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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # SATCOM Network Engineer III - **Company:** Rolston Information Systems Assurance, LLC - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $99,000.0 - $108,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, VoIP, Network Analysis, CompTIA Security+, Information Systems, Computer Networks, Modems, IPv4, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Multi-protocol Systems, Multicasting, Network Architecture, NIPRNet, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), HP OpenView, Satcom, Simple Network Management Protocols, Traffic Analysis, VPN Clients, Wide Area Networks, Juniper, Cisco - **Published:** September 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/28cb034e-e48f-4e85-8213-40bab142bd8c/satcom-network-engineer-iii-vsat-idirect ## About the Role * Education and experience, per the contract labor category criteria: Bachelor's degree in a field applicable to the position plus 6 years of relevant experience. Equivalents accepted - Master's plus 4, Associate's plus 8, or High School diploma/GED plus 10. * 8+ years in network and transport technologies, and 8+ years on large-scale enterprise or global networks. * Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) and larger fixed ground station systems across SCPC, TDMA, and other industry-standard SATCOM configurations. * IP satellite modems interfacing with bandwidth management systems such as iDirect and Comtech VMS. * Juniper switches and routers, cryptographic devices, VPN and VPN client, and Starshield. * OSPF, BGP, MPLS, and multicast. * IP services supporting NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and JWICS - IPv4, VPN, multicast, QoS, SDN, SNMP, VoIP, VTC. * Network analysis tooling - Forward Networks, HP Network Node Manager, or Riverbed. * DoD Architecture Framework and related DoD network architecture and strategic planning instructions. * Ability to work independently with little direction, and to write and brief at the executive level. Nice to Have * CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or ITIL v3 Foundations. * JNCIA, or Cisco CCNA/CCNP/CCDP/CCVP. ## Description RISA is hiring a SATCOM Network Engineer to engineer and sustain an Intelligence Community customer's WAN, LAN, and campus networks across multiple security domains. This one runs the full RF chain - VSAT and fixed ground stations, modems, bandwidth management - alongside the routed enterprise behind it. You work with little direction, and you will talk to the owner here, not a recruiting queue. What You Will Do * Install, maintain, and troubleshoot satellite communications equipment. * Evaluate, configure, test, and sustain every element of the RF transmit and receive chain. * Coordinate maintenance, monitoring, and installation across multi-domain WAN/LAN environments. * Troubleshoot network media and components; monitor the health and performance of the network. * Research and implement enterprise-wide solutions and enhancements against mission objectives. * Develop test plans and configuration documentation for customer approval before implementation. * Run traffic analysis and bandwidth optimization to hold performance and availability objectives. * Perform site surveys for new installations and technology refresh; maintain architecture diagrams. * Represent customer requirements in technical exchanges with other government agencies. ## 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) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Playing in Production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100363-wearedevelopers-live-playing-in-production) - [IP Authentication: A Tale of Performance Pitfalls and Challenges in Prod](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1413-ip-authentication-a-tale-of-performance-pitfalls-and-challenges-in-prod) - [Location Verification without GPS?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1184-location-verification-without-gps) - [Getting under the skin: The Social Engineering techniques](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/38-getting-under-the-skin-the-social-engineering-techniques) ## Related Articles - [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) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know)