Senior Network Engineer

Ailani Hawaiian, LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ailani Wind Joint Venture is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, operate, and sustain secure enterprise network and unified communications services, supporting LAN, WAN, VLAN, routing, switching, firewall, NIPR, SIPR, AFSCI, and video teleconference infrastructure.

This senior role leads complex troubleshooting and change activities, supports AFCYBER and USCYBERCOM taskings, validates patches and design changes in test environments before production deployment, and provides

Qualifications

• 5+ years Government or contractor experience in network management or IT systems engineering
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• CCNP/CCIE/CISSP preferred; CCNA minimum
• Bachelor's degree or higher in IT Management, Cybersecurity, CS, EE, or related field
• Experience designing secure classified and unclassified enterprise networks
• Experience leading risk-controlled network changes and incident response

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, operate, and maintain secure LAN/WAN/VLAN and UC solutions
• Configure Cisco switches/routers and firewalls; manage network-management platforms
• Maintain Palo Alto firewall services and security policies
• Monitor network availability, performance, and security; lead incident resolution
• Coordinate with Government and service providers for restoration
• Support identity-based access, Zero Trust, and segmentation initiatives
• Operate VTC and unified communications infrastructure
• Validate patches and changes in test environments before production
• Develop network diagrams, configurations, and change records
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring for network modernization

Skills

Cisco networking

Palo Alto technologies

SDN / Zero Trust

Incident response & change management

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in IT/CS/ENG

Tools

Cisco switches & routers

Firewalls management

NIPR/SIPR/VTC platforms

Job description

Ailani Wind Joint Venture is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, operate, and sustain secure enterprise network and unified communications services. The engineer supports LAN, WAN, VLAN, routing, switching, firewall, monitoring, NIPR, SIPR, AFSCI, and video teleconference infrastructure.

This senior position leads complex troubleshooting and change activities, supports AFCYBER and USCYBERCOM taskings, and validates network patches, software, and design changes in test environments before operational implementation.

Typical Responsibilities/Tasks:

• Design, implement, operate, and maintain secure LAN, WAN, VLAN, routing, switching, wireless, and unified communications solutions.
• Install, configure, upgrade, and troubleshoot Cisco switches, routers, firewalls, and associated network-management platforms.
• Configure and sustain Palo Alto or comparable next-generation firewall services and security policies.
• Monitor network availability, capacity, performance, events, and security conditions and lead resolution of complex incidents.
• Troubleshoot NIPR, SIPR, and AFSCI connectivity and coordinate with Government and enterprise service providers through restoration.
• Support identity-based access, software-defined networking, Zero Trust, and micro- and macro-segmentation initiatives.
• Operate and maintain VTC and unified communications infrastructure and coordinate resolution of service-impacting issues.
• Execute applicable USCYBERCOM and AFCYBER orders, taskings, directives, and network changes within required timelines.
• Maintain and use TIC/DEV or comparable test environments to validate patches, software, configurations, and network changes before production deployment.
• Develop and maintain network diagrams, configurations, baselines, implementation plans, test results, procedures, and change records.
• Provide technical leadership, peer review, mentoring, root-cause analysis, and recommendations for network modernization and resilience.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Expert-level knowledge of Cisco enterprise networking, routing, switching, firewalls, and network-management technologies.
• Expert-level knowledge of Palo Alto technologies, software-defined networking, identity-based access, and micro- and macro-segmentation.
• Knowledge of DAF 17- and 33-series guidance, applicable maintenance technical orders, USCYBERCOM/AFCYBER processes, and relevant NIST guidance.
• Demonstrated ability to design and troubleshoot secure classified and unclassified enterprise networks.
• Ability to lead risk-controlled network changes, testing, incident response, problem resolution, and technical documentation.
• Strong technical leadership, customer communication, collaboration, and engineering judgment.

Desired Qualifications

• Current CCNP, CCIE, or CISSP certification.
• Experience supporting DAF or AFOSI networks, VTC services, and mission enclaves.
• Experience with network automation, configuration management, observability, and performance analytics.
• Experience implementing Zero Trust network access and segmentation in classified environments.

Required Clearance: Active TS/SCI

Certifications: Network+ CE or CCNA (minimum); CCNP, CCIE, or CISSP preferred

Required Education: Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Technology Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. Equivalent specialized experience may be considered.

Required Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of Government or contractor experience in which network management, network operations, or IT systems engineering was a primary duty.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.