Senior Network Engineer Security Clearance

Nightwing provides technologically advanced full‑spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Nightwing’s capabilities include cyber‑space operations, cyber defense and resilience, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing offers disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

• Provide input to the design of the organization's network and mission architecture.
• Reports any known or suspected COMSEC incidents immediately.
• Perform configuration, test, deployment, and maintenance to all network equipment. Configure and optimize the network to connect various front‑end and back‑end components.
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools.
• Develop algorithms used in modules or incorporated into models associated with the research and development of technologies and systems.
• Ensure that all material received is inspected for evidence of tampering and, if any is found, submit a report of suspected physical incident immediately.
• Configure and maintain organization’s network diagrams and accreditations.
• Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations.
• Design, integrate, test, and deploy solutions to established network issues.
• Optimize end‑to‑end system performance and data flow management.
• Coordinate with appropriate data flow organizations and end‑customer recipients, follow‑on data repositories and tasking organizations and mitigate potential adverse impacts on system‑wide data flow.
• Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load balancing, VPNs, firewall contexts, traffic shaping, Voice over IP (VoIP), IP Encryption, Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation. Coordinate with the system engineering and data flow efforts to ensure proper mission operations to minimize down time.
• Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies.
• Gather needed data to specify system/component performance and interface requirements.
• Manage, develop work schedules and direct the work of junior level engineers.

• Twelve (12) years of relevant professional experience in Network Engineering support is required.
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline is required.
• A master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security Systems Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of experience, thereby reducing the total years of experience to six (6).
• Five (5) additional years of relevant experience providing Network Engineering support may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Clearance: TS/SCI with Functional Security Clearance (FSP) is required.

The salary for this position will range from $122,000 to $253,000, commensurate with qualifications, experience, and demonstrated expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.

Nightwing offers medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage, a 401(k) plan, PTO, holidays, and additional insurance benefits.

Nightwing is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.