Senior Network Engineer III: Design, Optimize & Secure

Black Eagle Defense; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 157,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Eagle Defense seeks a Network Engineer III to design, implement, maintain, and upgrade complex networks in a DoD/IC environment. You will analyze design specs, ensure dataflow integrity, and implement requirements for performance and security.

The role requires 12+ years of experience, a bachelor’s degree in engineering, and CCNA/CCNP with Security+. Expect responsibilities across WAN/LAN, VPNs, NAT, and network hardening, with leadership duties and collaboration with cross-organizational

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
• Twelve years of experience in programs/contracts of similar scope.

Responsibilities

• Provide network design, implementation, maintenance and upgrades.
• Analyze network characteristics, identify issues and recommend improvements.
• Configure and maintain network diagrams and accreditations.
• Implement network solutions including VPNs, NAT, IPSec, VOIP and traffic shaping.
• Lead and guide junior network engineers and coordinate with dataflow teams.

Skills

Network design

Network performance monitoring

Troubleshooting

Load balancing

VPNs

VOIP

Dataflow optimization

Team guidance

System integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Cisco routers

Cisco switches

Cisco firewalls

Linux admin

Windows admin

Job description

Black Eagle Defense seeks a Network Engineer III to design, implement, maintain, and upgrade complex networks in a DoD/IC environment. You will analyze design specs, ensure dataflow integrity, and implement requirements for performance and security.

The role requires 12+ years of experience, a bachelor’s degree in engineering, and CCNA/CCNP with Security+. Expect responsibilities across WAN/LAN, VPNs, NAT, and network hardening, with leadership duties and collaboration with cross-organizational