Senior Network Operations Engineer

Talentify; Lanham (MD); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent seeks a Network Engineer to support 24/7 monitoring, operation, and improvement of complex network infrastructure in Lanham, MD. This hybrid role collaborates with engineering and operations teams to ensure reliability and performance of mission-critical systems.

Must have 10+ years in network operations, strong monitoring and incident response experience, and relevant certifications. Salary reflects a high-demand, senior-level role with benefits from Actalent.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, information technology, telecommunications, computer science, or a related technical discipline.
• CCNA, Network+, ITIL or equivalent certifications are a plus.
• 10+ years of experience supporting network operations, telecommunications, infrastructure operations, or related technical environments.
• Experience with network monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident response.
• Experience working within cross-functional engineering and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, implementation, maintenance, and sustainment of network operations infrastructure.
• Monitor network health, performance, and service availability across multiple communications systems and platforms.
• Support incident management, problem management, monitoring, response, and operational reporting processes.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve network and service issues in collaboration with engineering and operations teams.
• Escalate and communicate service-impacting issues to appropriate stakeholders.
• Participate in outage response, service restoration, root cause analysis, and corrective action activities.
• Develop and implement monitoring procedures, operational processes, and best practices to improve service reliability.
• Analyze operational reports and performance data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and operations teams to maintain and enhance network performance.
• Assist with the implementation of operational readiness activities for new technologies and network capabilities.
• Support the development and delivery of technical training and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Identify process improvement and automation opportunities to enhance operational efficiency.
• Maintain operational documentation, procedures, and technical records.
• Contribute to achieving established service-level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs).

Skills

Secure networks

Cyber security

Incident detection

Network architecture

Security clearance

Satellite communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, information technology, telecommunications, computer science, or related technical discipline

CCNA

Network+

ITIL

Job description

Actalent seeks a Network Engineer to support 24/7 monitoring, operation, and improvement of complex network infrastructure in Lanham, MD. This hybrid role collaborates with engineering and operations teams to ensure reliability and performance of mission-critical systems.

Must have 10+ years in network operations, strong monitoring and incident response experience, and relevant certifications. Salary reflects a high-demand, senior-level role with benefits from Actalent.