Senior UC Network Engineer - DoD Hybrid (Secret Clearance)

ZP Group; Shiloh (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Sr. UC Network Engineer to join a team supporting mission-critical network, infrastructure, and collaboration environments within the Department of Defense.

This role delivers advanced engineering services, leads complex network and collaboration initiatives, and acts as a trusted technical advisor for enterprise modernization efforts. Active Secret Clearance is required; hybrid work located at Scott Air Force Base, IL (4 days onsite per week).

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or related field preferred.
• 8+ years in network engineering, systems engineering, or enterprise tech support.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer delivery engagements and provide escalation support for large-scale networks and collaboration solutions.
• Design, implement, integrate, optimize, and support enterprise networking, data center, and UC technologies.
• Lead troubleshooting for routing, switching, security, data center, and unified communications.
• Advise customer leadership with architecture recommendations and modernization planning.
• Design and implement firewall policies, HA configurations, and secure connectivity for voice, video, messaging, and apps.
• Support hyper-converged and virtualized infrastructure hosting critical services.
• Manage Linux and Windows Server environments supporting enterprise applications and monitoring tools.
• Participate in crisis management, proactively mitigating risks.

Skills

DoD networking

Automation scripting

Python scripting

Docker

GitHub

CI/CD

Linux administration

Windows Server

Voice protocols

Networking security

Data center technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/IT

Tools

Docker

GitHub

CI/CD tools

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Sr. UC Network Engineer to join a team supporting mission-critical network, infrastructure, and collaboration environments within the Department of Defense.

This role delivers advanced engineering services, leads complex network and collaboration initiatives, and acts as a trusted technical advisor for enterprise modernization efforts. Active Secret Clearance is required; hybrid work located at Scott Air Force Base, IL (4 days onsite per week).