Senior Network Planning Engineer — TS/SCI Clearance

Insight Global; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an experienced Network Planning Engineer to join our client in Palm Bay, Florida. The role focuses on planning, designing, analyzing, and supporting secure enterprise networks onsite, with an active TS/SCI clearance required.

You will collaborate with engineering, operations, cybersecurity and program teams to develop scalable network architectures, perform capacity planning, modeling and forecasting, and support modernization efforts.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, OR Master's with 6+ years, OR 14+ years in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with network architecture, planning, and design in secure environments.
• Strong background in LAN/WAN/MAN, wireless, and hybrid networks.
• Experience with capacity planning, traffic analysis, network modeling, and forecasting.
• Ability to develop network implementation, migration, and modernization strategies.
• Experience collaborating with cybersecurity and systems engineering teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain IAT Level II certification within 3 months.
• Strong technical documentation experience including network diagrams, implementation plans, and design packages.
• Experience with DoD, Intelligence Community, or federal government programs.
• CCNA/CCNP/CCIE or similar certifications.
• Experience with network modeling and simulation tools.
• Knowledge of SDN and network automation (IaC).
• Cloud networking and hybrid cloud connectivity experience.
• Understanding of Zero Trust architecture and secure network design.
• Experience with network monitoring and management platforms.
• Background leading network modernization and infrastructure refresh efforts.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and recommend network solutions across LAN, WAN, MAN, wireless and hybrid environments.
• Evaluate network performance metrics and forecast capacity needs.
• Support modernization initiatives and migrate networks as required.
• Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis for complex network issues.
• Develop technical documentation including network diagrams and implementation plans.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Network architecture

Capacity planning

Network modeling

Technical documentation

IaC

Cloud networking

SDN

Mentoring

DoD/IC experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's with experience

Job description

Insight Global is seeking an experienced Network Planning Engineer to join our client in Palm Bay, Florida. The role focuses on planning, designing, analyzing, and supporting secure enterprise networks onsite, with an active TS/SCI clearance required.

You will collaborate with engineering, operations, cybersecurity and program teams to develop scalable network architectures, perform capacity planning, modeling and forecasting, and support modernization efforts.