Onsite Network Systems Engineer - Tier III (DoD)

Zachary Piper Solutions

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 120,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Network Systems Engineer - Mid Level to support a large-scale DoD enterprise network in a 100% onsite role based in Pearl Harbor, HI, with alternates in Whidbey Island, WA and Norfolk, VA. This Tier III position emphasizes complex network engineering, security, and lab validation across a dispersed environment.

Requirements include 6–12 years in network engineering, Active Secret clearance, IAT III, and CCNA/CCNP/CCIE.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

Engineer, configure, and troubleshoot large-scale LAN/WAN/WLAN environments, including Cisco routers and switches, SD-WAN, MPLS, VPNs, wireless, firewalls, VLANs, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, and multicast
Serve as a Tier III escalation point for complex network issues, performing root cause analysis and developing solutions to improve network performance, reliability, and availability
Support network security and infrastructure changes by applying defense-in-depth principles, DISA STIGs, configuration baselines, Engineering Implementation Plans, and change management processes
Perform lab testing and pre-production validation of firmware, security patches, configurations, and network deployments while documenting risks, remediation, and implementation procedures