Overview In this Design Engineer role, you will help modernize and transition a global CAN/LAN network for a government customer. You will work within the National Security Team to design, document, and validate secure network solutions aligned with DISA STIGs and enterprise policies. You'll use a private test lab to prototype changes, schedule maintenance with minimal data impact, and support operations with fault isolation and scalable fixes. This position offers hands-on design and build experience in a mission-critical environment with a path toward MPLS WAN exposure. A strong hook is the opportunity to contribute to a secure, modern network serving national security operations.
Compensation / Benefits- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Disability Benefits (short and long term)
Responsibilities- Interpret customer requirements and apply standard design approaches for service delivery
- Fully document designs with diagrams, BOMs, cabling sheets, and configurations
- Use private test lab to evaluate new technologies and test changes
- Schedule maintenance windows to migrate from legacy to modern infrastructure with minimal data impact
- Provide technical expertise to Operations for fault isolation and resolution
- Develop secure network designs aligned with STIGs and obtain Authority to Operate (ATO) for new devices/software
- Supervise network support specialists to plan, coordinate, and implement services
- Improve design products, processes, and systems
- Opportunity to learn and work on MPLS WANs alongside CAN/LAN focus
Key requirements- TS/SCI with polygraph
- 10 years of experience equivalent (doctorate+3, masters+4, bachelor+6, associates+8, HS)
- DoD 8140 IAT Level 2
- Network engineering experience including Tier III or higher operations/design
- Production network hardware configurations for Cisco, Brocade, and/or Juniper
- Hands-on routing protocols such as OSPF or BGP in production networks
- Hands-on switching/trunking protocols including VLANs, 802.1Q, and port-channels
- initiative
- discipline to work unsupervised
- ability to work in a network engineering team
- CAN/LAN network design and deployment
- MPLS WANs experience
- network management tools
