Network Engineer Senior

About Peraton

Peraton is a next‑generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission‑capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace.

The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit  to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Join Peraton’s mission‑critical team supporting secure, real‑time data delivery across complex operational environments in direct support of our nation’s warfighters. If you are driven by national security and energized by cutting‑edge C2

ISR capabilities, sensor integration, and resilient data transport solutions, we invite you to join our team.

We are seeking highly cleared professionals who excel at the intersection of advanced communications infrastructure, distributed systems, and mission assurance—where reliability, security, and performance are paramount.

Specifically, we are looking for a TS/SCI cleared Network Engineer – Senior to support this mission at Mac Dill Air Force Base, Florida.

• Serve as a lead network engineering expert within the PMO, driving the management of enterprise‑level and site‑specific network capability/capacity projects and holding significant responsibility for the technical integrity of their associated PRDs.
• Lead the identification and definition of technical, architectural, and systematic paths for complex network integration activities, major expansions, and critical site activations, directly influencing the scope and requirements of PRDs, contributing to development of Approved Product Lists and Market Research Reports.
• Architect and evaluate strategic network solutions, providing expert technical advice to Government leadership POCs on optimizing network capabilities, mitigating risks, and ensuring long‑term operational effectiveness, as captured in PRDs. This includes advanced routing/switching designs, QoS implementation, and multi‑domain network segmentation.
• Develop and present high‑level technical and architectural roadmaps for C2
  
  ISR network systems, influencing PMO decisions on technology adoption, resource allocation, and program direction, and ensuring PRDs reflect these strategic choices.
• Direct and coordinate cross‑functional teams to integrate network technical considerations into broader C2
  
  ISR projects, resolving complex architectural and technical challenges, and ensuring PRD alignment and feasibility for global deployments.
• Function as a technical expert across multiple high‑impact network assignments, guiding junior and journeyman engineers, and contributing significantly to the strategic expansion and modernization of global C2
  
  ISR network infrastructure through the PRD process.

• Previous experience as a Network Engineer or similar role supporting a DoD customer at the CCMD level.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience with a BS/BA degree or 6 years’ experience with a MS/MA, or 3 years’ experience with a PhD, or 12 years without a degree, or 10 years with an AS/AA.
• A current, active DoD security clearance at the TS/SCI level.
• US citizenship is required.
• DoD 8140 role for WRC: 441;
  Element: IT;
  Work Role:
  Network Operations Specialist;
  Proficiency Level: Intermediate / ability to obtain.

• DoD‑approved IA baseline certification for ADP‑III/IT‑III based on the IAT level and CE/Operating System (OS) certificate within six months of the assignment.

• Location:
  
  Mac Dill AFB, FL.
• On‑site expectations:
  Full‑time on‑site presence required for equipment management and asset tracking.
• Travel:
  May require occasional travel to CONUS and OCONUS sites for logistics coordination and facility assessments.