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# Top Secret Cleared Network Engineer

- **Company:** ClearBridge Technology Group
- **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $89,440.0 - $133,120.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, Internet Protocol, Subnetting, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Virtual Local Area Networks, Computer Networking Systems, Computer Network Operations, Firewalls (Computer Science), Enterprise Integration, Cisco
- **Published:** July 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9030460/top-secret-cleared-network-engineer

## About the Role

* Candidates must have an active Top Secret Clearance.
 * At least 7 years of overall experience.
 * Must have one of the following certs, CCNP, CCDP, CCSP, Security +.
 * Experience deploying, configuring and troubleshooting Cisco routing, switching and firewall devices.
 * Strong understanding of IP network / subnet addressing.
 * Troubleshooting experience with MLPS, VPNs, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, etc.

Desired Skills:

 * Ability to travel up to 10% OCONUS travel.
 * Experience with change, configuration and performance management NetOps concepts.

## Description

Our client, a leading Government Systems Integrator, is in need of a Top Secret Cleared Network Systems Engineer for an initial 12 month contract onsite in Fort Meade, MD. The Network Systems Engineer will be providing network operations and engineering sustainment support to a mission critical IP messaging and communications transport network. The Network Systems Engineer will be responsible for network integration, testing, security and implementation configuration support, collaborate with Architecture teams to define / continuously improve STIG compliant configuration baselines, etc.


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