Connectivity Engineer

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Connectivity Engineer to support the design, implementation, modernization, and sustainment of mission-critical enterprise networking infrastructure. This role is ideal for a highly skilled network engineer who thrives in complex environments supporting global enterprise networks and secure communications.

As a Connectivity Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and optimizing high-performance network solutions while collaborating with systems engineers, cybersecurity teams, and mission stakeholders to ensure secure, reliable, and scalable connectivity across the enterprise.

Location:
Columbia, MD.

Schedule:
Full-Time

Clearance Required:
Active TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph

• Design, implement, maintain, and modernize enterprise network infrastructure supporting mission operations.
• Engineer and sustain Wide Area Networks (WAN), Campus Area Networks (CAN), Data Center Networks (DCN/DCI), Network Security (NETSEC), and tactical networking systems.
• Analyze network performance, traffic patterns, transmission speeds, latency, throughput, and overall network health.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues using network analyzers, WAN test equipment, and network simulation tools.
• Conduct site surveys, network installations, configuration management, maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle sustainment activities.
• Perform engineering support for network connectivity before and after system deployments.
• Design and implement network solutions supporting server infrastructure, including load balancing, VPN technologies, firewall contexts, and Network Address Translation (NAT).
• Configure and optimize enterprise routing, switching, and segmentation technologies including BGP, OSPF, VRF, VSS, and VLANs.
• Design and implement secure interconnections across enterprise networks, security boundaries, and data centers using Government security standards.
• Validate data flows, optimize end-to-end network performance, and maximize system capacity and availability.
• Coordinate with systems engineers, mission partners, and cross-functional teams to refine technical requirements and support enterprise integration efforts.
• Develop technical documentation, engineering designs, configuration management artifacts, and implementation plans.
• Perform quality assurance (QA), quality control (QC), and configuration management (CM) support.
• Design, deploy, test, integrate, and maintain enterprise networking technologies while ensuring secure and fault‑tolerant network operations.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance network performance, resiliency, scalability, and mission effectiveness.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience supporting programs of similar scope, complexity, and technical requirements. Four additional years of network engineering experience may substitute for a bachelor's degree.
• Extensive experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of WAN, LAN, CAN, DCN/DCI, and enterprise networking technologies.
• Experience with enterprise routing and switching protocols including BGP and OSPF.
• Experience configuring VLANs, VRF, VSS, VPNs, firewalls, and Network Address Translation (NAT).
• Experience supporting secure enterprise networking and Government security standards.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Ability to develop engineering documentation and technical implementation plans.

• DoD 8570 IAT Level III certification.
• Candidates with an IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE, GSEC, or SSCP) may be considered if they can obtain an approved IAT Level III certification (CISSP, CASP+, CISA, GCIH, or GCED) within one year of contract award.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification or higher.
• ITIL v3 Foundation certification.

• Enterprise data center networking
• Network architecture and design
• Cisco enterprise networking technologies
• Firewall engineering
• VPN technologies
• Load balancing
• Enterprise routing and switching
• Network performance optimization
• Configuration management
• Network security engineering
• Large‑scale systems integration
• Department of Defense or Intelligence Community networking experience