Sr Network Engineer

Talentify; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

By Light Professional IT Services LLC is seeking a skilled network engineer for MacDill AFB, FL, supporting GSM-O II and JCSE teams. The role focuses on new capability requirements, design assessments, and hands-on engineering, with Tier III support across enterprise networks and RMF compliance.

The candidate will design, test, and implement IGP/EGP/MPLS configurations, ensure secure, optimized routing, and provide technical briefings to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of relevant experience with a BS degree or 2-6 years with a Master’s.
• Current DoD 8140 (8570) IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+, CCNA Security, CySA+).
• CCNP Enterprise certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier III routing and switching support, designing, testing, and implementing IGP, EGP, MPLS, VRF, and NFV/Service Chaining to meet security, performance, and operational requirements.
• Optimize end-to-end network performance across LAN, WAN, CAN, SAN and data center.
• Assist government customer in deriving design objectives, technical specs, performance requirements, and interoperability standards.
• Ensure system design adheres to DoD standards, RMF cybersecurity requirements, and related policies.
• Develop presentations to stakeholders outlining gaps, requirements, objectives, and solution architecture.
• Prepare briefs, papers, and spreadsheets to meet customer requirements.
• Analyze how operational, functional, and performance requirements will be met during design, testing, and implementation of initial capabilities.

Skills

Routing & Switching

IGP/EGP/MPLS

NFV/Service Chaining

RMF Cybersecurity

Tier III Support

DoD Standards

Education

BS Degree

Master's degree

Job description

Company Overview

By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.

Position Overview

This position is located at MacDill AFB, FL supports the Global Solutions Management-Operations II (GSM-O II), Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE). The JCSE team provides en-route, early entry, scalable C4 support to Regional Combatant Commands, Special Operations Command, and other agencies.

In this role, you will be responsible for new capability requirements and design, system assessments, and providing hands-on engineering support. Key elements of this position include: conducting analysis and assessments on new emerging technologies; developing and recommending functional design solutions to meet stakeholder requirements; providing Tier III support to the Joint Network Operations Center (JNOC); developing, engineering, and recommending hardware and software solutions; and conducting cybersecurity mitigations on design solutions to comply with Risk Management Framework (RMF) cybersecurity requirements.

Responsibilities

• Providing Tier III routing and switching support with hands on experience designing, testing, and implementing IGP, EGP, MPLS, VRF, and NFV/Service Chaining on an enterprise network to meet security, performance, operational, and functional requirements.


• Ensuring proper routing protocols are being applied to optimize the end-to-end network performance from the Local Area Network (LAN) through a Wide Area Network (WAN), to a Campus Area Network (CAN), to a Storage Area Network (SAN), or data center.


• Assisting the government customer with identifying any derived design objectives, technical specifications, performance requirements, and interoperability specifications to ensure the system design will meet stakeholder end-to-end requirements.


• Ensure the system design adheres to industry standards, DOD standards, DOD policies, DOD instructions, DOD directives, cybersecurity policies, and best commercial practices.


• Develop presentations to stakeholders articulating the gaps, requirements, objectives, functional and solution architecture.


• Develop, review, and update briefings, papers, and/or spreadsheets to meet customer requirements.


• Provide analysis for how the operational, functional, and performance requirements will be met as part of the system design, test, and implementation of initial capabilities.

Required Experience/Qualifications

• BS Degree and 4-8 years of prior relevant experience or Master's with 2-6 years of relevant experience. Specific experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree.


• Current DoD 8140 (formerly 8570) IAT Level II certification (CompTIA Security+ce, CCNA Security, CySA+, etc.)


• CCNP Enterprise certification

Special Requirements/Security Clearance

• Active Secret clearance required