Senior Network Engineer, EUROPE

Five Stones Research Corporation; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Matching

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Five Stones Research Corporation is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support the Department of Defense (DoD) by ensuring secure and high-performance LAN/WLAN/WAN operations. The role includes troubleshooting complex network issues and enhancing network security controls.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field, five years of experience, and CCNP certification. The benefits include health insurance, 401(k) matching, and performance incentives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Sciences, Engineering, or related discipline with five years of experience.
• Level III IAM certification or equivalent per DoD 8570.01-M.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Support DoD by ensuring secure and high-performance network operations.
• Diagnose and resolve complex network issues across all levels.
• Maintain and enhance network security controls.

Job description

Clearance: Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance required

Summary/Objective:

Five Stones Research Corporation (5SRC) is seeking energetic candidates to join our established and growing Huntsville-headquartered team. THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD.

Position Summary

The Senior Network Engineer supports the Department of Defense (DoD) by ensuring secure, reliable, and high performance LAN/WLAN/WAN operations across Military Treatment Facilities.

Essential Functions

• Identify, diagnose, and resolve complex LAN/WLAN/WAN network issues across all levels of the OSI model using enterprise network management tools such as Orion SolarWinds, ARMIS, and Ansible.
• Perform high‑level installation, configuration, documentation, and management of communication equipment supporting all network facilities.
• Measure and optimize network performance through understanding of Management Information Blocks (MIB), MRTG, and other monitoring methodologies to ensure minimal downtime and high service availability.
• Serve as the regional point of contact for network issues, configuration management, addressing, and multi‑protocol routing.
• Ensure network designs and operations fully support mission requirements.
• Maintain and enhance network security controls to protect MTF systems from unauthorized access.
• Develop, implement, and update network standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Provide written recommendations and coordinate updates with the Network Standards Team.
• Evaluate vendor technologies to determine optimal solutions for DoD and regional needs.
• Communicate effectively with government officials, medical personnel, and technical staff.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Sciences, Engineering, Technical, or related discipline and five years of directly related experience; or successful completion of a certified Technical or Vocational School and ten years of directly related experience gained through progressively higher levels of complexity.
• Information Assurance Manager (IAM) Level III or equivalent certification, per DoD 8570.01‑M.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) are required.
• Mastery of core networking protocols and technologies such as TCP/IP, XDM, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, RSTP, VRRP, BIND, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, PPP, HDLC, V.35, RS‑449, and a clear understanding of the 802.1d, 802.1q, 802.1w, 802.3, 802.5, 802.10, 802.11, 802.3u, 803.2, and 802.3z communications and Internet standards.
• Clear understanding and direct experience with synchronous and asynchronous communications, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, ATM, and other communications media in use by DoD and DHA.
• Experience with various Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR), cable testers, network sniffers, and EIA/TIA cable standards and specifications.
• Mastery level of experience in routed, switched, and shared LAN environments that operate Microsoft OS, Windows Active Directory, UNIX, OpenVMS and employ routers, switches, terminal servers, and various local and long‑haul WAN connectivity.
• Experience with DoD Health Care Information Systems.
• Expertise in Windows networks, Cisco Systems, and Orion SolarWinds.
• Capable of establishing and configuring network firewalls, VPN devices, and IDSs.

We Offer

• 401(k) Matching
• Company Events
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Performance Incentives
• Student Loan Repayment
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vision Insurance

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