On-Site Network Engineer - Secret Clearance

Piper Companies; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Sick leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Network Specialist to support mission-critical Navy operations from Carderock, MD. On-site role delivering network engineering, deployment support, and cybersecurity-focused tasks for Department of the Navy missions through 2028.

The role emphasizes securing communications, reliable connectivity, and hands-on network operations in an on-site setting with federal defense requirements.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of deployed network or operational IT support
• Experience supporting Cisco networking environments, including routers, switches, firewalls, DNS, AD, Exchange, IDS/IPS and related technologies
• Active IAT II Certification
• Active Secret Clearance
• OEM certification preferred (CCNA, JNCIA, ...)

Responsibilities

• Provide network technical guidance and support during the planning and execution phases of deployments and exercises
• Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot routers, firewalls, IDS/IPS solutions, DNS, Active Directory, Exchange, and other enterprise network infrastructure
• Support deployed units with computer and network operations, ensuring reliable connectivity and rapid issue resolution
• Coordinate deployment logistics, including hardware and software requirements, travel documentation, equipment transportation, post-deployment reporting, and asset recovery

Skills

Deployment support

Network operations

Troubleshooting

Network planning

Education

CCNA

JNCIA

IAT II Certification

Active Secret Clearance

Tools

Cisco routers

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

DNS

Active Directory

Exchange Server

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Network Specialist to support mission-critical Navy operations from Carderock, MD. On-site role delivering network engineering, deployment support, and cybersecurity-focused tasks for Department of the Navy missions through 2028.

The role emphasizes securing communications, reliable connectivity, and hands-on network operations in an on-site setting with federal defense requirements.