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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Engineer - **Company:** Open Systems Inc. - **Location:** Quantico, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Complex Networks, CompTIA Network+, System Configuration, Networking Hardware, Internet Protocol, Interoperability, Network Administration, Network Virtualization, Remote Direct Memory Access, Reverse Engineering, Computer Network Operations, HybridCloud, Firewalls (Computer Science), Storage Technologies, Information Technology, Cisco - **Published:** August 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9104291/network-engineer ## About the Role * Clearance: Top Secret * Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and ten (10) years of experience in monitoring, managing, and administering internet protocol (IP) networks in a production environment or, in lieu of education, ten (10) years of experience. If utilizing in lieu of education, all experience must be at or above the position level described below. * A relevant industry certification, such as CompTIA Network+, Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA), etc. * Experience leading teams of personnel with Network Administrator skills. * Proficiency in designing, building, and maintaining physical and virtual networking devices, encryption (experience with Taclanes preferred), Firewall devices and rules, and networking Layer 2 and 3 devices and configurations. * Expertise in researching, evaluating, testing, recommending, integrating deploying, and installing network equipment and solutions to meet objectives and requirements to include new technologies. * Ability to confer with and advise management, engineers, senior network administrators, and system administrators on the management, functional capabilities, and enhancement of supported networks. * Demonstrated ability to develop, test, document, and implement changes to communications networks to ensure efficient operation, interoperability with supported and affiliated tools, systems, and networks, and maximized user experience. * Development of automated methods to deploy switches and firewalls with consistent results using applicable technologies for various manufacturer products. * Ability to manage, train, and develop skills of junior network administrators. * Proven ability to proactively troubleshoot, resolve, and provide technical assistance related to networking issues in support of mission objectives and customer issues and requirements. * Experience conducting reverse engineering of networks, producing documentation, and the ability to explain results and potential areas of improvement and optimization. Preferred Qualifications: * Implementation of network Quality of Service (QoS) policies * Use of SMB protocols to allow advancement of storage technologies. * Configuring and validation of RDMA technologies. * Expertise with Cloud and/or Hybrid Cloud networking integration and sustainment. ## Description * The SNA shall lead moderately complex network projects or phases of a large project. * The SNA shall coordinate work activities for a small group of technical/professional employees, and manage a moderately large, complex function. * The SNA shall provide technical guidance and leadership; and determine deliverables and work schedules as appropriate. * The SNA shall act as the Contractor's representative to government technical personnel while leading the Contractor's network requirements analysis activities, as well as the Contractor's maintenance and/or upgrades to customer network operations. * The SNA shall be responsible for ensuring the Contractor meets established network deliverable deadlines and performance standards. ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Green Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/592-green-cloud-computing) - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) - [Your Infrastructure Is Not a Playground: AI Agents for Infra Done Right](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2084-your-infrastructure-is-not-a-playground-ai-agents-for-infra-done-right) - [Embracing the Hybrid Cloud: Unlocking Success with Open Source Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/883-embracing-the-hybrid-cloud-unlocking-success-with-open-source-technologies) - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) ## Related Articles - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)