Remote Junior Network Engineer with Secret Clearance

Dunhill Professional Search & Government Solutions; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunhill Professional Search & Government Solutions in San Antonio seeks a Junior Network Engineer to support planning, configuration, and day-to-day operation of enterprise network infrastructure across cloud and hybrid environments for secure, mission-critical connectivity.

The role emphasizes hands-on routing, switching, SDN, and security controls, under senior engineers, with focus on documentation, audits, and regulatory compliance in a federal IT setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Approximately 1-3 years of experience supporting enterprise or cloud-based network environments, including hands-on work with routing, switching, and network security.
• Foundational knowledge of routing protocols, IP addressing, subnetting, and common network services, with exposure to SDN and network automation concepts.
• Experience implementing or supporting network security controls such as firewalls, ACLs, and segmentation in regulated or compliance-driven environments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active Secret clearance; must be eligible under applicable DoD 8140 requirements as defined for the role.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly document configurations and procedures and collaborate with cross-functional IT teams.

Responsibilities

• Configure and manage routers, switches, and virtual network components, including VLANs, VPNs, and subnetting, to support secure connectivity across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Implement and support routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP, applying traffic optimization techniques to improve performance, resilience, and availability for critical applications.
• Assist with the deployment and operation of SDN solutions and network automation using scripting tools such as Python or Ansible.
• Implement foundational network security controls including firewalls, ACLs, and segmentation, ensuring configurations align to enterprise and government security baselines.
• Monitor network performance using standard tools, perform log analysis and packet capture, and troubleshoot incidents to restore services and reduce recurrence of issues.
• Support cloud networking constructs such as VPCs, load balancers, and hybrid connectivity, working with senior engineers and cloud teams to maintain consistent security and performance.
• Develop and maintain documentation of network architectures, configurations, standards, and operating procedures to support continuity, audits, and compliance activities.
• Participate in capacity planning and disaster recovery activities, providing data and observations that inform improvements to network reliability and scalability.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in IT/related field

Tools

Python

Ansible

SDN

Networking automation

Job description

Dunhill Professional Search & Government Solutions in San Antonio seeks a Junior Network Engineer to support planning, configuration, and day-to-day operation of enterprise network infrastructure across cloud and hybrid environments for secure, mission-critical connectivity.

The role emphasizes hands-on routing, switching, SDN, and security controls, under senior engineers, with focus on documentation, audits, and regulatory compliance in a federal IT setting.