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# Tier III Senior Network Engineer

- **Company:** Anonymous Employer
- **Location:** Tampa, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Spreadsheets, Data Centers, Storage Area Network (SAN), Multi-protocol Systems, Local Area Networks, Routing, Wide Area Networks
- **Published:** August 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9110363/tier-iii-senior-network-engineer

## About the Role

* Current DoD 8140 (formerly 8570) IAT Level II certification (CompTIA Security+ce, CCNA Security, CySA+, etc.)
 * CCNP Enterprise
 * Education: BS Degree and 4-8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2-6 years of relevant experience. Specific experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree.
 * Clearance: Secret

## Description

* Providing Tier III routing and switching support with hands on experience designing, testing, and implementing IGP, EGP, MPLS, VRF, and NFV/Service Chaining on an enterprise network to meet security, performance, operational, and functional requirements.
 * Ensuring proper routing protocols are being applied to optimize the end-to-end network performance from the Local Area Network (LAN) through a Wide Area Network (WAN), to a Campus Area Network (CAN), to a Storage Area Network (SAN), or data center.
 * Assisting the government customer with identifying any derived design objectives, technical specifications, performance requirements, and interoperability specifications to ensure the system design will meet stakeholder end-to-end requirements.
 * Ensure the system design adheres to industry standards, DOD standards, DOD policies, DOD instructions, DOD directives, cybersecurity policies, and best commercial practices.
 * Develop presentations to stakeholders articulating the gaps, requirements, objectives, functional and solution architecture.
 * Develop, review, and update briefings, papers, and/or spreadsheets to meet customer requirements.
 * Provide analysis for how the operational, functional, and performance requirements will be met as part of the system design, test, and implementation of initial capabilities.


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