Principal Network Engineer

SAIC; Hill (NH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Network Engineer/COMSEC Custodian to support a critical defense program at Hill AFB, Utah. The role focuses on secure network architectures, and compliance with government security frameworks, partnering with mission stakeholders to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems.

The candidate will administer enterprise routing/switching, manage firewalls and VPNs, and automate tasks with scripting tools while providing Level 2-3 support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years relevant work experience or a master’s degree with 7+ years relevant work experience.
• U.S. Citizenship with Active final Top Secret clearance required on date of hire and must meet DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher certification requirements (e.g., Security+, CCNA, CASP+, CISSP).
• Demonstrated professional experience in networking with leadership of large-scale projects or programs, preferably in defense/aerospace.
• Experience designing and implementing secure network architectures and utilizing DISA STIG process to access and document compliance.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve daily support tickets via phone, email, and remote control.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and optimize enterprise‑grade routing and switching platforms.
• Implement and manage firewalls, VPN solutions, network segmentation, and zero trust security.
• Design, document, and maintain LAN/WAN architectures with redundancy and failover strategies.
• Interpret RMF, ACAS, HBSS/Trellix, and IAVM bulletins to maintain compliance.
• Automate network tasks using PowerShell, Python, and Ansible; perform root cause analysis.

Skills

Network engineering

Security

Scripting

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Cisco IOS/NX-OS

Juniper

Arista

Active Directory

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

Job description

Job ID 2617692
Location Hill AFB, UT, US
Date Posted 2026-10-07
Category Information Technology
Subcategory Network Engineer
Schedule Full-Time
Shift Day Job
Travel No
Minimum Clearance Required Top_Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None
Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE

SAIC is seeking a Network Engineer/COMSEC Custodian to work on our Information Services team. This role centers around ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of classified information systems and networks supporting a critical defense program at Hill AFB, Utah. The selected candidate will serve as a Network Administrator, partnering closely with the mission stakeholders to engineer and maintain compliant secure network architectures.

Job Duties

• Administer, Configure, and optimize enterprise‑grade routing and switching platforms (e.g., Cisco IOS/NX‑OS, Juniper, Arista).
• Implement and Manage Firewalls, VPN solutions, Network Segmentation, Zero Trust Security and Maintain directory services (Active Directory).
• Design, document, and maintain LAN/WAN architectures, including redundancy, load balancing, and failover strategies.
• Interpret and apply government security frameworks such as RMF, ACAS, HBSS/Trellix, and IAVM bulletins.
• Automate network tasks through scripting (PowerShell, Python, Ansible) and demonstrate proficiency performing root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years relevant work experience or a master’s degree with 7+ years relevant work experience.
• U.S. Citizenship with Active final Top Secret clearance required on date of hire and must meet DoD 8570.01‑M IAT Level II or higher certification requirements (e.g., Security+, CCNA, CASP+, CISSP).
• Demonstrated professional experience in networking with a history of leading large‑scale projects or programs, preferably in defense or aerospace.
• Experience designing and implementing secure network architectures and utilizing DISA STIG process to access and document compliance.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve daily support tickets, including end-user support via phone, email, and remote control.

Desired Skills

• Configure and install network devices and services such as routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN and QoS.
• Monitor performance of networking systems to ensure availability and reliability.
• Provide Level 2-3 support and troubleshooting networking issues.