Transport Network Engineer

Trace Systems Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Trace Systems Inc. seeks an experienced Transport Network Engineer to support a global transport network for US SOCOM and mission partners.

This role involves design, implementation, and validation of transport solutions across multiple enclaves, with potential 24/7 on-call support for operational needs. The Senior Network Engineer will lead hands-on engineering, troubleshooting, and performance monitoring across routing and switching, ensuring resiliency and high uptime.

Qualifications

• Active, in-scope US Government Secret clearance.
• US citizenship required.
• DoD 8140.03/DCWF 441 qualification pathway via approved route (Education, DoD Training, Certification).
• Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Cybersecurity/Software Engineering or related field.
• Willingness to travel worldwide, including remote/austere locations; trips may last up to two months.
• Experience troubleshooting complex routed and switched networks.
• Hands-on Cisco networking experience and familiarity with enterprise tools.
• Knowledge of BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VPNs, multicast routing, and network performance monitoring.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• 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 hands‑on engineering, configuration development, performance monitoring, and preventative maintenance for transport network systems.

Skills

Cisco networking

BGP

OSPF

Multicast routing

VPNs

Network performance monitoring

Packet analysis

Log analysis

Root-cause investigations

Hands-on engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / Cybersecurity

Tools

Cisco IOS

Enterprise network management tools

Job description

Job Overview

Transport Network Engineer

Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, NC

This position is pending contract award.

Job 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 on‑call 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 hands‑on engineering, configuration development, performance monitoring, and preventative maintenance for transport network systems.

Minimum 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.
• DoD/Military Training (OR)
• 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.

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.