SME Network Engineer

Job Title:

SME Network Engineer Job Category:
Information Technology Time Type:
Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
Secret Employee Type:
Regular Percentage of

Travel Required:

Up to 10%
Type of Travel:
Local*
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* The Opportunity:

CACI is seeking a SME Network Engineer for the Global Mission Operations Support (GMOS) contract, supporting the Department of State.

This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance national security through advanced IT solutions. You will collaborate with experienced professionals in an innovative environment, guiding a high-performing team to deliver excellence. The GMOS contract aims to provide world-class IT support by modernizing and maintaining applications and infrastructure using an integrated IT Service Management approach. Join us to make a meaningful impact on a program of national importance.

Responsibilities:

Provide subject matter expertise and strategic guidance on high-availability network architectures including load balancing, denial of service detection, and dynamic service health checks to maximize availability of public-facing websites

Serve as technical authority for network upgrade initiatives across WAN links connecting CONUS and OCONUS facilities, ensuring modernized connectivity standards and seamless integration with 42+ external partner agencies

Act as senior technical advisor for Enterprise Operations Center (EOC) critical incident management, providing expert consultation to DT ENMOC and delivering strategic crisis management guidance for domestic or world events

Establish and govern network standards, procedures manuals, and performance management frameworks while providing expert guidance on component tuning in accordance with change management procedures

Define technical strategy and best practices for Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) network technologies, guiding implementation approaches that optimize resource allocation and strengthen security through policy-driven automation

Provide authoritative consultation on disaster recovery (DR) network infrastructure design including 2N redundancy strategies, automated failover architectures, continuous monitoring frameworks, and quarterly DR testing protocols

Demonstrate mastery of Dev Sec Ops  tooling (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Sonar Qube) and advise on CI/CD pipeline architecture with expertise in continuous build, test, security validation, and results analysis automation

Lead enterprise network architecture planning and roadmap development, aligning network modernization initiatives with Department of State strategic objectives and federal requirements

Provide technical leadership for complex network engineering projects spanning 350+ global facilities, ensuring adherence to security policies, performance standards, and operational excellence

Serve as recognized technical authority with deep expertise across key domains, evaluating and resolving highly complex technical challenges, influencing enterprise-wide technical direction, mentoring engineering teams, and driving innovation across multiple strategic initiatives

Qualifications:

Required –Bachelor's degree + 13 years of experience in related fields, such as network engineering, network architecture, enterprise architecture, infrastructure design, or IT operations leadership; equivalencies considered.

Active Secret Clearance Proven experience providing strategic leadership for enterprise network engineering across large-scale, geographically distributed federal environments

Demonstrated expertise in high-availability network architectures, Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) technologies, and disaster recovery network design

Proven experience with Zero-Trust Network Architectures and systems (e.g. zScaler, Cloudflare, NSX-T,…