Senior Network Systems Engineer – DoD Enterprise (Onsite)

Piper Companies; Pearl City (HI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Paid holidays

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

401(k)

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Network Systems Engineer to support a large DoD enterprise network program. This on-site role is at Pearl Harbor, HI, with alternate locations in Whidbey Island, WA and Norfolk, VA.

The senior engineer will drive network engineering, Tier III troubleshooting, configuration management, and modernization initiatives. Responsibilities include leading complex LAN/WAN/WLAN tasks, SD-WAN and VPN management, and DISA STIG compliance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in enterprise network engineering and operations within large-scale environments.
• Extensive experience with LAN/WAN/WLAN, routing, switching, SD-WAN, MPLS, VPNs, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, multicast, firewalls, and security technologies.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, configuration management, and problem-solving skills with Tier III escalation experience.
• Bachelor's degree with 8-12 years of relevant experience or Master's degree with 6-10 years of relevant experience.
• Active Secret Security Clearance required; must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level III certification (CASP+, CISSP, CCNP Security, or equivalent).
• Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent network vendor certification required.

Responsibilities

• Lead troubleshooting, analysis, and resolution of complex enterprise network issues across LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, VPN, and network boundary environments.
• Configure, maintain, and support routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access points, VLANs, and network security infrastructure.
• Develop Engineering Implementation Plans (EIPs), manage change requests, conduct root cause analysis, and support enterprise network deployments.
• Maintain configuration baselines, ensure DISA STIG compliance, and conduct lab validation testing for upgrades, patches, and configuration changes.
• Participate in Agile/SAFe ceremonies, collaborate with engineering teams, and support future-state network architecture and modernization efforts.

Skills

Enterprise network engineering

Tier III support

Troubleshooting

Network security

Configuration management

Agile/SAFe participation

Education

Bachelor's degree; 8-12 years experience

Master's degree; 6-10 years experience

Tools

Cisco CCNA

Cisco CCNP

Cisco CCIE

Arista

Ansible

Python

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Network Systems Engineer to support a large DoD enterprise network program. This on-site role is at Pearl Harbor, HI, with alternate locations in Whidbey Island, WA and Norfolk, VA.

The senior engineer will drive network engineering, Tier III troubleshooting, configuration management, and modernization initiatives. Responsibilities include leading complex LAN/WAN/WLAN tasks, SD-WAN and VPN management, and DISA STIG compliance.