×
Register Here to Apply for Jobs or Post Jobs. X

Network Engineer

Job in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Listing for: By Light Professional IT Services LLC
Full Time, Per diem position
Listed on 2026-11-04
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity
  • IT/Tech
    Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 90000 - 130000 USD Yearly USD 90000.00 130000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Location s
US-FL-Orlando | US-Remote w/ Travel

# of Openings
1
Category
Network
Clearance
Tier 3 - Secret/ADP II

Network Engineer

Job Location s
US-FL-Orlando | US-Remote w/ Travel

# of Openings
1
Category
Network
Clearance
Tier 3 - Secret/ADP II

Company Overview

Dignitas Technologies, a By Light company, offers a wide range of services in the military modeling, simulation, and training (MS&T) industry from research efforts advancing simulation technologies to large acquisition contracts. Dignitas specializes in system and software analysis, design, development, testing, fielding, and courseware for Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training applications.

By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.

Position Overview

This role requires close collaboration with internal teams, external suppliers, and government stakeholders and involves occasional travel to customer sites or supplier locations. A hybrid work environment is possible when not required to be on-site for customer meetings. The program reserves the right to require on-site work if program execution and success dictates.

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday, 9:00a a.m. to 5 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Responsibilities
  • Designs and implements self-healing networks
  • Documents the network configuration including documentation of maintenance procedures for the network.
  • Troubleshoots routing, switching and multicast faults
  • Configures and troubleshoots RADIUS, SYSLOG, NTP, OSPF, Auto-RP
  • Designs and monitors network load balancing, route cost patterns, overall system health, etc. and advises on need for potential upgrades or reconfigurations
  • Identifies the need to upgrade or enhance network component capabilities
  • Hardens networking infrastructure as appropriate, balancing customer Availability/Integrity/Confidentiality needs.
  • Resolves IAVA/STIG findings as appropriate, providing proper documentation and/or justification to A&A personnel
  • Provides on-site technical and operational support in the installation and operation of any/all telecommunications equipment
  • Conducts site surveys to determine feasibility of equipment installations (e.g. telecommunications, electrical, temperature/humidity, cleanliness, space/weight, maintainability, logistical support)
  • Performs other duties as required
  • Mentors other IT personnel as needed
Required Experience/Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • Must meet DoD 8570 IAT II requirements
  • Experience designing and implementing self-healing networks
  • Expert understanding of Cisco and/or Juniper technologies
  • Expert understanding of networking protocols
  • Experience in cross-platform networking environments
  • Experience in setting up workstation, server, switch, and router configurations
  • Expert level experience in the configuration & operation of firewalls.
Special Requirements /Security Clearance
  • DoD Active Secret Clearance or ability to get a clearance
To View & Apply for jobs on this site that accept applications from your location or country, tap the button below to make a Search.
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).
 
 
 
Search for further Jobs Here:
(Try combinations for better Results! Or enter less keywords for broader Results)
Location
Increase/decrease your Search Radius (miles)
0
200
Filters
Education Level
Experience Level (years)
Posted in last:
Salary