TS/SCI Network Architect for Tactical Edge Connectivity

LMI Government Consulting; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 165,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI Government Consulting seeks a Network Architect to design and integrate resilient network architectures for autonomous operations across Joint, allied, partner, and commercial systems. This on-site role in Tampa emphasizes connectivity in contested environments and coordinating interfaces from enterprise networks to tactical edge platforms.

The ideal candidate will be hands-on, able to design, test, troubleshoot, document, and operationalize complex communications solutions, maintain

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in network engineering, computer science, information technology, electrical engineering, cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Four or more years of experience in network engineering, tactical communications, systems integration, enterprise networking, or related discipline.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Hands-on knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, switching, VPNs, firewalls, wireless networking, and performance troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Design and integrate network architectures supporting autonomous platforms, tactical edge compute, sensors, and data exchange.
• Assess and integrate terrestrial, satellite, radio, wireless, mesh, cellular, and other transport options.
• Engineer resilient connectivity for contested, disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth conditions; implement failover and redundancy.
• Coordinate network interfaces with Joint, Service, coalition, partner, commercial environments.
• Develop network diagrams, interface control docs, addressing plans, routing designs, and test procedures.
• Plan and execute laboratory, range, exercise, and field integration testing; troubleshoot issues.
• Coordinate network security, encryption, firewall, VPN, cross-domain, and monitoring requirements with cybersecurity teams.
• Prepare technical status, risk, readiness, and decision briefings for leadership.

Skills

Network engineering

Tactical communications

Network troubleshooting

VPN

Firewall

Cloud networking

Cross-domain

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Cisco

CompTIA

DoD 8140 certification

Job description

LMI Government Consulting seeks a Network Architect to design and integrate resilient network architectures for autonomous operations across Joint, allied, partner, and commercial systems. This on-site role in Tampa emphasizes connectivity in contested environments and coordinating interfaces from enterprise networks to tactical edge platforms.

The ideal candidate will be hands-on, able to design, test, troubleshoot, document, and operationalize complex communications solutions, maintain