Senior Network Engineer with Security Clearance

Akima Infrastructure Services; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Akima Global Technology (AGT) in the CONUS region seeks a Senior Network Engineer to serve as regional technical authority for LAN/WAN projects supporting DHA activities. You will lead complex network operations, ensure security, and coordinate with multiple stakeholders in a multi-provider environment.

The role requires DoD security credentials (Secret clearance or higher), a BS in a technical field, and substantial hands-on experience with Cisco, SolarWinds, ARMIS, and Ansible.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance required.
• BS in a technical field or equivalent with senior experience.
• DoD 8570.01-M IAM Level III and CISSP or equivalent; CCNP preferred.
• Experience with DoD healthcare and RMF/ATO processes.

Responsibilities

• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex LAN/WAN issues affecting network availability.
• Lead installation, configuration, and documentation of routers, switches, wireless, firewalls, VPNs.
• Coordinate changes with CIOs, engineers, CSPs, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Develop and document STIG-compliant configurations and RMF/ATO artifacts.
• Provide regional leadership and escalation guidance to field personnel.

Skills

DoD network engineering

LAN/WAN/WLAN

Security policies

RMF/ATO

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/technical field

DoD 8570.01-M IAM Level III

CISSP or equivalent

CCNP

Tools

Cisco gear

SolarWinds/Orion

ARMIS

Ansible

Firewalls/VPN/IDS-IPS

MIB/MRTG

Job description

The Senior Network Engineer - CONUS is the regional Key Personnel technical authority for complex DHA LAN/WLAN/WAN network operations supporting MTFs, GSUs, OLBs, and other DHA activities within the CONUS region. The role provides high-level network engineering, escalation, troubleshooting, configuration, security, documentation, modernization support, and technical coordination in a multi-provider EITSI environment. The engineer ensures that network services remain reliable, secure, standardized, and available for MHS clinical and administrative systems, including MHS GENESIS and other mission systems that depend on the MTF LAN/WAN infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex LAN/WLAN/WAN issues affecting MTF network availability, performance, security posture, and clinical mission support.
• Lead high-level installation, configuration, documentation, management, tuning, and troubleshooting of routers, switches, wireless, firewalls, VPN devices, IDS/IPS, circuit connectivity, and related network infrastructure.
• Use SolarWinds/Orion, ARMIS, Ansible, diagnostics, network administration tools, MIB/MRTG concepts, and packet/cabling tools to isolate root cause, restore service, and recommend corrective actions.
• Coordinate network configuration and security changes with MTF CIOs, Government engineers, NetMOD Network Standards Team, EITSI, service desk, cybersecurity, CSPs, GSPs, vendors, and other participating entities.
• Implement, validate, and document STIG-compliant configurations, IAVA remediation, vulnerability fixes, hardware/software inventories, network diagrams, and technical artifacts needed for Government-led RMF/ATO packages.
• Develop or update network standards, SOPs, written recommendations, tickets, change records, configuration documentation, and lessons learned to improve enterprise standardization and reduce repeat incidents.
• Provide regional technical leadership to Network Specialists and field support personnel, including escalation guidance, quality review, knowledge transfer, after-hours support, and on-site/near-site dispatch coordination.
• Qualifications * An active DoD Secret clearance is required for consideration
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, a technical discipline, or related field, plus at least five years of directly related experience; or certified technical/vocational school completion with ten years of progressively complex directly related experience.
• DoD cyber workforce compliance aligned to the PWS-cited DoD 8570.01-M requirements; IAM Level III or equivalent certification profile required for the role. CISSP or equivalent required. CCNP required.
• Eligible for ADP/IT-I critical-sensitive Public Trust.
• Experience with U.S. Government Medical Information Systems.
• Mastery of enterprise LAN/WLAN/WAN architecture, routed and switched environments, long-haul WAN connectivity, wireless technologies, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, SMTP, HTTP/HTTPS, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, PPP, HDLC, VRRP, RSTP, 802.1q, 802.11, Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet, and related DoD network communications standards.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco network infrastructure; Orion SolarWinds; ARMIS; Ansible; firewalls; VPN devices; IDS/IPS capabilities; diagnostic tools; MIB/MRTG concepts; OTDR, cable testers, sniffers, and EIA/TIA cabling standards.
• Experience implementing and maintaining STIG-compliant configurations, supporting IAVA-directed remediation, producing accurate technical artifacts for RMF/ATO support, and protecting CUI, PII, and PHI in accordance with DoD/DHA policy.
• Experience supporting DoD healthcare, MHS, MTF, MedCOI, or mission‑critical clinical network environments, including coordination with Government, CIO, cybersecurity, service desk, and enterprise service‑provider stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate complex technical issues to Government officials, medical professionals, and highly specialized technical personnel both verbally and in writing.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating within an EITSI/MSI or multi-provider environment with CSP, GSP, service desk, cybersecurity, and Government engineering handoffs.
• Experience developing network standards, technical implementation plans, change records, SOPs, knowledge articles, and after‑action documentation that reduce repeat incidents and improve enterprise standardization.
• Experience with Zero Trust architectures and methodologies at the network, device, segmentation, monitoring, and privileged‑access layers.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow or DHA ITSM processes for incident, problem, change, task, asset, time‑per‑ticket, SLA, and escalation documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead regional engineers and technicians in a distributed services model that balances remote‑first triage with on‑site/near‑site dispatch.
• Experience leading regional technical response across large CONUS healthcare, DoD, or federal enterprise network footprints with multiple MTFs, clinics, remote sites, and local CIO stakeholders. Job ID 2026-24158 Work Type On‑Site Pay Range 130,000 - 180,000 Benefits Regular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full‑time and part‑time employees. Company Description Work Where it Matters Akima Global Technology (AGT), an Akima company, is not just another federal IT contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska. At AGT, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States. For our shareholders, AGT provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years. For our government customers, AGT delivers new technologies and partners with leading edge commercial enterprises to deliver unique and innovative IT solutions. As an AGT employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.