Senior UC Network Engineer - DoD, Hybrid (4x/Week)

Piper Companies; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Sr. UC Network Engineer to join a DoD-focused team delivering enterprise networking, data center, and collaboration solutions at Scott Air Force Base, IL in a hybrid work environment.

The role requires an active Secret Clearance, 8+ years of network engineering experience, and a Bachelor’s degree. You will lead complex deployments, design secure connectivity, automate workflows, and mentor teams while supporting mission-critical operations.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical discipline preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in network engineering, systems engineering, or enterprise technology support environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer delivery engagements and provide escalation support for large-scale infrastructure, network, and collaboration solutions.
• Design, implement, integrate, optimize, and support enterprise networking, security, data center, virtualization, and collaboration technologies.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex routing, switching, security, data center, and unified communications environments.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to customer leadership by providing technical guidance, architecture recommendations, and strategic modernization planning.
• Design and implement firewall policies, high-availability configurations, and secure connectivity solutions supporting voice, video, messaging, and enterprise applications.
• Support hyper-converged and virtualized infrastructure environments hosting critical business and collaboration services.
• Support Linux and Windows Server environments that provide services for enterprise applications, monitoring platforms, and infrastructure management tools.
• Participate in crisis management activities, proactively identifying and mitigating risks that could impact operations or service delivery.

Skills

Active Secret Clearance

Enterprise networking

Linux administration

Windows Server administration

Docker

CI/CD

Automation scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE/IT

Tools

GitHub

CI/CD tooling

Automation tools

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Sr. UC Network Engineer to join a DoD-focused team delivering enterprise networking, data center, and collaboration solutions at Scott Air Force Base, IL in a hybrid work environment.

The role requires an active Secret Clearance, 8+ years of network engineering experience, and a Bachelor’s degree. You will lead complex deployments, design secure connectivity, automate workflows, and mentor teams while supporting mission-critical operations.