Senior Network Engineer

Job
Location: SUFFOLK, VA, United States
Date Posted: Jan 8, 2026

Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: Network Engineer
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum

Clearance Required:

Top Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI
Potential for Remote Work: On-Site
Benefits:

SAIC is looking for a Top Secret cleared Network Engineer with experience in US Navy IT networks to support the sustained operation and maintenance of a newly deployed naval enterprise transport network. The position will support end-to-end network, system, and element visibility; facilitate rapid operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning to maintaining the operational integrity of a mission-critical network, requiring both technical expertise and a commitment to excellence in service delivery.

• Provide Tier 3 level engineering operations support to quickly identify, triage, and address outages, analyzing symptoms and potential root causes to implement effective resolutions or elevate to Tier 4 support as required
• Utilize advanced monitoring tools and processes to oversee network infrastructure, monitor the performance and availability of managed services and systems across multiple exchange points, and ensure optimal performance
• Perform day‑to‑day maintenance, fixes, configuration corrections, software and hardware updates, and deployments
• Adhere to system and operational reporting obligations
• Operate and maintain the privileged access solutions
• Maintain continuous verification of failover processes and disaster recovery procedures
• Operate and maintain hardware upgrade process and procedures
• Update and maintain any software builds applicable to deployed equipment
• Enact change management for the solution
• Operate and maintain existing incident management processes
• Keep firmware, software updates and patches up to date for equipment
• Support the design, analysis, planning, modification and maintenance of the network and network components supporting data, voice and/or audio communication activities
• Support analysis of short/long‑term capacity needs for switching, routing transmission and signaling
• Conduct testing of network systems
• Support the evaluation of new network technologies to enhance capabilities of the network

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and five (5) years relevant experience supporting a large network infrastructure
  • 4 years of additional experience can be considered in lieu of degree

• Top Secret Clearance required with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI

• Experience required with:
  Routing Protocols (OSPF, BGP);
  Access Control Lists;
  Layer 2 Switching;
  Spanning Tree;
  Packet Analysis; SPINE‑LEAF architecture
• Experience with the following is a plus:
  Arista switches;
  Palo Alto Firewalls; TAP and network visibility (i.e. Gigamon, Net Scout); SD‑WAN and Spine‑Leaf Architecture; working with VLANs and VRFs; configuring IPSEC tunnels; and troubleshooting routing issues
• Working knowledge of SD‑WAN, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and Virtual Private Network devices
• Understanding of TCP/IP in regard to routing and subnetting
• Capable of supporting TACACS+ on Cisco ISE and ISE Cube

• IAT Level II required (Sec +), CCNA/CCNP

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
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