Travel Network Installation Engineer

1POINTSYS.COM; Fort Meade (MD); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

1POINTSYS.COM is seeking a Senior Network Installation Technician to support the Defense Enclave Services program at Fort Meade, MD. The role covers survey, design, installation, testing, and deployment of structured network environments with extensive CONUS and OCONUS travel.

This hands-on position requires active Secret clearance and experience with Cat6/fiber cabling, network topology diagrams in Visio, OTDRs, cable testers, and testing to DISA/NIST/TEMPEST standards in SIPR/NIPR

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least 4 years of relevant experience.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Willingness to travel 90–100%, including CONUS and OCONUS.
• Hands-on experience installing and supporting network infrastructure.
• Experience installing, terminating, testing, and troubleshooting Cat6 and fiber‑optic cabling.
• Understanding of ANSI/TIA-568 and ANSI/TIA-569 standards.
• Knowledge of Protective Distribution Systems (PDS) requirements for classified systems as directed by Security and/or the Certified TEMPEST Technical Authority (CTTA).
• Knowledge of NTISSI 7003.
• Knowledge of DISA network topologies and standards.
• Experience creating network topology diagrams and rack elevations using Microsoft Visio.
• Experience using OTDRs, cable testers, and network sniffers to test and certify network infrastructure.
• Experience supporting classified network environments, including SIPR and NIPR.

Responsibilities

• Travel 90–100% to customer sites throughout CONUS and OCONUS.
• Lead and support network site surveys, designs, installations, and deployments under government direction.
• Conduct detailed site surveys of customer premise networks.
• Install, connect, configure, and test network infrastructure equipment, including switches, routers, firewalls, wireless APs, and wireless controllers.
• Install, dress, label, terminate, test, and troubleshoot Cat6 and fiber‑optic cabling.
• Build and install network equipment racks and associated infrastructure.
• Configure, test, certify, and troubleshoot network infrastructure cabling.
• Ensure network cabling and infrastructure comply with applicable NIST and TEMPEST standards.
• Support and troubleshoot network infrastructure issues within SIPR and NIPR environments.
• Create detailed site survey reports documenting existing infrastructure, compliance findings, and recommended designs.
• Develop network topology diagrams and rack elevations using Microsoft Visio.
• Use OTDRs, cable testers, and network sniffers to test infrastructure and develop certification documentation.
• Develop Bills of Material (BOMs) for network infrastructure and cable plant requirements.
• Plan and perform preventive maintenance, upgrades, and lifecycle replacement activities.
• Investigate and resolve physical network infrastructure faults.
• Track project activities and ensure deployment tasks are completed on schedule.
• Provide infrastructure deployment status and reporting to key stakeholders.
• Maintain flexibility to support after-hours work when necessary.

Skills

Network installation

Cat6 cabling

Fiber optic cabling

LAN topology

Visio

OTDR testing

Network testing

Troubleshooting

Security clearance

SIPR/NIPR

NIST TEMPEST

DISA standards

BICSI certification

CompTIA Security+ certification

CONUS/OCONUS travel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Visio

Job description

Location:Nationwide travel / Fort Meade, MD / Telework

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Network Installation Technician to support the Defense Enclave Services (DES) program at Fort Meade, MD. This position will support a large federal agency's network infrastructure through the survey, design, installation, testing, and deployment of structured network environments .

The DES program is focused on unifying the Department of Defense Fourth Estate Defense Agencies and Field Activities' common-use IT systems, personnel, functions, and program elements under DISA's Fourth Estate Network Optimization initiative.

This is a highly hands‑on position requiring extensive travel to customer locations throughout CONUS and OCONUS . The technician will support new network installations, lifecycle replacement projects, cable plant installations, wireless deployments, and network infrastructure upgrades while ensuring compliance with applicable NIST, TEMPEST, and DoD standards .

Key Responsibilities

• Travel 90–100% to customer sites throughout CONUS and OCONUS.
• Lead and support network site surveys, designs, installations, and deployments under government direction.
• Conduct detailed site surveys of customer premise networks.
• Install, connect, configure, and test network infrastructure equipment, including:
• Switches
• Routers
• Firewalls
• Wireless access points
• Wireless controllers
• Install, dress, label, terminate, test, and troubleshoot Cat6 and fiber‑optic cabling .
• Build and install network equipment racks and associated infrastructure.
• Configure, test, certify, and troubleshoot network infrastructure cabling.
• Ensure network cabling and infrastructure comply with applicable NIST and TEMPEST standards .
• Support and troubleshoot network infrastructure issues within SIPR and NIPR environments .
• Create detailed site survey reports documenting existing infrastructure, compliance findings, and recommended designs.
• Develop network topology diagrams and rack elevations using Microsoft Visio .
• Use OTDRs, cable testers, and network sniffers to test infrastructure and develop certification documentation.
• Develop Bills of Material (BOMs) for network infrastructure and cable plant requirements.
• Plan and perform preventive maintenance, upgrades, and lifecycle replacement activities.
• Investigate and resolve physical network infrastructure faults.
• Track project activities and ensure assigned deployment tasks are completed on schedule.
• Provide infrastructure deployment status and reporting to key stakeholders.
• Maintain flexibility to support after‑hours work when necessary.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least 4 years of relevant experience . Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Ability and willingness to travel 90–100% , including CONUS and OCONUS locations.
• Hands‑on experience installing and supporting network infrastructure.
• Experience installing, terminating, testing, and troubleshooting Cat6 and fiber‑optic cabling .
• Understanding of ANSI/TIA-568 and ANSI/TIA-569 standards.
• Knowledge of Protective Distribution Systems (PDS) requirements for classified systems as directed by Security and/or the Certified TEMPEST Technical Authority (CTTA).
• Knowledge of NTISSI 7003 .
• Knowledge of DISA network topologies and standards .
• Experience creating network topology diagrams and rack elevations using Microsoft Visio .
• Experience using OTDRs, cable testers, and network sniffers to test and certify network infrastructure.
• Experience supporting classified network environments, including SIPR and NIPR .
• BICSI certification.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.