Onsite DoD Network Systems Engineer (Secret Cleared)

Zachary Piper Solutions; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Systems Engineer - Mid Level to support a large-scale Department of Defense enterprise network in a 100% onsite environment based in Pearl Harbor, HI, with alternate locations based in Whidbey Island, WA or Norfolk, VA.

This role serves as a Tier III escalation point responsible for complex network engineering, troubleshooting, security, configuration management, and lab validation across a geographically dispersed enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• 6–12 years of relevant systems/network engineering experience with Tier III troubleshooting in large-scale enterprise networks.
• Active Secret clearance is required.
• IAT Level III certification; CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE certification required.
• Advanced experience with LAN/WAN/WLAN, routing and switching, SD-WAN, MPLS, VPNs, OSPF/BGP/EIGRP, multicast, and network security.
• Experience supporting geographically dispersed enterprise networks and SAFe Agile environments using JIRA.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, configure, and troubleshoot large-scale LAN/WAN/WLAN environments (Cisco routers/switches, SD-WAN, MPLS, VPNs, wireless, firewalls, VLANs, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, multicast).
• Serve as a Tier III escalation point for complex network issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Support network security and infrastructure changes by applying defense-in-depth principles, DISA STIGs, configuration baselines, and change management processes.
• Perform lab testing and pre-production validation of firmware, security patches, configurations, and deployments, documenting risks and procedures.

Skills

Tier III troubleshooting

Network engineering

LAN/WAN/WLAN

SD-WAN

MPLS

VPNs

OSPF/BGP/EIGRP

Network security

Active Secret clearance

SAFe Agile / JIRA

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Systems Engineer - Mid Level to support a large-scale Department of Defense enterprise network in a 100% onsite environment based in Pearl Harbor, HI, with alternate locations based in Whidbey Island, WA or Norfolk, VA.

This role serves as a Tier III escalation point responsible for complex network engineering, troubleshooting, security, configuration management, and lab validation across a geographically dispersed enterprise environment.