Senior Telecommunications Engineer – Remote, Secure Networks

MANTECH; United States; Remote; USD 89,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Disability Coverage

Job summary

MANTECH is hiring a Senior Telecommunications Engineering Specialist to join the CASTLE-NET program. This remote role supports USACE IT services, leading telecom design, deployments, and security across enterprise networks.

You will mentor engineers, work with executives, and implement modern telecommunications solutions including SD-WAN and unified communications to strengthen the IT foundation.

Qualifications

• Requires an associate degree or equivalent work experience in Telecommunications or IT.
• 8+ years of telecommunications systems support or related IT role.
• Basic understanding of telecom systems, networking, and problem solving.
• Relevant certifications like CCENT or Network+ are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer complex telecom systems following enterprise architecture and security standards.
• Oversee configuration, lifecycle upgrades and troubleshooting of telecom infrastructure and security hardening.
• Establish and monitor KPIs to ensure system availability and performance; document configurations and DR procedures.
• Lead major technology deployments, drive roadmaps, and analyze long-term performance data.
• Act as SME across projects, mentor junior engineers, and interface with executives.
• Drive integration of SD-WAN and next-gen unified communications.

Skills

Telecommunications engineering

Network design

Security hardening

Technical documentation

Project leadership

SD-WAN

Unified communications

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Cisco CCENT

CompTIA Network+

Job description

MANTECH is hiring a Senior Telecommunications Engineering Specialist to join the CASTLE-NET program. This remote role supports USACE IT services, leading telecom design, deployments, and security across enterprise networks.

You will mentor engineers, work with executives, and implement modern telecommunications solutions including SD-WAN and unified communications to strengthen the IT foundation.