DoD Cyberspace Workforce qualification (minimum Security +) needed.
Hands-on experience with enterprise LAN and WAN environments essential.
Strong knowledge of network technologies including routing, switching, and firewalls.
Ability to maintain technical documentation and comply with cybersecurity requirements.
Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or equivalent experience required.
Five or more years of network engineering or administration experience preferred.
Responsibilities
Design, configure, and secure enterprise network infrastructure.
Monitor network performance and troubleshoot outages effectively.
Develop scalable network solutions and recommend necessary upgrades.
Install and certify copper and fiber-optic cabling as needed.
Support connectivity for various technologies including servers and data centers.
Apply security baselines and manage change effectively.
Maintain comprehensive network documentation and inventories.
Benefits
Opportunity to work at a prestigious military installation.
Engagement in mission-critical network operations.
Potential for professional development and certifications.
Collaborative work environment with technical teams.
Support for disaster recovery and continuity of operations.
Full Job Description
Network Engineer
Wright-Patterson AFB
*This position is contingent upon contract award and the actual job description may vary based on specific contract requirements and organizational needs.*
Responsibilities:
Design, configure, maintain, monitor, and secure enterprise network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and VPNs.
Monitor availability, capacity, health, and performance; troubleshoot outages and connectivity issues, perform root-cause analysis, and coordinate resolution with technical teams.
Develop scalable network solutions and recommend upgrades, technology refreshes, and configuration changes based on mission, performance, and security needs.
Install, test, certify, and troubleshoot copper and fiber-optic cabling, coordinating work with external organizations when required.
Support connectivity for servers, data centers, storage, backup, voice, video, and conference-room technologies.
Apply approved security baselines, patches, firmware updates, and change-management practices.
Maintain network diagrams, configurations, procedures, implementation records, and hardware and software inventories.
Support disaster recovery, continuity of operations, and assigned after-hours outage response.
Requirements:
Active Secret security clearance.
Current role-appropriate DoD Cyberspace Workforce qualification meeting DoDM 8140.03 requirements (minimum Security +) and any required operating-system or technology certification.
Hands-on experience designing, configuring, securing, monitoring, and troubleshooting enterprise LAN and WAN environments.
Knowledge of routing, switching, firewalls, load balancing, intrusion detection and prevention, VPNs, network monitoring, capacity planning, and copper and fiber-optic cabling.
Ability to maintain technical documentation and comply with privileged-user, cybersecurity, information-protection, and controlled-unclassified-information requirements.
Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or equivalent relevant education and experience.
Five or more years of network engineering or administration experience; DoD experience and a relevant certification such as CCNA, CCNP, or Network+ are preferred.
Ability to work primarily at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and support occasional extended hours or on-call outage response.
