Lead Network Engineer

Job Summary:

NTT DATA is seeking a Lead Network Engineer to serve as the senior network engineering subject matter expert for the government client. The right candidate has deep, hands-on experience designing, testing, deploying, troubleshooting, and sustaining large enterprise networks and can lead complex engineering efforts across WAN, LAN, DNS, wireless, enterprise network tools, and cloud connectivity. This is a technical leadership role that requires broad enterprise network depth, not mastery of every vendor product.

• Lead network engineering, design, testing, deployment, and technical troubleshooting for enterprise WAN, LAN, DNS, wireless, network tools, and cloud-connected environments.
• Maintain the design integrity, security, performance, availability, and reliability of client enterprise network services.
• Develop secure network designs for Government facilities, data centers, remote users, and commercial, private, or hybrid cloud environments.
• Produce and maintain technical requirements, high- and low-level designs, Detailed Design Documents, diagrams, test plans, implementation plans, and change documentation.
• Provide Tier 3 technical assistance for complex network and system requests, identify root causes, and recommend sustainable solutions.
• Test new technologies, hardware, software, configurations, patches, and vendor fixes before production implementation.
• Support change, configuration, release, technology refresh, capacity planning, performance monitoring, vulnerability remediation, and disaster recovery activities.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, cloud engineers, security teams, identity teams, and operations personnel to integrate solutions and transition them into production support.
• Brief Government and contractor stakeholders, mentor engineers, and lead technical reviews and problem-solving sessions.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or a closely related technical field.
  • In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, at least 15 years of IT network engineering experience is required.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in network engineering and design.
• Minimum 10 years of experience designing and supporting large enterprise WAN and LAN environments.
• Minimum 10 years of experience working with DNS, wireless networking, routing, switching, network security, and enterprise network management or monitoring tools.
• Minimum 10 years of experience engineering network connectivity for a hybrid/multi cloud environment.
• Minimum 10 years of experience developing technical designs, test plans, implementation plans, diagrams, and change records.
• Minimum 10 years of experience troubleshooting and resolving complex Tier 3 network issues.
• Active Top Secret security clearance with ability to obtain SCI access

• Experience with software-defined networking, SD-WAN, network automation, infrastructure as code, or configuration automation.
• Experience with Federal security controls, network segmentation, Zero Trust concepts, vulnerability remediation, or classified environments.
• Experience integrating network services with cloud, identity and access management, centralized logging, monitoring, or security platforms.
• Relevant networking certification such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP/JNCIE, or equivalent demonstrated expertise.
• Experience supporting DHS, CISA, or another large Federal enterprise.

NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting pay range for this role is $117,232 - $195,388. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation…