Systems Engineer Mid Level

Stratas Corporation, Inc.; Pearl City (HI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

StratasCorp in Pearl Harbor, HI is seeking a senior network engineer to act as a technical escalation point for complex enterprise network issues. The role supports engineering, change management, lab validation, and future DoD network solutions on-site at Pearl Harbor with no remote options.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting, configuring, and maintaining LAN/WAN/WLAN infrastructure, and providing SME leadership across multiple network disciplines.

Qualifications

• SME for BAN/LAN/WAN/WLAN and network boundary engineering.
• Extensive hands-on network maintenance, configuration, troubleshooting, and engineering.
• Experience providing Tier III escalation in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Experience with networks of 16,000+ devices across 450+ locations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to identify, troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve complex network issues.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot network infrastructure (routers, switches, firewalls, APs, sensors).
• Provide engineering support for large intranet environments.
• Serve as Tier III escalation resource for incidents and vendor coordination.
• Develop and maintain network implementation plans and change tickets.
• Track work in an Agile/SAFe framework using JIRA.

Skills

BAN/LAN/WAN/WLAN

Tier III escalation

DoD network concepts

communication skills

problem solving

stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree + experience

Master's degree + experience

Tools

JIRA

Ansible

Python

Job description

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At StratasCorp, our mission strives to put employees first while still being recognized as a leader in the Department of Defense Information Technology sector. We believe in a continuing pursuit of customer satisfaction and operational excellence while exceling in service innovation. We are looking for employees who value corporate culture, leadership, diversity, and commitment to quality, because we are #TeamStratas.

Location

Pearl Harbor, HI - Pearl Harbor, HI 96860 US (Primary)

Category

Information Technology

Job Description

This position will serve as a technical resource and escalation point for complex network issues while supporting engineering, configuration management, change management, lab validation, and future enterprise network solutions.

This position is located on-site, no remote opportunities are available. The preferred location of this role is on-site in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Candidates located in Norfolk, Virginia may also be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to identify, troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve complex network issues in a dynamic enterprise environment.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot network infrastructure, including switches, routers, VLANs, wireless access points (APs), firewalls, and network sensors.
• Provide engineering expertise and operational support for one of the world's largest intranet environments.
• Serve as a Tier III escalation resource for complex incidents, including coordinating with vendors as necessary for incident resolution.
• Serve as an SME and technical backstop for troubleshooting efforts involving multiple network disciplines and teams of CCNP/CCIE-level engineers.
• Apply extensive knowledge of defense-in-depth principles to secure enterprise network infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot technologies and protocols including routing, switching, SD-WAN, WLAN, MPLS, VPNs, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, switching protocols, and multicast.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and operations teams to enhance network availability, performance, reliability, and security.
• Develop and maintain Engineering Implementation Plans (EIPs) supporting network changes and deployments.
• Create and manage change management tickets for deployments, maintenance activities, upgrades, and other network changes.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) in support of problem management activities and recurring incident resolution.
• Participate in engineering, architecture, and project meetings to design and develop future enterprise network solutions.
• Track engineering and operational work within an Agile/SAFe framework using JIRA.
• Participate in Daily Stand-Ups (DSUs), retrospectives, Program Increment (PI) activities, and other Agile ceremonies.
• Develop and deliver detailed demonstrations and technical updates supporting Program Increment objectives.

Configuration Baseline Management

• Maintain version-controlled configuration baselines for network infrastructure devices, including routers, switches, firewalls, and sensors.
• Maintain accurate records of startup and running configurations, firmware versions, security policies, and associated network configuration data.
• Ensure configuration changes are properly documented, peer-reviewed, approved, and backed up to a centralized repository.
• Maintain change-tracking and rollback capabilities to support operational resilience and configuration recovery.
• Ensure network configurations remain compliant with applicable DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and organizational cybersecurity policies.
• Conduct pre-production validation testing for firmware upgrades, configuration changes, and security patches before deployment to production networks.
• Perform testing within an isolated lab environment designed to mirror applicable production network topology and configurations.
• Validate network functionality, security policies and controls, device interoperability, performance against established baselines, and deployment/rollback procedures.
• Document testing results, identified risks, remediation requirements, and deployment recommendations prior to production implementation.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 8–12 years of relevant professional experience; or
• Master's degree with 6–10 years of relevant professional experience.
• Equivalent education and experience substitutions may be considered at the Hiring Manager's discretion.
• Subject Matter Expertise in BAN/LAN/WAN/WLAN and Network Boundary engineering.
• Extensive experience performing highly technical network maintenance, configuration, troubleshooting, and engineering activities.
• Experience providing Tier III escalation support in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting networks of comparable scale to 16,000+ devices across 450+ geographically dispersed locations.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as an SME and escalation backstop for troubleshooting across multiple network disciplines.
• Extensive hands-on troubleshooting experience with routing, switching, SD-WAN, WLAN, MPLS, VPNs, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, switching protocols, and multicast.
• Experience with SAFe Agile methodologies and JIRA.
• Strong understanding of network security and defense-in-depth principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to engineering teams, program leadership, customers, and other stakeholders.

Clearance and Certification Requirements

• Active Secret security clearance required.
• Must be Top Secret eligible.
• DoD 8570.01 IAT Level III certification, such as CASP+, CISSP, CCNP Security, or another qualifying certification.
• A recognized network vendor certification, such as Cisco CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness and ability to participate in an on-call rotation.
• Ability to perform scheduled and unscheduled work during off-hours, including maintenance windows, when required.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) network.
• Previous experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) programs and environments.
• Experience with network automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technologies and practices.
• Hands-on experience with automation technologies such as Ansible and Python.
• Experience with Arista networking technologies.
• Advanced Cisco networking certifications, including CCNP or CCIE, are highly desirable.

The anticipated salary range for this role is$80,000 to $90,000 annually.The anticipated salary range for this position is provided in accordance with applicable pay transparency laws. The final starting salary will be determined based on a variety of job-related factors, including the selected candidate's qualifications, skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, and work location (where applicable), as well as internal equity and market considerations.

We use E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires.

Security Clearance

Secret

Certification Required

Job Type

Full-time

StratasCorp provides a complete compensation package with competitive wages and benefits that include medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA & HSA accounts, disability and other income protection benefits, life insurance, paid personal time-off benefits, paid holidays, and a 401K Saving Plan with a company matching contribution.

StratasCorp is committed to equal opportunity in employment, actively seeking to build a diverse and talented workforce, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.