Senior Network Engineer

TalentOps; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401(k) with company match

Health insurance

Job summary

TalentOps seeks an experienced Network Engineer to support mission-critical networks in Annapolis Junction, MD. You will manage design, deployment, maintenance, and modernization across LAN/CAN/WAN with emphasis on secure communications and dataflow management.

The role requires hands-on problem solving, coordination with systems engineering and dataflow teams, and mentoring junior engineers to ensure mission readiness and minimal downtime.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• 12 years of relevant professional experience in Network Engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.
• Experience with LAN/CAN/WAN design, maintenance, and upgrades.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills.
• Experience in DoD/IC environments and mission-focused contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead design through deployment and upgrades of government network environments.
• Analyze network designs, specifications, and architecture documents.
• Provide LAN, CAN, WAN administration and performance monitoring.
• Coordinate network conversions, cutovers, deployments, and upgrades.
• Design and implement network architectures for mission operations.
• Configure and maintain network gear and connectivity.
• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.
• Prepare network diagrams, accreditation artifacts, and documentation.
• Implement solutions for load balancing, VPNs, firewalls, NAT, and encryption.
• Mentor junior engineers and manage project schedules.
• Coordinate with systems engineering and dataflow teams to minimize downtime.

Skills

Design of networks

LAN/CAN/WAN administration

Network performance optimization

Mentoring junior engineers

Documentation

Coordination with teams

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering / Computer Science / Information Systems / Engineering

Master’s degree substitution for experience

Job description

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Work Environment: Government site / mission environment
Schedule: Full-time
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer to support mission-critical network operations in Annapolis Junction, MD. This role is responsible for network services across the full lifecycle, including design, implementation, administration, testing, deployment, maintenance, optimization, and modernization of existing networks.

The ideal candidate will bring deep experience supporting LAN/CAN/WAN environments, network architecture, network performance optimization, secure communications, dataflow management, and mission-focused infrastructure. This position requires a hands-on engineer who can design solutions, troubleshoot complex network issues, coordinate with systems engineering and dataflow teams, and mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Perform network services from initial design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrades of existing networks.
• Analyze network designs, specifications, architecture documents, and related technical documentation.
• Provide general LAN, CAN, and WAN administration.
• Schedule network conversions, cutovers, deployments, and upgrades.
• Provide input into the design of organizational network architecture and mission architecture.
• Configure, test, deploy, and maintain network equipment.
• Configure and optimize networks connecting front-end and back-end system components.
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools.
• Design, integrate, test, deploy, and maintain solutions for established network issues.
• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.
• Configure and maintain network diagrams, documentation, and accreditation artifacts.
• Implement network solutions supporting server requirements, including load balancing, VPNs, firewall contexts, traffic shaping, VoIP, GRE tunneling, IPSec, IP encryption, MoIP, and NAT.
• Coordinate with systems engineering and dataflow teams to ensure proper mission operations and minimize downtime.
• Coordinate with dataflow organizations, end-customer recipients, follow-on data repositories, and tasking organizations to mitigate adverse system-wide dataflow impacts.
• Gather data needed to specify system and component performance and interface requirements.
• Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations.
• Report any known or suspected COMSEC incidents immediately.
• Inspect received material for evidence of tampering and report suspected physical security incidents immediately.
• Develop algorithms used in modules or incorporated into models associated with research and development of technologies and systems.
• Manage work schedules and direct the work of junior-level engineers.

Required Qualifications

• Twelve (12) years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following or a related discipline:
  • Systems Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Information Systems
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering Management
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Experience with network design, implementation, maintenance, and upgrade activities.
• Experience with LAN/CAN/WAN administration.
• Experience configuring, testing, deploying, and maintaining network equipment.
• Experience with network performance monitoring, latency reduction, throughput optimization, and dataflow management.
• Experience supporting secure government, DoD, or Intelligence Community environments.
• Strong documentation skills, including network diagrams, accreditation support, and technical reporting.
• Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate with technical teams, mission partners, and customer stakeholders.

Degree Substitution

• A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security Systems Engineering, or a related discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of experience.
• Five (5) additional years of relevant Network Engineering experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree.

Desired Skills

• Experience with load balancing, VPNs, firewall contexts, traffic shaping, VoIP, GRE tunneling, IPSec, IP encryption, MoIP, and NAT.
• Experience coordinating with system engineering and dataflow teams in mission environments.
• Experience supporting COMSEC procedures or secure communications environments.
• Experience with ISO 9000 requirements and DoD/IC compliance standards.
• Experience mentoring or leading junior network engineers.
• Experience supporting high-availability, mission-critical network infrastructure.

Benefits

This position includes a competitive and flexible benefits package, including:

• Paid Time Off:PTO accrues at a rate of 13% of hours worked, which equals approximately 6 weeks, or 30 days, per year for a typical full-time employee.
• PTO Carryover:Up to 240 hours of PTO may be carried over from year to year.
• Retirement Contribution:15% automatic company 401(k) contribution, including 3% safe harbor and 12% profit sharing/company discretionary contribution.
• 401(k) Vesting:No vesting period.
• Payroll Contributions:Employer 401(k) contributions are deposited every payroll.
• 401(k) Options:Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) contributions are available.
• PTO and Retirement Flexibility:Employees may have flexibility to adjust PTO and 401(k) contributions based on personal preferences, with appropriate pay rate offsets.
• Medical Insurance:Medical insurance available with significant company contribution.
• Medical Plan Options:Options include a CareFirst BlueChoice Advantage Platinum Plan with $0 deductible and a CareFirst BlueChoice Advantage High Deductible Plan with HSA.
• HSA Contribution:For employees enrolled in the High Deductible Plan, the company contributes 1/4 of the deductible to the employee’s HSA quarterly.
• Vision Insurance:CareFirst BlueVision Plus.
• Health Savings Account:Employees enrolled in the High Deductible Plan may contribute additional funds to an HSA up to IRS limits.
• Flexible Spending