**Description** SAIC has an immediate opening in Annapolis Junction on a new and exciting long-term contract! We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to perform network services from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks. Responsibilities: + Coordinate with all responsible users and sites to resolve network or system incidents + Perform engineering analysis of telecommunications alternatives in support of strategic modernization efforts and telecommunications enhancement design for medium and large-scale telecommunication infrastructures + Translate business requirements into telecommunications (e.g., LAN, CAN, WAN, Voice and Video) requirements, designs and orders + Schedule conversions and cutovers + Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents + Perform general LAN/CAN/WAN administration + Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management + Provide input to the design of the organization's network and mission architecture + Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies + Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN’s, firewall contexts, Traffic Shaping Voice over IP (VoIP), GRE Tunneling, IP Security (IPSec), IP Encryption, Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate + Configure and maintain organization's network diagrams and accreditations + Develop designs of the organization's network and mission architecture to meet new partner requirements + Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations + Resolve complex network problems, operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment and network simulators + Design modules representing traditional circuit switched networks + Develop algorithms for models using networking and/or telecommunications technologies and systems + Assist telecommunications end users, telecommunications operations personnel, and telecommunications strategic program management with network interfaces **Qualifications** + Must currently hold an Active TS/SCI with Polygraph to be considered + Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security Systems Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline and an additional 2 years of experience providing Network Engineering support may be substituted for the Master's degree. + Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience as a Network Engineer + An Information Assurance Technical (IAT) level II baseline certification as defined by DoD 8570.01-M + Cisco certification Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors. REQNUMBER: 2504912 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability