Fort Meade, MD, US
21 days ago
Senior Network Systems Engineer
Welcome page Returning Candidate? Log back in! Senior Network Systems Engineer Job Locations US-MD-Fort Meade Posted Date 24 hours ago(8/18/2025 12:57 PM) ID 2025-10512 # of Openings 1 Category Network Clearance TS/SCI Company Overview

By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.

Responsibilities Network integration, testing, security engineering, and implementation configuration support.Collaborate with network architects to define and/or continuously improve STIG compliant configuration baselines, versioning, and compliance tracking.Test and validate automation and best practice insertion opportunities.Lead development of SOPs/TTPs.Support Continuous Service Improvements (CSI).Support system performance tuning and enhancements.Create and maintain Engineering Implementation Plans (EIP).Support tier escalation of incident management support tasks.Active participation in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for Problem Management activities.Participate in engineering meetings to bridge the gap between operations and engineering providing operational readiness for new solutions projected to be deployed into production.Perform highly technical maintenance involving firewalls, VPNs, IPS, and load balancers.Provide expert knowledge of network engineering and operations, large scale enterprise network solution implementation and transition to Network Operations, as well as test and evaluation activities. Perform highly technical maintenance involving network devices routers, switches, security solutions, and WANX. Required Experience/Qualifications BS degree and 8 to 12 years of prior relevant experience or a Masters with 6 to 10 years of prior relevant experience. (Additional years of related work experience may be substituted for a degree at the Hiring Manager's discretion).Security+ Certification or other DOD 8570 IAT Lvl II Certification within a certain timeframe after starting if not starting with one when hired.8+ years’ experience engineering and troubleshooting networks, including extensive routing and switching experience such as one or more of the following: MPLS, VPNs, routing protocols i.e. BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, switching protocols i.e. Spanning Tree Protocol, VLANs, LLDP, VoIP, Multicast protocols and emerging network technologies.Hands-on experience deploying, configuring and troubleshooting Cisco enterprise network routing, switching and firewall/security devices.Extensive knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, Network and Security architecture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common security elements.Strong understanding and in-depth knowledge of IP network/subnet addressing.Experienced and adept at developing and maintaining technical documents, analyses, and reports.Experience developing and presenting technical information to senior customer management, customer stakeholders, and company management.Effective written and oral communication and problem-solving skillsAbility to travel up to 10% OCONUS travel. Preferred Experience/Qualifications Extensive SME level knowledge of network engineering and operations, integration, test and evaluation activities, as well as implementation and transition to Network Operations processes and conceptsCisco CCNP Route/Switch and/or CCNP SecurityExperience and with and practical understanding of enterprise WAN principles.Experience with change, configuration and performance management NetOps concepts.IAT Level III Certification (i.e. CISSP or equivalent).  Special Requirements/Security Clearance Active DoD clearance at the Top-Secret level with SCI eligibility Salary Range

Based on the roles, responsibilities, and requirements, the projected pay range for this position is:  $89,700 - $162,150.

 

The annual base salary provided is a guideline for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. When extending an offer, By Light also considers other variables such as (but not limited to) work experience, education, training, skill set, internal peer equity, clearance level, and market conditions. In addition, By Light provides an extensive selection of benefits and offerings to our employees.

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By Light recognizes that our strength is our people. We support every employee as an individual to build strong teams across the enterprise. Our benefit package includes:

Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage Wellness Program 401(k) Matching Disability (Short Term & Long Term) Employee Assistance Program Life Insurance Education & Training Generous Leave Policy (11 Federal Holidays, PTO, and Military Leave)

By Light is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration regardless of gender, race, veteran status, disability, and any other protected class in accordance with federal, state and local laws.

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