Network Systems Engineer - Secret C - 174838 - 175277 - 175874

Zachary Piper Solutions; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Dental Vision

PTO and Sick Leave

Flexible schedule

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Systems Engineer to support a federal program based in Pearl Harbor, HI. The role focuses on a large, distributed enterprise network with LAN/WAN/WLAN, routing, switching, security, and Tier III troubleshooting.

You will serve as SME across multiple network disciplines and coordinate with CCNP/CCIE-level engineers. The position requires DoD program experience, an active Secret clearance, and IAT III certification, with hands-on expertise in Arista

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree with required years of DoD/network experience.
• Active Secret Security Clearance is required.
• DoD 8570.01 IAT Level III certification or equivalent.
• Experience with large-scale enterprise networks and DoD environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead identification, troubleshooting, and resolution of complex network issues.
• Configure and maintain switches, routers, VLANs, APs, firewalls, and sensors.
• Provide Tier III escalation support and vendor coordination for incident resolution.
• Develop Engineering Implementation Plans (EIPs) and manage change tickets.
• Contribute to RCA activities and incident reduction in a SAFe/Agile context.
• Collaborate in architecture and project meetings to design future network solutions.
• Track work in JIRA and participate in DSUs, PI events, and program milestones.
• Ensure configurations align with DISA STIGs and cybersecurity policies.

Skills

CCNP/CCIE certs

IAT III cert

SAFe Agile

Ansible

Python

DoD program experience

Tier III escalation

Education

Bachelor's degree with 8-12 years experience

Master's degree with 6-10 years experience

Tools

JIRA

Arista

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Systems Engineer to join a Federal Program located in Pearl Harbor, HI. The Network Systems Engineer will support a large-scale, geographically dispersed enterprise network environment. The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise across LAN/WAN/WLAN, network boundary engineering, routing, switching, network security, and Tier III troubleshooting.

Responsibilities of the Network Systems Engineer:

• Lead efforts to identify, troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve complex network issues in a dynamic enterprise environment.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot network infrastructure, including switches, routers, VLANs, wireless access points (APs), firewalls, and network sensors.
• Provide engineering expertise and operational support for one of the world's largest intranet environments.
• Serve as a Tier III escalation resource for complex incidents, including coordinating with vendors as necessary for incident resolution.
• Serve as an SME and technical backstop for troubleshooting efforts involving multiple network disciplines and teams of CCNP/CCIE-level engineers.
• Troubleshoot technologies and protocols including routing, switching, SD-WAN, WLAN, MPLS, VPNs, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, switching protocols, and multicast.
• Develop and maintain Engineering Implementation Plans (EIPs) supporting network changes and deployments.
• Create and manage change management tickets for deployments, maintenance activities, upgrades, and other network changes.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) in support of problem management activities and recurring incident resolution.
• Participate in engineering, architecture, and project meetings to design and develop future enterprise network solutions.
• Track engineering and operational work within an Agile/SAFe framework using JIRA.
• Participate in Daily Stand-Ups (DSUs), retrospectives, Program Increment (PI) activities, and other Agile ceremonies.
• Configuration Management Responsibilities
• Configuration Baseline Management
• Maintain version-controlled configuration baselines for network infrastructure devices, including routers, switches, firewalls, and sensors.
• Ensure configuration changes are properly documented, peer-reviewed, approved, and backed up to a centralized repository.
• Maintain change-tracking and rollback capabilities to support operational resilience and configuration recovery.
• Ensure network configurations remain compliant with applicable DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and organizational cybersecurity policies.
• Lab Testing & Pre-Production Validation
• Conduct pre-production validation testing for firmware upgrades, configuration changes, and security patches before deployment to production networks.

Qualifications of the Network Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree with 8-12 years of relevant professional experience; or
• Master's degree with 6-10 years of relevant professional experience.
• Active Secret Security Clearance
• DoD 8570.01 IAT Level III certification, such as CASP+, CISSP, CCNP Security, or another qualifying certification.
• A recognized network vendor certification, such as Cisco CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE.
• Subject Matter Expertise in BAN/LAN/WAN/WLAN and Network Boundary engineering.
• Extensive experience performing highly technical network maintenance, configuration, troubleshooting, and engineering activities.
• Experience providing Tier III escalation support in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting networks of comparable scale to 16,000+ devices across 450+ geographically dispersed locations.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as an SME and escalation backstop for troubleshooting across multiple network disciplines.
• Extensive hands-on troubleshooting experience with routing, switching, SD-WAN, WLAN, MPLS, VPNs, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, switching protocols, and multicast.
• Experience with SAFe Agile methodologies and JIRA.
• Willingness and ability to participate in an on-call rotation.
• Previous experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) programs and environments.
• Experience with network automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technologies and practices.
• Hands-on experience with automation technologies such as Ansible and Python.
• Experience with Arista networking technologies.
• Advanced Cisco networking certifications, including CCNP or CCIE, are highly desirable.

Compensation for the Network Systems Engineer:

• Salary Range: $115,000+ *flexible based on experience*
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, and Sick Leave as required by law
• Flexible working schedule
• Unlimited opportunities for growth