Senior DoD Network Engineer: A2G2/SIL Specialist

Trace Systems; Scott Air Force Base (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Wellness program

Retirement savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Trace Systems is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to provide Tier III engineering support at Scott AFB, IL. Responsibilities include design, testing, and sustainment of EACN networks, with focus on baselining configurations and enabling future-state solutions.

You will work in a DoD environment, requiring Top Secret clearance and DoD 8140 competencies, with a strong emphasis on Cisco routing/switching, security, and network documentation. This role offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• US Citizenship required.
• DoD 8140 qualification requirements applicable to the role.
• Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology or related fields.
• CCNP or ability to obtain within six months.
• DoD IA baseline certification or ability to obtain within six months.
• Advanced Cisco routing and switching, firewall, and network design experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience supporting DoD LAN/WAN environments (5+ years).

Responsibilities

• Provide network analysis and design services; evaluate and recommend technologies that meet EACN requirements and optimize network performance.
• Support overarching EACN technical architecture, configuration and change management, and current- and future-state planning.
• Troubleshoot network issues affecting operational A2G2 sites and platforms accessing the EACN environment.
• Establish and maintain EACN baseline configurations and the SIL, including installation and testing of software, patches, and directives.
• Document, install, and test new hardware, software, and configuration changes in the SIL before deployment.
• Develop Network Installation and Configuration Guides, disaster-recovery solutions, and technical documentation.
• Review and configure routers, switches, firewalls, DNS, VPN, and SNMP tools.
• Create scripts and charts; provide trend analysis on availability and system health.
• Design and implement solutions for integration of new transport capabilities into EACN.

Skills

Network engineering

CCNP

DoD 8140

Cisco routing & switching

Security clearance

Education

Masters or PhD in CS/Cyber/IT

Tools

Python

SolarWinds

Splunk

ServiceNow

SNMP

DISA STIGs

Job description

Trace Systems is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to provide Tier III engineering support at Scott AFB, IL. Responsibilities include design, testing, and sustainment of EACN networks, with focus on baselining configurations and enabling future-state solutions.

You will work in a DoD environment, requiring Top Secret clearance and DoD 8140 competencies, with a strong emphasis on Cisco routing/switching, security, and network documentation. This role offers competitive compensation and benefits.