Network Engineer III

Network Engineer III # Network Engineer IIIScott Air Force Base - Scott AFB, IL 62225## Overview Salary Range$ - $ Salary/year Position Type Full Time Education Level4 Year Degree## DescriptionFEDITC, LLC is a fast-growing business supporting DoD and other intelligence agencies worldwide. FEDITC develops mission critical national security systems throughout the world directly supporting the Warfighter, DoD Leadership, & the country.

We are proud & honored to provide these services.
** Overview of position:
** FEDITC is seeking a
** Network Engineer III
** to work on-site at
** Scott AFB**. The selected candidate shall provide network analysis, design, implementation, and troubleshooting services to engineer, evaluate, and recommend secure network solutions that meet mission requirements and optimize network/system performance.

This position supports secure, multi-transport hub-and-spoke architectures in direct support of deployable aviation platforms and ground network environments.

A Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required to be considered for the position.
** Responsibilities:
** Responsible for the design, implementation, testing, operations, and maintenance of secure enterprise and deployable network architectures.

Specific responsibilities include:
* Engineer and maintain Cisco IOS-XE routing platforms in complex hub-and-spoke environments
* Implement and troubleshoot IKEv2/IPSEC (FlexVPN) secure overlay architectures
* Design and support Front-Door VRF (FVRF) architectures for multi-transport WAN environments
* Configure and validate BGP peering, route filtering (prefix-lists/route-maps), and community-based policy control
* Support integration and troubleshooting with Type I encryption devices (e.g., TACLANE KG-175 series)
* Analyze and resolve Security Association (SA) establishment and encrypted traffic flow issues
* Validate traffic symmetry and PACE-based failover behavior across multiple transport paths
* Build and replicate production scenarios in lab environments (GNS3, CML, virtual routers) prior to deployment
* Develop and execute structured test plans for new integrations, enhancements, and issue reproduction
* Provide advanced troubleshooting across routing, encryption, transport, and policy layers
* Produce clear, structured technical documentation and network diagrams
* Collaborate across engineering, operations, and mission stakeholders to support secure communications environments## Qualifications
** Equipment / Tool Familiarity:
*** Cisco IOS-XE routers and switches
* Palo Alto firewalls
* General Dynamics TACLANE KG-175 series (Type I encryption devices)
* BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP routing protocols
* IPSEC / IKEv2 / FlexVPN architectures
* Multi-transport WAN architectures (commercial SATCOM familiarity preferred)
* Network monitoring and logging platforms (Splunk, Solar Winds)
* VMware virtualized environments
* Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
* Spectracom Secure Sync (NTP servers)
* Cisco voice technologies (CUCM, CUBE, CME) - familiarity preferred
** Technical

Skills:

*** Strong understanding of hub-and-spoke network design principles
* Experience implementing secure encrypted overlays across diverse transport mediums
* Advanced troubleshooting of IPSEC/IKEv2 and BGP interactions
* Experience implementing route filtering and policy enforcement using prefix-lists and route-maps
* Ability to analyze routing asymmetry and traffic path selection
* Familiarity with multi-transport resiliency models and PACE-based routing strategies
* Ability to independently design, test, validate, and implement network changes
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
* Strong and ample experience documenting and diagramming network architectures
* Exposure to network automation frameworks (Python, Ansible, structured configuration templates) – strongly preferred
*
* Education:

*** BA/BS + 7 years of experience
*
* Certifications:

*** CCNP Required
* Must meet 8140 IAT II certification
** Desired:
*** CCIE, CISSP, Palo Alto certifications, Cisco voice/security certifications
** Clearance:
*** A Secret clearance and U.S. Citizenship are required to be considered for the position.
* FEDITC, LLC. provides equal employment…