Senior Network Engineer

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

Senior Network Engineer

US-IL-Scott AFB

Job ID: 2026-7245

# of Openings: 1

Category: Networking

Scott AFB, IL

Overview

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer

Location: Scott AFB, Illinois

Responsibilities

Trace Systems is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to provide Tier III engineering, architecture, integration, testing, and sustainment support for EACN at Scott AFB. This position supports operational A2G2 sites and the Systems Integration Laboratory while guiding baseline configuration and future‑state technical solutions. The project associated with this position is currently in the proposal stage.

• Provide network analysis and design services; evaluate and recommend technologies that meet new EACN requirements and optimize network and system 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 that access the A2G2 environment.
• Establish and maintain A2G2 baseline configurations and the SIL, including installation and functional testing of software, patches, TCTOs, TCNOs, and directives.
• Ensure new hardware, software, and configuration changes are documented, installed, and tested in the SIL before operational implementation.
• Develop Network Installation and Configuration Guides, disaster‑recovery solutions, technical documentation, checklists, diagrams, and procedures.
• Review and configure routers, switches, firewalls, CIDR/VLSM, DNS, network‑management services, encryption, satellite transport, servers, backups, and SNMP tools.
• Create scripts, executables, graphs, and maps; provide trend analysis on availability, utilization, outages, and system health.
• Design and implement technical solutions for integration of new network transport capabilities into EACN.

In accordance with the Illinois Equal Pay Act, the following pay scale and benefits information is being provided as required for positions subject to Illinois pay transparency requirements.

Salary Minimum: $85,000

Salary Maximum: $110,000

The base salary range above represents the low and high end of the Trace salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. In addition, Trace provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, flexible spending accounts, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, company holidays and paid time off (PTO).

Qualifications

• Active, in-scope US Government issued Top Secret clearance (minimum); higher‑level eligibility may be required based on assigned access.
• Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, US Citizenship is required.
• Candidates must meet the applicable DoD 8140 qualification requirements for the assigned work role. DoD 8140 Work Role(s): 441 Network Operations Specialist, Proficiency Level: Advanced; and may qualify through education, military training, certifications, or a combination thereof.
• Qualifying credentials include a Masters or Ph.D degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity or Data Science or Information Systems or Information Technology or Software Engineering or completion of relevant military communications or network training.
• Qualifying certifications may include SecurityX/ CASP+, CCNA, CCNP Security, CCSP, GCED, GCIA, GCLD, GDSA, GFACT, or other DoD 8140-approved certifications. Higher proficiency‑level or equivalent DoD 8140-approved certifications applicable to the assigned work role may also be accepted.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to coordinate effectively with technical and non‑technical personnel.
• Ability to work in a secure DoD environment and comply with applicable Air Force, installation, and program security requirements.
• 5+ years of network engineering experience supporting complex enterprise or DoD LAN/WAN environments.
• Current Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification, or ability to obtain it within six months of employment.
• DoD‑approved IA baseline certification commensurate with the position, or ability to obtain it within six months.
• Advanced experience with Cisco routing and switching, firewalls, network design, troubleshooting, testing, and technical documentation.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with EACN, A2G2, SIL environments, airborne communications, SATCOM, VoIP, or executive airlift support.
• Experience with Python or network automation, SolarWinds, Splunk, ServiceNow, SNMP, DISA STIGs, and classified networks.
• Prior military service or experience supporting Department of Defense or U.S. Air Force customers.
• Experience supporting mission‑essential communications in distributed, multi‑site environments.

Education

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Trace Systems

Trace Systems Inc. was founded to support and defend our nation's security interests at home and abroad whenever and wherever. We provide enterprise IT, engineering, full life‑cycle communications, cybersecurity, cloud and virtualization services and solutions to the United States Department of Defense and other federal agencies.

Trace Systems is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.