Space-Grade Network Engineer III | Kirtland AFB

Abacus Solutions Group, LLC; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 43,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Employer matching retirement plan

Job summary

Abacus Solutions Group is seeking a network engineer to join the team at Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque, NM. The role focuses on ensuring reliable satellite-ground communications and supporting secure network infrastructure and virtual server environments.

You will collaborate with the cybersecurity team to remediate deficiencies, analyze traffic, troubleshoot systems, and maintain network diagrams and IP tracking while providing after-hours support as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing network characteristics such as traffic and throughput.
• Ability to troubleshoot and administer network systems.
• Experience supporting Linux/Unix environments and multi-vendor devices.

Responsibilities

• Analyze network characteristics such as traffic, connect time, speeds, and throughput.
• Troubleshoot, install, and administer network systems.
• Assist senior engineers with installation, removal, and modifications to network components.
• Configure and troubleshoot switches, routers, firewalls, and peripherals in lab and production environments.
• Operate or administer Linux/Unix systems.
• Provide occasional after-hours support.
• Use monitoring tools to analyze network activity and problems.
• Develop and maintain network topologies, diagrams, and IP tracking.

Skills

Network analysis

Troubleshooting

Linux/Unix administration

Documentation

Tools

SolarWinds

Wireshark

iPerf

Job description

Abacus Solutions Group is seeking a network engineer to join the team at Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque, NM. The role focuses on ensuring reliable satellite-ground communications and supporting secure network infrastructure and virtual server environments.

You will collaborate with the cybersecurity team to remediate deficiencies, analyze traffic, troubleshoot systems, and maintain network diagrams and IP tracking while providing after-hours support as needed.