Network Operations​/Software Engineer - SECRET Clearance Required

Position: Network Operations/Software Engineer - SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED
Description
TEKsystems is seeking a Sr. Operation and Management Network Software Engineer to join our AGUN team.
The AGUN program is a highly demanding mission and requires expert technical and professional management to support the Army's global wide area network and security infrastructure. You will be supporting a large and complex network migration and operations for the US Army. This role will include resolving service tickets on the AGUN system, providing prioritized validated/tested automated workflows to the Operations and Management Team, and providing operational support activities for a global network.
You must be able to work a rotating shift to be eligible for this position
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT:
Must currently possess and be able to maintain an active DoD SECRET security clearance. (ship required)

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Operate and maintain secure network solutions operated as a centralized enterprise capability for the US Army.
Support 24x7x365 AGUN operations focused on providing the Global Cyber Center (GCC) updates to facilitate command and control of the AGUN network.
Conduct standard policy and configuration changes to the AGUN network, common remediation or those workflows considered pre-approved and normal.
Provide management, triage, track, update workflows and service tickets in both JIRA Service Desk and GCC Service Now.
Provide situational awareness on status of ticket resolution, provide status updates and brief updates as directed by the GCC.
Escalate tickets and problems through the Jira Service Desk ticketing system to higher tier teams as required.
Partner with key stakeholders and technical experts to perform legacy environment discovery, assessing current capabilities, configurations, and requirements to provide tier III support for the Army global network.
Collect, investigate, and identify network optimization strategies and techniques to meet capacity and performance standards.
Skills
network operations, jira
Top Skills Details
network operations,jira
Additional Skills & Qualifications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Certified Cisco Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent.
Demonstrated experience in Linux shell scripting.

Experience with Git Lab source control and CI/CD pipeline development.
Experience using JIRA and Confluence.
Experience managing trouble tickets and escalations.

Experience with Net Sec Ops  technologies including salt, git, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet and network element managers.
Network Performance Management (SNMP, NETMON, Live Action)
Demonstrated experience in any two or more of the following:
Netflow, Elastic, Kafka, Grafana, Prometheus, or Nexus Repo.
Demonstrate expertise in design and improvement of complex and geographically diverse enterprise networks.
Expert knowledge of US Army security requirements for network infrastructure
Experience Level
Intermediate Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Sierra Vista, AZ.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $55.05 - $55.05/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Sierra Vista,AZ.
Final date to receive applications
This position is anticipated to close on Jul 22, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change.

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