Remote Data-Center Network Engineer (Cisco Nexus/ACI)

Computer World Services Corp.; North Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote position

Job summary

Computer World Services Corp. seeks Journeyman Network Engineer to support data-center networking, SDN, and outage restoration for USMEPCOM ENLIST program. You will work with Cisco Nexus and ACI in high‑availability environments, configuring, testing, and supporting enterprise connectivity.

Candidates need a bachelor’s degree and 3–7 years’ experience, CCNP, and an active Secret clearance. Remote work with occasional on-site travel and mission-critical outages are expected; eligibility for DoD

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Networking, CS, Engineering, or related field.
• 3–7 years of relevant network engineering or data‑center experience.
• CCNP certification required; other CCNPs preferred.
• Active Secret clearance or higher.

Responsibilities

• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Nexus data‑center switching and ACI fabrics (APICs, tenants, VRFs, EPGs, contracts).
• Install, configure, refresh, and troubleshoot data‑center switches and SDN configurations.
• Configure VLANs, trunks, port channels, routing, and security controls.
• Assist with cutover plans, validation steps, rollback procedures, and outages.
• Coordinate with cabling, site surveys, and maintain network diagrams and inventories.
• Test devices and apply firmware updates per DISA STIGs.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot L2/L3, WAN, SD‑WAN, VPN, and cloud connectivity.
• Participate in Outage Response Team activities and root‑cause analysis.
• Support remote MEPS and other locations with connectivity issues.
• Follow ITSM processes and maintain documentation.

Skills

Cisco Nexus

ACI fabric

SDN experience

Networking knowledge

DoD RMF knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / Networking / CS

Tools

Cisco APIC

VLAN routing

Job description

Computer World Services Corp. seeks Journeyman Network Engineer to support data-center networking, SDN, and outage restoration for USMEPCOM ENLIST program. You will work with Cisco Nexus and ACI in high‑availability environments, configuring, testing, and supporting enterprise connectivity.

Candidates need a bachelor’s degree and 3–7 years’ experience, CCNP, and an active Secret clearance. Remote work with occasional on-site travel and mission-critical outages are expected; eligibility for DoD