Senior Network Engineer - Pacific Region

C3EL; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

C3EL is seeking a cleared Senior Network Engineer to support the DoD medical mission across the Pacific region. This role provides regional technical leadership and oversees installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of LAN/WAN infrastructure in DHA networked facilities.

You will collaborate with Government staff and contractor teams, ensure DoD/DHA standards, and guide network security improvements using tools such as SolarWinds and MRTG.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.
• Five years of directly related network engineering experience in DoD/DHA environments.
• Strong expertise in LAN/WAN, routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP) and security controls.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering or equivalent plus related certifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide regional network leadership and deployment for DHA facilities in the Pacific region.
• Install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot LAN/WAN/WLAN equipment.
• Lead network design reviews, ensure DoD/DHA policy alignment.
• Coordinate with government staff and contractors on network projects.
• Monitor performance and security using SolarWinds and MRTG tools.

Skills

CCNP

CISSP

TCP/IP

OSPF

BGP

LAN/WAN

Network security

Documentation

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Orion SolarWinds

MRTG

Ansible

Cisco IOS

Job description

Overview

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Overview:

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer - Pacific Region
Security Clearance: Secret or Higher
Location: Pacific Region
(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 ensures that complex and highly technical infrastructure requirements are addressed throughout DHA networked facilities in the Pacific region. The engineer provides regional technical leadership and high-level installation, configuration, documentation, management, and troubleshooting support for LAN/WLAN/WAN communications equipment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Pacific regional point of contact for network issues, configuration management, communications interconnection, addressing, multi-protocol routing, and network management.


• Study vendor products and determine which components and configurations best meet DoD and Pacific Region medical treatment facility requirements.


• Ensure regional procedures and standards align with DoD, DHA, and DHA Pacific Regional Command objectives and policies.


• 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.