Network Operations Engineer SR

Network Operations Engineer SR

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 100%

Type of Travel: Local

Anticipated Posting End: There is not an anticipated end date for this posting since applications are needed on an ongoing basis.

The Opportunity: 

Lead enterprise-level network support and modernization for the U.S. Air Force's most mission-critical infrastructure. As a Senior Network Operations Engineer, you’ll oversee complex break/fix efforts, lead troubleshooting across routers, switches, and firewalls, and provide engineering-level input for site surveys, installations, and network documentation. You’ll work with enterprise and data center network technologies—including DMVPN, EIGRP, BGP, and automation tools—to deliver resilient network performance and ensure alignment with cybersecurity, SLA, and DoD modernization objectives at CONUS installations.  

 

Responsibilities: 

Multi-disciplined network engineer with experience maintaining and fixing legacy wired solutions in response to network faults, errors, incidents, and problems. Provides touch labor for all network devices. Oversees monitoring of network assets per SLAs. Supervises break/fix and maintenance activities. Ensures the maintenance of multiple network enclaves, consisting primarily of Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls with support for other vendor products. Has a fundamental understanding of network engineering concepts and adapts to emerging technologies as they are introduced to the environment. Extensive experience and technical knowledge of both Enterprise and Data Center networks in addition to network security technologies. Experienced working with DMVPN technologies, EIGRP, BGP, and emerging data center architectures in addition to experience with network automation technologies. Troubleshoots complex problems to closure. Hands-on technical position that provides technical expertise and leadership for enterprise network infrastructure at Network Operations Center. Performs site surveys, configuration and engineering, installation planning, and documentation services for the customer as they relate to all network services. Analyzes network protocols, routing standards and procedures, traffic patterns, and data flow. Communicates clearly and succinctly, both written and orally, and presents products and ideas in a business-like manner.  

Available Work Locations:

Buckley SFB, Colorado

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida

Cheyenne Mountain SFS, Colorado*

Los Angeles AFB, California

Patrick SFB, Florida

Peterson SFB, Colorado*

Schriever SFB, Colorado

Vandenberg SFB, California

Qualifications: 

Required:  

• Degree: Technical BA/BS degree; Experience: 7 years with bachelor’s degree Commensurate: High School diploma or associate degree with a minimum of 10 years performing as a Network Engineer supporting large, complex networks in a Network Operations Center environment

• Specific Skills: Experience with DoD IT security requirement; experience supporting DoD projects, specifically network modernization projects; proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio). 

• Willing to travel. Not all work locations share this requirement.

  

Desired:  

• ITIL v3 or ITSM experience; CCNA; Juniper; 

•  Certification(s): DoD 8570 IAT III Baseline Certification (CompTIA Security+ CE or CCNA-SEC or equivalent); CCNP, CCDP, or equivalent;  

•  Clearance: Secret Eligible 

• *Note: For some locations a TS/SCI may be needed. Please see location list above.

This position is contingent on funding and may not be filled immediately. However, this position is representative of positions within CACI that are consistently available. Individuals who apply may also be considered for other positions at CACI.