Senior Network Engineer - Onsite, Secure Networks

The MITRE Corporation; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

On-site work

Job summary

MITRE Corporation in Bedford, MA is seeking a seasoned Network Engineer to design, implement, and secure enterprise networks across data centers, campus, and cloud environments. The role emphasizes architecture, automation, and secure service management, with a strong focus on SDN, Zero Trust, and scalable infrastructure.

Requires 10+ years of related experience, active U.S. clearance (Secret with eligibility for Top Secret), and the ability to work on-site four days a week.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years with a Master’s; or PhD with 5 years experience (as stated).
• Active Secret clearance with eligibility for Top Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required for clearance.
• On-site 4 days/week; strong design, implementation, and monitoring across networking and service management.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture and engineering strategy for network and service management platforms.
• Configure, deploy, test, and validate enterprise network infrastructure and security services across IPv4/IPv6, LAN/WAN, data center, and cloud.
• Design and oversee data center networking, SDN, NFV, and Zero Trust architectures.
• Develop monitoring and observability for network performance and reliability.

Skills

Security clearance

Network engineering

Enterprise networking

Automation

Linux

BGP/OSPF

Data center networking

Networking automation

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

CCNA

CCNP

CCIE

ITIL

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Job description

MITRE Corporation in Bedford, MA is seeking a seasoned Network Engineer to design, implement, and secure enterprise networks across data centers, campus, and cloud environments. The role emphasizes architecture, automation, and secure service management, with a strong focus on SDN, Zero Trust, and scalable infrastructure.

Requires 10+ years of related experience, active U.S. clearance (Secret with eligibility for Top Secret), and the ability to work on-site four days a week.