Senior Network Engineer with Security Clearance

Nightwing; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

PTO

Holidays

Insurance

Job summary

Nightwing in Annapolis, MD, seeks a Senior Network Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain complex networks supporting intelligence mission needs. The role emphasizes secure configurations, high-throughput performance, and compliance with DoD/IC standards.

The position requires TS/SCI with Poly, and offers a comprehensive package including health coverage, 401k, PTO, holidays, and other insurances. The candidate will interface with multiple dataflow teams and field engineers to ensure mission

Qualifications

• TS/SCI with Poly clearance is required.
• Experience with network design, deployment, and maintenance.
• Ability to analyze design documents and optimize performance.
• Familiarity with DoD/IC regulations and ISO 9000.

Responsibilities

• Report any known or suspected COMSEC incidents immediately.
• Configure, test, deployment, and maintenance to all network equipment.
• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.
• Design, integrate, test, and deploy solutions to network issues.
• Coordinate with dataflow organizations to minimize downtime.

Skills

Network design

LAN/WAN

Configuration & deployment

VPN

Firewall

VoIP

IP encryption

Load balancing

Data throughput optimization

MoIP

Tools

Cisco equipment

Juniper

Job description

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers' most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets. Performs network services from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks. Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents. Performs general LAN/CAN/WAN administration. Schedules conversions and cutovers. Clearance required: TS/SCI with Poly. The Senior Network Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:

• Reports any known or suspected COMSEC incidents immediately
• Perform configuration, test, deployment, and maintenance to all network equipment. Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools
• Develops algorithms used in modules or incorporated into models associated with the research and development of technologies and systems
• Ensures that all material received is inspected for evidence of tampering and, if any is found, submits a report of suspected physical incident immediately.
• Configure and maintain organization's network diagrams and accreditations
• Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations
• Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations
• Design, integrate, test, and deploy solutions to established network issues
• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management
• Coordinate with appropriate dataflow organizations and end-customer recipients, follow-on data repositories and tasking organizations and mitigate potential adverse impacts on system-wide dataflow
• Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load balancing, VPN's, firewall contexts, Traffic Shaping Voice over IP (VoIP), IP Encryption, Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation Coordinate with the system engineering and dataflow efforts to ensure proper mission operations to minimize down time
• Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies
• Gather needed data to specify system/component performance and interface requirements
• Manage, develop work schedules and direct the work of junior level engineers

The salary associated with this position $122,000-$253,000 is commensurate with the selected candidate's qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards. Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances. The salary associated with this position ($122,000-$253,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate's qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards. Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances. Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.