Network System Engineer Level 1.5
Summary
An operations-focused network systems engineer who monitors and sustains high-availability network and cloud infrastructure supporting national intelligence missions. Day to day involves analyzing traffic, logs, and telemetry, troubleshooting incidents, and root cause analysis using tools like Splunk, Prometheus, and Linux scripting in a TS/SCI-cleared environment.
About the role
We are seeking a highly capable Network Systems Engineer to support mission-critical operations within our customer environment. This role sits at the intersection of enterprise networking, cloud infrastructure, and real-time operations, helping ensure the availability, performance, and security of systems supporting national intelligence missions.
This is an operations-focused engineering role for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, monitoring and analyzing distributed systems, and keeping critical environments running smoothly. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a high-tempo environment where precision, responsiveness, and mission continuity matter.
You’ll bring strong technical expertise, a problem-solving mindset, and the ability to quickly assess issues and take thoughtful, effective action when it matters most.
What you'll do
- Monitor and sustain high-availability network and cloud infrastructure supporting mission-critical systems.
- Analyze network traffic, system logs, and telemetry to identify anomalies, performance issues, and potential mission impact.
- Provide real-time operational awareness, incident updates, and clear technical reporting to mission stakeholders.
- Troubleshoot incidents, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate responses across network, cloud, and system layers.
- Develop and implement remediation strategies to restore services and improve long-term system resiliency.
- Support secure data flows and cross-domain solutions while maintaining IC security requirements.
- Collaborate with systems engineers, cybersecurity teams, and cloud architects to improve performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Contribute to runbooks, SOPs, and automation initiatives that streamline operations and improve response times.
- Stay current on evolving network architectures, cloud technologies, and operational requirements within the customer environment.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer, Network Engineer, or related role supporting programs of similar scope, complexity, and mission.
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Engineering Management, or a related field from an accredited institution. Five additional years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree.
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Maryland Polygraph required.
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong knowledge of enterprise networking, including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, switching, DNS, and network segmentation.
- Experience supporting real-time operations environments, such as NOCs, SOCs, or mission operations centers.
- Hands-on experience with network monitoring and analytics tools such as Splunk, Elastic, Prometheus, SolarWinds, or similar platforms.
- Ability to analyze packet-level data, logs, and system metrics to troubleshoot issues and optimize performance.
- Working knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and operational scripting using Bash, Python, or similar languages.
- Familiarity with cloud networking, including VPCs, subnets, routing, load balancing, and security groups.
- Experience with incident response, troubleshooting, and operational reporting in classified environments.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly explain technical issues, impacts, and recommended actions in a time-sensitive mission environment.