Lead Network Engineer

Overview

Job Title:

Lead Network Engineer

Job Location:

Ft. Meade, MD

Position Type:
Full-time

Clearance Level: Secret

Foxhole Technology provides robust cybersecurity and IT support capabilities for federal civilian and defense agencies. A recognized leader in navigating technology and security challenges, Foxhole delivers mission-focused innovations to answer evolving and complex needs. Our talented employee‑owners provide agile, scalable services and solutions that solve operational gaps, operate critical systems, and protect and secure the enterprise - across the organization and around the world.

The Network Engineer SME will serve as the senior sustainment and O&M network engineering lead supporting cyber sensing development and defense activities. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining mission‑critical network and cyber sensing capabilities in support of the DoDIN, including technologies such as Open Sensor Platforms, Full Packet Capture, Intrusion Detection Systems, Automated Security Validation, and emerging sensing solutions.

The SME will ensure reliable, secure data flow and connectivity across internal systems, external interfaces, and internet‑facing services, operating across cloud, lab, and operational network environments, including NIPRNet and SIPRNet‑connected enclaves.

• Design, deploy, and sustain large‑scale, secure network infrastructure supporting cyber sensing and monitoring platforms.
• Own and lead major technical efforts, including architecture decisions, system design, and sustainment and modernization planning.
• Ensure systems and all critical interfaces remain ready, stable, and reliable to meet mission requirements.
• Analyze deployed systems (hardware, software, and configurations) to assess performance, compliance, and required changes driven by STIGs, RMF, vulnerability remediation, COTS upgrades, and external interface impacts.
• Engineer and maintain network architectures integrating routers, switches, firewalls, encryption devices, IDS/IPS, packet capture, and monitoring tools.
• Lead monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident response activities, serving as the final technical escalation point and driving root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Lead requirements analysis and system integration to ensure new sensing capabilities meet mission objectives and integrate seamlessly with DoD networks.
• Collaborate closely with Government leadership, system owners, cybersecurity teams, Dev Sec Ops , and engineering teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to network engineers and support enterprise‑level initiatives.
• Maintain network architecture documentation, standards, procedures, and status reporting for stakeholders and senior leadership.

• 8+ years of progressive experience in network engineering, architecture, or complex system design within DoD, cyber, or enterprise environments.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Active DoD Secret clearance required.
• Security+ Certification
• Strong understanding of cyber sensing technologies, including intrusion detection, packet capture, threat analytics, and SIEM integration.
• Advanced knowledge of network protocols and technologies (e.g., BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VLANs, routing, switching).
• Experience with network performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident response.
• Hands‑on experience with Cisco and Juniper network platforms in secure, mission‑critical environments.
• Hands‑on experience with network security solutions, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, encryption, and Zero Trust concepts.
• Knowledge of Dev Sec Ops  principles, automation, test integration, and scalable deployment architectures.
• Experience supporting DoD compliance frameworks, including DISA STIGs, RMF, and NIST 800‑53.
• Experience engineering solutions across on‑premises and cloud environments, including virtualization and containerization and cloud native architectures.
• Proven ability to lead technical efforts and communicate complex concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

• Experience supporting DISA, DoD cyber programs, or…