Network Engineer - Top Secret w​/SCI eligibility; Buckley, CO Production Operations

Network Engineer (Contract) - Buckley, CO

Active Top Secret w/ SCI eligibility Clearance Required

• Monitor and manage customer network infrastructure and performance.
• Review system/network log files.
• Generate routine operational and capacity reports.
• Support capacity planning and disaster recovery design efforts.
• Troubleshoot and isolate network incidents; coordinate service restoration.
• Open and manage service requests with vendors on behalf of the customer.
• Participate in root cause analysis and continuous problem management.
• Assist with software and firmware lifecycle management.
• Execute approved network change requests and maintain compliant documentation.
• Support and monitor network migration activities.
• Recommend operational improvements and implement best practices.
• Provide performance tuning guidance across the network environment.
• Partner with customer technical leadership to review system health and future architecture plans.
• Perform incremental network and host configuration beyond initial deployment.
• Deliver knowledge transfer on new technologies, SOPs, and administrative processes.
• Assist with creation and updates of runbooks and operational documentation.
• Review IT processes (incident, change, capacity, backup) for optimization opportunities.
• Provide technology recommendations and address customer skill gaps through targeted training.

• Deep expertise with Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, NX OS, including routing, switching, ACLs, QoS, VLANs, and STP.
• Strong hands on experience with Dell Networking OS10/FTOS for data center switching and fabric operations.
• Familiarity with data center technologies such as virtualization networking, storage networking, and ToR/aggregation switching.
• Experience managing L2/L3 architectures, spine/leaf designs, VLT, vPC, and high availability network topologies.
• Ability to perform firmware/software upgrades across Cisco and Dell platforms with proper change controls.
• Skilled in network troubleshooting using CLI, packet captures, syslogs, and performance monitoring tools.
• Strong understanding of network security (ACLs, port security, TACACS/RADIUS, segmentation).
• Expertise in creating and maintaining network documentation, runbooks, and SOPs.
• Ability to provide knowledge transfer and coach customer teams on operational practices.
• Experience in BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, and multicast networking across mixed vendor environments.

The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation, and drug urinalysis.

SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

Estimated Min Rate
: $77.00

Estimated Max Rate
: $110.00