Senior Network Operations Lead — DOE Q Cleared

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Network Engineer Manager (Network Operations Team Lead) to oversee the network operations for OST IT programs. The role requires leadership in designing and maintaining secure network infrastructure across OST facilities and field locations, ensuring compliance with DOE cybersecurity orders, RMF, and NIST SP 800-53 controls.

The position is onsite in Albuquerque, NM with travel to field locations as required, and involves mentoring junior engineers, coordinating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12 years of experience or higher preferred.
• Active U.S. DOE Q clearance or equivalent
• Experience leading network engineering teams
• Experience in classified or unclassified federal environments
• Experience with network automation and monitoring tools

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical lead and team lead for all network operations.
• Design, implement, and maintain classified and unclassified network infrastructure.
• Lead network incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain network architecture documentation and baselines.
• Coordinate with OCIO on enterprise IT standards and policy compliance.
• Support ATO processes with security documentation.

Skills

Network engineering

Team leadership

Network automation

Incident response

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Cisco DNA Center

SolarWinds

PRTG

Nagios

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior Network Engineer Manager (Network Operations Team Lead) to oversee the network operations for OST IT programs. The role requires leadership in designing and maintaining secure network infrastructure across OST facilities and field locations, ensuring compliance with DOE cybersecurity orders, RMF, and NIST SP 800-53 controls.

The position is onsite in Albuquerque, NM with travel to field locations as required, and involves mentoring junior engineers, coordinating with