Network Engineer IV Alexandria, VA Information Technology

IT Veterans is looking for a Network Engineer IV to support our mission-driven team. This role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph
. The ideal candidate brings a strong background in advanced network engineering, system design, and requirements analysis, particularly in a DoD or Intelligence Community environment.

• Design, document, and implement system specifications, network architectures, and integration/test strategies.
• Contribute to risk assessment efforts and develop mitigation strategies to ensure project success.
• Uphold quality assurance standards and ensure service performance goals are consistently achieved.
• Analyze and evaluate mission-related change requests (RFCs/CRQs), providing technical recommendations and cost assessments.
• Support full lifecycle telecommunications efforts, from concept through design, implementation, and performance analysis.
• Translate customer CRQs into engineered network solutions and oversee their implementation.
• Serve as a technical lead for assigned initiatives, providing subject matter expertise and guidance to stakeholders.
• Review and provide input on new action items and coordinate issue resolution with appropriate teams.
• Apply structured methods to gather, analyze, and validate requirements through interviews, document reviews, workflow analysis, and site visits.
• Create requirement specifications and models (e.g., diagrams) that meet established standards and ensure completeness, consistency, and clarity.
• Maintain traceability of requirements across project phases and track their status through review cycles.
• Identify requirement gaps or errors and develop formal response statements for resolution.
• Support network monitoring, traffic analysis, and bandwidth optimization efforts to meet performance and availability objectives.
• Research emerging network and communications technologies to recommend improvements for scalability, reliability, and standardization.
• Prepare and maintain detailed network architecture diagrams.
• Ensure all engineering efforts comply with security policies, processes, and government regulations.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; in lieu of a degree, four (4) additional years of relevant experience may be substituted.
• At least eight (8) years of professional experience in network engineering or a related field.
• Active DoD 8570 IAT II and CCNP (or equivalent) certifications.
• Proven experience within a DoD and/or Intelligence Community environment is highly desired.
• Current TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph
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