Network Engineer (Top Secret, US PACOM)

About the role

Amentum is seeking a Network Engineer to provide research, design, test and evaluation support to the U.S. Pacific Command's Resources and Requirements Division (J8) at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. The work supports the theater campaign plan and the Edge Theater Architecture, which provides the foundation for a warfighting network infrastructure and services.

Key responsibilities

• Conceptualize operational needs and solutions, develop technical requirements and recommend improvements to existing designs.
• Oversee the strategic interface for network system configuration and plan new configurations for network operations.
• Research, design, test and evaluate new technologies and solutions, keeping an organization-wide view of current and future operations and architecture.
• Design and implement LAN, WAN, intranet, extranet and data communications networks, including SDN, application analysis and quality of service.
• Participate in or lead design and engineering projects for the customer's experimental network, perform network modeling, analysis and planning, and design network and computer security measures.
• Assess proposals and alternatives to optimize network performance and data throughput, and carry out network design optimization, capacity planning, configuration management and technology insertion planning.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent education, training or work/military experience.
• 5-7 years of experience designing network infrastructure for a large or complex network.
• Active Top-Secret security clearance, with SCI eligibility later during employment.
• At least 5 years of experience supporting the Department of War, including at least 3 years in military operations.
• Knowledge of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Required skills

• MPLS/VPN, SDN, and data center design with VSS and VPC.
• Network technologies: ACI, SDN, SD-WAN, routing, switching, firewalls, wireless, application load balancing, network visibility.
• Protocols: MPLS/SR, optical networking, LISP, VXLAN, IPv4, IPv6, 802.1X, QoS, IPAM.
• Multi-vendor firewalls, switches and routers; cloud networking for hybrid and cloud-native deployments.
• Preferred: CCNA, DoD 8570 Baseline IAT Level II, VMware vSphere/vCenter, Windows Server, Red Hat, SQL Server, Exchange, SIEM, Cisco or Juniper equipment.

What we offer

• Salary range of $160K-$175K, depending on education, experience and skills.
• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays, retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, educational reimbursement, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, disability and life insurance, and pet insurance.