Senior Network Engineer – Classified Infra & SecOps

RiseMe; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 155,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

401k matching

Employee stock purchase program

Life insurance options

Paid time off

Job summary

BlueWater Federal is seeking a Network Administrator/Engineer to support the DOE EHSS Application, Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity Support (AICS) program in a defense-related environment. The role focuses on secure network administration, systems analysis, and documentation across UNIX/Linux, Microsoft, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities include configuring and securing classified devices, reviewing and debugging systems, assisting users, and supporting vulnerability remediation and logs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field, or 6 years of equivalent experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain a Q clearance.
• Experience reviewing, analyzing, and modifying programming systems; ability to write documentation.
• Familiarity with relational databases, client-server, UNIX/Linux, Microsoft and cloud.

Responsibilities

• Configure, administer, monitor, patch, upgrade, and secure classified network devices, servers, systems, applications, terminals, and peripherals.
• Review, analyze, and modify programming and operational systems, including coding, testing, debugging, installation, and issue correction.
• Consult users to understand procedures, clarify objectives, resolve access/performance issues, and provide technical assistance.
• Support databases, client-server, UNIX/Linux, Microsoft, cloud, virtualization, firewalls, encryption, and thin-client environments.
• Execute tests, support vulnerability scanning, remediate findings, and maintain configuration baselines and records.
• Review logs and support patches, antivirus, firmware, licensing, backups, accounts, incident restoration, and technical documentation.

Skills

Security clearance

Programming systems analysis

Documentation writing

Databases and cloud familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Tools

TACLANE/COMSEC

UNIX/Linux

Microsoft Windows

Cloud services (AWS/Azure)

Job description

BlueWater Federal is seeking a Network Administrator/Engineer to support the DOE EHSS Application, Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity Support (AICS) program in a defense-related environment. The role focuses on secure network administration, systems analysis, and documentation across UNIX/Linux, Microsoft, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities include configuring and securing classified devices, reviewing and debugging systems, assisting users, and supporting vulnerability remediation and logs.