Sr. IT Network Engineer (Top Secret Clearance)

United States Digital Space LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Washington, DC, seeks a Sr. IT Network Engineer with Top Secret clearance to lead design, deployment, and operations of classified networks supporting critical national security missions.

The role emphasizes network design ownership, security enhancements, and continuous improvements, including NAC 802.1X deployment, campus and data center networks, and automation for network devices. Extensive experience in enterprise and cloud-like environments is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline with 7+ years of professional network engineering experience; or 10+ years of professional network engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
• 1+ year of networking experience deploying enterprise network solutions and/or cloud and web-scale networks

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation,and troubleshooting of classified networks
• Lead network integration and troubleshooting efforts
• Improve network performance and reliability using system performance metrics, including capacity planning, failure detection, and remediation
• Support capacity augmentation and network optimization deployments
• Assist with system configuration updates and firmware management
• Configure, install, and support campus and data center networks
• Support the deployment of network access control (NAC) using 802.1X
• Build automation for network devices, operational processes, and deployment tools
• Develop and enforce network policies and standards
• Create and maintain comprehensive network documentation

Skills

Network design

Network deployment

Network security

NAC 802.1X

Automation for network devices

Network documentation

Campus and data center networks

Troubleshooting classified networks

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline

10+ years of professional network engineering experience in lieu of a degree

Job description

the company was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today the company is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

SR. IT NETWORK ENGINEER – TOP SECRET CLEARANCE

the company is looking for an experienced senior network engineer to drive the build, deployment, and operation of classified IT networks which support critical national security missions. This position will own the network design and be responsible for proposing and implementing continual improvements to add more capabilities and customers. This position is also responsible for monitoring and improving network security, improving network performance and reliability, and optimizing network deployments.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the design, implementation,and troubleshooting of classified networks

• Lead network integration and troubleshooting efforts

• Improve network performance and reliability using system performance metrics, including capacity planning, failure detection, and remediation

• Support capacity augmentation and network optimization deployments

• Assist with system configuration updates and firmware management

• Configure, install, and support campus and data center networks

• Support the deployment of network access control (NAC) using 802.1X

• Build automation for network devices, operational processes, and deployment tools

• Develop and enforce network policies and standards

• Create and maintain comprehensive network documentation

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline and 7+ years of professional network engineering experience; OR 10+ years of professional network engineering experience in lieu of a degree

• 1+ year of networking experience deploying enterprise network solutions and/or cloud and web-scale networks