Transport Network Engineer

Trace Systems; North Carolina; In loco; USD 110.000 - 170.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Trace Systems is seeking a Transport Network Engineer to support a global transport network for the US Special Operations Command and partners, stationed at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, NC. The role involves designing, implementing, and validating transport solutions across multiple enclaves with potential 24/7 on-call support.

Responsibilities include routing/switching optimization, incident troubleshooting, capacity planning, and documenting engineering artifacts.

Competenze

• Active, in-scope US Government issued Secret clearance.
• US Citizenship is required.
• Qualification Pathways per DoDM 8140.03 for DCWF 441 (Intermediate).
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Data Science, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Software Engineering.
• DoD-approved 8140-aligned certification for DCWF 441 such as: CompTIA Security+ CE, CompTIA CySA+, SSCP, GSEC, CEH.
• Willingness to travel worldwide, including remote or austere locations; trips may last up to two months.
• Experience troubleshooting complex network issues within routed and switched infrastructures.
• Hands-on Cisco networking technologies and enterprise network management tools.
• Knowledge of BGP, OSPF, multicast routing, VLANs, VPNs, and network performance monitoring.
• Experience with packet analysis, log analysis, fault isolation, and root-cause investigations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Mansioni

• Engineer and sustain transport network solutions across enclaves (voice, video, data).
• Implement and optimize routing, switching, and transport architectures for resiliency and high uptime.
• Troubleshoot incidents; perform root-cause analysis across physical and virtual networks.
• Assist with capacity planning, performance monitoring, scalability, and security posture improvements.
• Develop diagrams, build guides, and configuration documentation.
• Participate in audits; implement mitigations as required.
• Support transport-level integration in lab, test, and production environments with hardware builds and device configuration.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate designs and support modernization efforts.
• Perform hands-on engineering, configuration development, monitoring, and maintenance.

Conoscenze

Cisco networking technologies

BGP routing

OSPF routing

VLANs

VPNs

Network troubleshoot

Packet analysis

Log analysis

Root-cause investigations

Strong communication

Travel readiness

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / Cybersecurity / Software Engineering

DoD 8140-aligned certification (DCWF 441) or equivalent

Strumenti

Enterprise network management tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Trace Systems

Transport Network Engineer

US-NC-Pope Army Airfield

Job ID: 2026-7329

# of Openings: 1

Category: Networking

Pope Army Airfield, NC

Overview

Job Title: Transport Network Engineer
Location: Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, NC

Responsibilities

Trace Systems is seeking an experienced Transport Network Engineer to support a global transport network supporting the US Special Operations Command and mission partners. This role supports critical communications infrastructure and may require occasional 24/7 oncall support for operational needs. The Senior Network Engineer will lead the design, implementation, and validation of transport network solutions across multiple enclaves.

• Engineer and sustain transport network solutions supporting voice, video, and data services across multiple enclaves.
• Implement and optimize routing, switching, and transport architectures ensuring resiliency, redundancy, and high-uptime performance.
• Troubleshoot network incidents, isolate root causes, and implement corrective actions across physical and virtual network layers.
• Assist with network capacity planning, performance monitoring, scalability assessments, and security posture improvements.
• Develop and maintain engineering artifacts including diagrams, build guides, and configuration documentation.
• Participate in systemwide vulnerability, compliance, and configuration audits; execute mitigations as required.
• Support transport-level integration in lab, test, and production environments, including hardware builds and device configuration.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to validate designs and support mission-driven network modernization efforts.
• Perform handson engineering, configuration development, performance monitoring, and preventative maintenance for transport network systems.

Qualifications

• Active, in-scope US Government issued Secret clearance.
• Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, US Citizenship is required.
• Candidates must meet the qualification requirements of DoDM 8140.03 for the DCWF 441 Network Operations Specialist (Intermediate) work role through an approved qualification pathway (Education, DoD Military/Training, Certification, or a combination thereof), as defined by the applicable contract. Qualification Pathways (One or More May Apply)
• Education (OR), Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Data Science, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Software Engineering.
• Certification (OR), DoD-approved 8140-aligned certification for DCWF 441 (Intermediate), such as: CompTIA Security+ CE, CompTIA CySA+, SSCP, GSEC, CEH.
• Ability to travel worldwide, including to remote or austere locations. Individual trips may extend up to two months, with the possibility of multiple trips per year.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex network issues within routed and switched infrastructures.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco networking technologies and enterprise network management tools.
• Working knowledge of BGP, OSPF, multicast routing, VLANs, VPNs, and network performance monitoring solutions.
• Experience performing packet analysis, log analysis, fault isolation, and root-cause investigations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical personnel.

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Trace Systems:

Trace Systems Inc. was founded to support and defend our nation's security interests at home and abroad whenever and wherever. We provide enterprise IT, engineering, full life-cycle communications, cybersecurity, cloud and virtualization services and solutions to the United States Department of Defense and other federal agencies.

Trace Systems is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

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