Senior Network Engineer & COMSEC Custodian

SAIC; Hill (NH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Network Engineer/COMSEC Custodian to support a critical defense program at Hill AFB, Utah. The role focuses on secure network architectures, and compliance with government security frameworks, partnering with mission stakeholders to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems.

The candidate will administer enterprise routing/switching, manage firewalls and VPNs, and automate tasks with scripting tools while providing Level 2-3 support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years relevant work experience or a master’s degree with 7+ years relevant work experience.
• U.S. Citizenship with Active final Top Secret clearance required on date of hire and must meet DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher certification requirements (e.g., Security+, CCNA, CASP+, CISSP).
• Demonstrated professional experience in networking with leadership of large-scale projects or programs, preferably in defense/aerospace.
• Experience designing and implementing secure network architectures and utilizing DISA STIG process to access and document compliance.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve daily support tickets via phone, email, and remote control.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and optimize enterprise‑grade routing and switching platforms.
• Implement and manage firewalls, VPN solutions, network segmentation, and zero trust security.
• Design, document, and maintain LAN/WAN architectures with redundancy and failover strategies.
• Interpret RMF, ACAS, HBSS/Trellix, and IAVM bulletins to maintain compliance.
• Automate network tasks using PowerShell, Python, and Ansible; perform root cause analysis.

Skills

Network engineering

Security

Scripting

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Cisco IOS/NX-OS

Juniper

Arista

Active Directory

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

Job description

SAIC is seeking a Network Engineer/COMSEC Custodian to support a critical defense program at Hill AFB, Utah. The role focuses on secure network architectures, and compliance with government security frameworks, partnering with mission stakeholders to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems.

The candidate will administer enterprise routing/switching, manage firewalls and VPNs, and automate tasks with scripting tools while providing Level 2-3 support.