Senior DoD Network Architect — SECRET Clearance

CyKor LLC.; Annapolis (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CyKor LLC. seeks a Senior Network Architect to lead network design, integration, and testing for federal environments. You will engineer enterprise and tactical IP networks, ensure security compliance, and provide senior- level troubleshooting across complex systems.

The role requires 12+ years in network engineering, DoD familiarity, and strong Cisco expertise. A SECRET clearance or eligibility is required, with hybrid work and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical experience in computer science, engineering, or IT.
• Minimum 12 years of progressively responsible network engineering experience; 15+ preferred.
• DoD DoD cybersecurity requirements, including DISA STIGs, RMF familiarity.
• Active SECRET clearance or ability to obtain program access.
• Expert-level Cisco routing and switching knowledge and hands-on deployment experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate network architectures, topology diagrams, engineering specifications, and configuration baselines.
• Design and integrate enterprise and tactical IP networks, including LAN, WAN, and data center infrastructure.
• Engineer highly available, resilient, and secure network architectures.
• Evaluate interoperability, performance, scalability, and operational readiness.
• Provide senior-level troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex network issues.
• Bridge high-level system design with project execution and risk assessment; collaborate with project managers.
• Lead configuration, staging, integration, and validation of government equipment; develop test plans and documentation.

Skills

Cisco routing & switching

BGP

OSPF

MPLS

VRFs

QoS

IPsec

Network architecture

Systems engineering

Troubleshooting

RMF & DISA STIGs

Technical leadership

Technical writing & communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/IT or related field

Tools

Dell OpenManage

iDRAC

Cisco UCS

VMware vSphere/ESXi

VMware vCenter

RHEL

Red Hat Ansible

OpenShift

NSO

NETCONF/RESTCONF/YANG

Python

Cisco IOS XE/XR/NX-OS

Cisco SD-WAN

Job description

CyKor LLC. seeks a Senior Network Architect to lead network design, integration, and testing for federal environments. You will engineer enterprise and tactical IP networks, ensure security compliance, and provide senior- level troubleshooting across complex systems.

The role requires 12+ years in network engineering, DoD familiarity, and strong Cisco expertise. A SECRET clearance or eligibility is required, with hybrid work and travel as needed.