Senior Network Engineer

• Compensation: USD 108,097 - USD 133,840 - yearly

Founded in 1989, SOSi is among the largest private, founder-owned technology and services integrators in the defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and trusted results to enable national security missions worldwide.

Engineer the Edge of Mission-Driven Innovation in Hawaii 🌐🌴

SOSi is seeking a forward-thinking
Senior Network Engineer
to join our elite team at
Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam
in Honolulu. Here, you’ll architect and support cutting-edge IT solutions that empower over5,000 users across the Pacific theater
. From enabling time-sensitive
Command and Control (C2)strategies to solving complex technical challenges, your work will directly impact national security and global readiness.

If you're ready to engineer resilience where mission meets momentum—this is your next move.

As a Senior Network Engineer at SOSi, you will serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for network/transport (LAN/BAN/WAN) initiatives within the customer's Area-of-Responsibility (AOR). Your role includes conducting network systems analysis and recommendations, configuring Layer-2/Layer-3 devices, implementing approved changes on the production enterprise/data center networks, and coordinating and participating in the customer's IT architecture/engineering efforts alongside the Systems Engineering, Systems Operations, Network Operations, and the Enterprise Service Desk (ESD) teams.

• Design, develop, and implement approved LAN/WAN/cryptographic architectures to support data integration plans. Determine functional testing strategy and document results.
• Design, develop and implement National Security Agency (NSA) approved Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) capability packages and Taclane encryption methods.
• Configures, supports, and troubleshoots External Border Gateway Protocol (eBGP) routing within a Palo Alto environment.
• Provides Tier-3 support to network-related issues.
• Reviews and troubleshoots network, transport, and protocol related issues.
• Acts as a point of incident escalation and coverage.
• Develops, documents, and standardizes network configurations.
• Performs network discovery and assessment: inventories & identifies network architecture and components (e.g., network devices, IOS versions, device capabilities/configurations, IP addresses/subnets, VPNs, circuit information, WAN protocols etc.).
• Employ scripts and related network tools to automate data-collection of networking components and relevant network device configurations.
• Coordinates internal and external resources relevant to network and secure transport engineering initiatives.
• Reviews Customer requirements and recommends solutions to include List of Materials (LOM), proposals and related supporting documents (e.g., solution diagrams, implementation timelines, etc.)
• Interact with circuit providers (e.g., DISA) and manage (coordinate) required circuit actions.
• Upholds the integrity and security of network devices and systems according to Department of Defense (DoD) Secure Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIGs).
• Reviews work efforts/implementations and contributes to analysis, After-Action-Reports (AAR).
• Regularly collects and summarizes pertinent network-related accomplishments, issues, and concerns.
• Completes activity reports in accordance with contract requirements.
• Ensures compliance of custody and ownership of Government equipment and related components.
• Participates in related solution technologies and special projects, as required.

• An Active in-scope TOP SECRET clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Bachelors degree in IT, Networking, or similar or 8+ years of experience in enterprise IT network engineering and operations involving complex classified DoD environments and mandatory security controls (e.g., STIGs).
• 5+ years implementation and support to Layer-3 networking.
• Extensive experience with Cisco’s routing and switching portfolio.
• Prior experience in implementing and supporting DoD secure network environments (firewalls, encryption/SSL, network separation, VLANs, tunnels, TACLANES etc.)
• 3+ years firewall experience…