems include:

• Provide engineering and operational support for RDT&E and secure network environments, including hardware/software installations, firmware upgrades, STIG compliance, and network optimization.
• Monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot network performance using enterprise monitoring and management tools such as Traffic Sentinel and Zabbix.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot routing, switching, firewall, and boundary protection solutions, including HPE Aruba and Palo Alto technologies.
• Establish and maintain connectivity across AWS and Azure cloud environments, managing IP addressing, VLANs, VPCs, virtual gateways, and routing infrastructure.
• Implement and support network security solutions including NAC, Aruba ClearPass, 802.1X authentication, Zero Trust architectures, IPsec tunnels, OSPF, and BGP routing protocols.

Required Qualifications for the Network Engineer, Systems include:

• 10+ years of experience supporting enterprise network engineering, administration, and operations.
• Hands-on experience with routing, switching, firewalls, network monitoring tools, STIG compliance, and firmware lifecycle management.
• Strong knowledge of OSPF, BGP, IPsec, VLANs, cloud networking (AWS/Azure), and enterprise network security best practices.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Active Secret Clearance.
• IAT II Certification (Security+, CySA+, CCNA Security, GSEC, GICSP, or SSCP).

Compensation for the Network Engineer, Systems IV include:

Salary Range: Depending on experience

Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Sick Leave as required by law

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Keywords: Network Engineer, Systems Engineer, Cisco, Aruba, Palo Alto, Routing, Switching, OSPF, BGP, IPsec, Network Security, Secret Clearance, AWS Networking, Azure Networking, Traffic Sentinel, Zabbix, STIG Compliance, NAC, Aruba ClearPass, Zero Trust, Enterprise Networking, Firewall Administration, VLANs, Cloud Connectivity, Network Monitoring, Defense Networking, CCNA, Security+, Linux, Firmware Upgrades, Wireless Networking, Network Operations.