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Network Engineer III with Security Clearance

Black Eagle Defense
Fort Meade, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 5/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/31/2026
Job Description SALARY RANGE $157,000 - $214,000/year. DUTIES As a successful candidate for the Network Engineer III role you will provide assistance in all aspects of network management from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks; Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents; Implements communication system requirements to support the distributed functionality of a software engineering environment; Analyzes network characteristics (e.g. traffic connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes and throughput), troubleshoots problems and recommends procurement of and/or modifications to network components. Required Skills SKILLS * Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools

  • Develops algorithms used in modules or incorporated into models associated with the research and development of technologies and systems
  • Ensures that all material received is inspected for evidence of tampering and, if any is found, submits a report of suspected physical incident immediately
  • Configure and maintain the organization's network diagrams and accreditations
  • Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations
  • Design, integrate, test, and deploy solutions to established network issues
  • Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management
  • Coordinate with appropriate dataflow organizations and end-customer recipients, follow-on data repositories, and tasking organizations, and mitigate potential adverse impacts on system-wide dataflow
  • Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN's, firewall contexts, Traffic Shaping, Voice over IP (VOIP), GRE Tunneling, IP Security (IPSec), IP Encryption, Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate
  • Coordinate with the system engineering and dataflow efforts to ensure proper mission operations to minimize downtime
  • Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test, and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces, and methodologies
  • Applies Network Acceleration techniques such as Riverbed
  • Conducts inventories as directed (e.g., semiannually/annually)
  • Reports any known or suspected COMSEC incidents immediately
  • Perform configuration, test, deployment, and maintenance of all network equipment
  • Validate new and existing dataflow and data formats
  • Manage assigned tasks and provide guidance to junior Network Engineers
  • Facilitate the implementation of high-speed, scalable, fault-tolerant network topologies as applicable to WAN and LAN design
  • Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components.
  • Lead large efforts of dynamic requirements and scale
  • Resolve complex network problems, operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment, and network simulators
  • Assists System engineers and cross-organizational teams to define requirements QUALIFICATIONS Twelve (12) years' experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. A bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional network engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. Additional Requirements: * Minimum of 3 years as a Network Engineer within the last 3 years
  • Experience with Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls
  • Proficient with Linux and or Windows system administration experience is a plus CERTIFICATIONS & TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES A CCNA or CCNP certification is required, as well as a Security certification. Desired Skills * Experience patching and upgrading Linux servers and networking resources
  • Ansible/Salt scripts
  • AWS/VMs

Salary : $157,000 - $214,000

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