Remote Senior Network Engineer - DoD-Critical Infra

KBR Careers; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

FSAs

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Job summary

KBR is seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer to join our team in Diego Garcia, supporting mission-critical network infrastructure operations. This role involves hands-on network design, implementation, maintenance, and incident response in a high-tempo operational environment.

The ideal candidate will have in-depth technical knowledge and the ability to lead network integration and security initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience with large-scale Cisco-based WAN/LAN environments.
• DoD 8570.1M IAT Level II or equivalent certifications required.
• Strong knowledge of network capacity planning, security principles, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide incident response by analyzing, blocking, and remediating network threats.
• Configure routing protocols, routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Perform vulnerability management and ensure security alerts are addressed.
• Lead network integration and coordinate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Cisco networking

Network design

Incident response

Security fundamentals

UNIX/Linux

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Cisco routers

Firewalls

DNS/DHCP

Unix/Linux tooling

Job description

KBR is seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer to join our team in Diego Garcia, supporting mission-critical network infrastructure operations. This role involves hands-on network design, implementation, maintenance, and incident response in a high-tempo operational environment.

The ideal candidate will have in-depth technical knowledge and the ability to lead network integration and security initiatives.