Sr. Network Engineer (SME)

In this Sr. Network Engineer role, you will deliver secure, mission-ready network infrastructure with automation to support AFRICOM operations. You’ll bridge traditional networking with modern DevOps practices, enabling high availability across dispersed sites. You’ll shape automation frameworks and IaC adoption, driving reliability and performance for critical DoD networks. This position offers impact through advanced technologies and a clear mission to enable secure, scalable connectivity.

• flexible time off
• robust learning resources
• healthcare
• retirement
• continuing education
• time off benefits

• Deploy, configure, and maintain secure DoD enterprise and datacenter networks with high availability across sites
• Design, implement, and maintain reliable, scalable network systems
• Manage complex enterprise routing and switching (DMVPN, MPLS Segment-Routing)
• Operate Cisco ACI and Nexus fabrics; manage Cisco firewalls (Palo Alto, Cisco Firepower) and centralized management (Panorama, FMC)
• Administer Cisco ISE for secure access and Zero Trust architecture
• Provision and manage KG encryptors (e.g., TACLANE) for classified traffic
• Develop automation frameworks using Ansible, Python, REST APIs to enable SDA and IaC
• Maintain core services (F5, Infoblox DNS/DHCP/IPAM)
• Identify performance bottlenecks and single points of failure; drive automation and reliability improvements
• Create a DevOps roadmap and push adoption of Infrastructure as Code; analyze metrics for tuning and after-action reporting
• Collaborate with operations to build automation use-cases and strengthen release procedures

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related technical discipline
• Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret as required
• 5–10+ years of practical network engineering experience in large-scale enterprise or military environments
• Strong programming/scripting ability (Python, Go, or PowerShell)
• Hands-on experience with automation/orchestration tools (Ansible, VMware Aria Suite, ServiceNow)
• Experience with IaC, particularly Ansible
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II baseline certification (e.g., Security+ CE)
• U.S. Citizenship

• innovative
• collaborative
• problem-solving
• Ansible
• Python
• REST APIs