Network Integration Engineer-Mid

Role overview Integrate and modernize enterprise network services for a large, geographically distributed defense network. This remote mid-level engineering role focuses on routing, switching, SD-WAN connectivity, migration work, and secure operations. You’ll coordinate with engineering and cybersecurity teams to validate changes and keep network services dependable.

Responsibilities - Discover network devices, verify management access, and identify dependencies for integration and migration. - Plan, implement, test, troubleshoot, and validate network migrations, including post-change checks. - Support LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, MPLS, VPN, VRF, routing, and network segmentation. - Perform device upgrades, patching, configuration changes, and lifecycle maintenance. - Diagnose connectivity, performance, and security issues; assist with network hardening and DoD STIG implementation. - Create and maintain integration plans, network diagrams, configuration records, and test documentation. - Coordinate with stakeholders during integration and migration, working independently on assigned tasks and escalating complex issues.

Requirements - U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance. - A related bachelor’s degree with 4–8 years of relevant experience, or about 8–12 years of experience without a degree. - DoD IAT Level II certification, such as Security+, and an approved Computing Environment certification. - Hands-on enterprise routing, switching, integration, and troubleshooting skills; knowledge of BGP, TCP/UDP, IPSec, VPNs, MPLS, firewalls, and Layer 2/3 routing. - Experience with device maintenance and at least one network management platform, plus hands-on experience with at least two vendor or remote-access technologies named in the source. - Familiarity with STIGs and security hardening, along with SSH, SFTP, SCP, SNMP, and NTP. - Strong communication skills, ability to work with distributed teams, and flexibility for nonstandard shifts and up to 10% travel.

Nice to have - Experience with Army, DISA, or other defense networks; network migration or modernization; Cisco SD-WAN; Palo Alto firewalls; or virtualized networking. - CCNA, CCNP, or equivalent certification; automation familiarity with Git, CI/CD, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, or Python.