Senior Network Engineer - CONUS

C3EL; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

C3EL is seeking a cleared Senior Network Engineer to support the DoD medical mission across CONUS and globally. This role requires strong expertise in LAN/WAN/WLAN, advanced routing, and network security.

You will provide technical leadership, resolve complex infrastructure issues, and coordinate with government staff and contractor teams to ensure mission readiness. A Secret clearance or higher is required.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active Secret clearance or higher required.
• CCNP and CISSP certifications are required.
• Strong communication skills with government officials and technical staff.
• Mastery of TCP/IP and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, etc.).
• Experience with DoD Health Care Information Systems and DHA networks.

Responsibilities

• Serve as CONUS/global point of contact for network issues and management.
• Lead and coordinate Network Specialists and internal/external teams.
• Install, configure, document, manage, and troubleshoot LAN/WAN equipment for DHA facilities.
• Provide high-level technical leadership and recommendations to government staff.
• Troubleshoot LAN/WAN/WLAN issues across OSI layers with tools like SolarWinds, MRTG, and Ansible.
• Develop standards and procedures for LAN/WAN access and security.

Skills

CCNP certification

CISSP certification

TCP/IP networking

LAN/WAN/WLAN

Orion SolarWinds

Ansible

MRTG

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

5+ years related experience or 10 years with certs

Tools

Orion SolarWinds

MRTG

Ansible

Job description

CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD

Overview:

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer - CONUS

Security Clearance: Secret or Higher

Location: CONUS / Global

(Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.)

Description:

C3EL is seeking a cleared Senior Network Engineer to support the DoD medical mission. This key-personnel position addresses highly complex infrastructure requirements across DHA networked facilities and serves as the contract's premier Network Specialist and subject-matter expert. The engineer is responsible for resolving the most complex LAN/WLAN/WAN issues and providing contract-wide technical leadership.

Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Serve as the CONUS and global point of contact for network issues, configuration management, communications interconnection, addressing, multi-protocol routing, and network management.
• Serve as the contract's premier Network Specialist and subject-matter expert for issues covered by the supporting network labor categories.
• Study vendor products and determine which components and configurations best meet DoD and CONUS medical treatment facility requirements.
• Identify, research, and resolve complex LAN, WLAN, and WAN network problems using network management and diagnostic tools.
• Provide high-level installation, configuration, documentation, management, and troubleshooting of LAN/WLAN/WAN communications equipment for DHA networked facilities.
• Advise and consult with Government staff, agencies, and contractor representatives on network design, implementation, deployment, and management to ensure optimal support of the Military Health System mission.
• Lead and coordinate Network Specialists and internal or external organizations in resolving LAN/WLAN/WAN issues.
• Troubleshoot network and routing protocols across all levels of the OSI model using tools such as Orion SolarWinds, ARMIS, and Ansible.
• Use Management Information Blocks (MIB) and Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) concepts and methodologies to support performance measurement, capacity planning, high availability, and minimum downtime.
• Establish and configure network firewalls, virtual private network devices, and intrusion detection systems to strengthen LAN/WLAN/WAN security and prevent unauthorized access to medical treatment facility systems.
• Prepare written technical recommendations, document operational changes and enhancements through tickets and standards, and coordinate standards updates with the NetMOD Network Standards Team.
• Establish and implement LAN/WLAN/WAN procedures and standards that support applicable DoD, DHA, and regional command objectives and policies.
• Communicate the status of network support requests to key customers.
• Develop policies, procedures, best practices, and minimum standards for LAN/WLAN/WAN access and operations.
• Lead or participate in other projects and provide additional support as mission needs arise.

Minimum Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship.
• An active, in-scope US Government issued Secret clearance or higher.
• An active Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification.
• An active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with Government officials, medical professionals, and highly specialized technical personnel.
• Mastery of networking protocols and technologies, including TCP/IP, XDM, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, RSTP, VRRP, BIND, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, PPP, HDLC, V.35, and RS-449.
• Clear understanding of the communications and Internet standards identified in the PWS: 802.1d, 802.1q, 802.1w, 802.3, 802.5, 802.10, 802.11, 802.3u, 803.2, and 802.3z.
• Direct experience with synchronous and asynchronous communications; Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, ATM; and other communications media used by DoD and DHA.
• Experience with Optical Time Domain Reflectometers, cable testers, network sniffers, and EIA/TIA cable standards and specifications.
• Mastery-level experience in routed, switched, and shared LAN environments supporting current Microsoft operating systems, Windows Active Directory, UNIX, and OpenVMS, together with routers, switches, terminal servers, and local and long-haul WAN connectivity.
• Experience with DoD Health Care Information Systems and technical assignments directly related to the position's area of responsibility.
• Expertise in Windows networks, Cisco Systems, and Orion SolarWinds.
• Ability to perform the functions of subordinate positions in this labor category when assigned to travel to a contract site.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Zero Trust architectures and methodologies.

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a technical discipline, or a related field, plus five years of directly related experience; or completion of a certified technical or vocational school plus 10 years of directly related experience gained through progressively higher levels of complexity.