Transport Network Engineer

About the role

Trace Systems is seeking an experienced Transport Network Engineer to support a global transport network serving the US Special Operations Command and its mission partners. The role covers critical communications infrastructure and may require occasional 24/7 on-call support. The Senior Network Engineer leads the design, implementation and validation of transport network solutions across multiple enclaves.

Key responsibilities

• Engineer and sustain transport network solutions for voice, video and data services across multiple enclaves.
• Implement and optimize routing, switching and transport architectures for resiliency, redundancy and high uptime.
• Troubleshoot network incidents, isolate root causes and apply corrective actions across physical and virtual layers.
• Assist with capacity planning, performance monitoring, scalability assessments and security improvements.
• Maintain engineering artifacts such as diagrams, build guides and configuration documentation.
• Take part in vulnerability, compliance and configuration audits and carry out required mitigations.
• Support transport-level integration in lab, test and production environments, including hardware builds and device configuration.
• Work with cross-functional teams on design validation and network modernization.

Required profile

• Active, in-scope US Government Secret clearance.
• US citizenship required due to the nature of the work and contract requirements.
• Qualification under DoDM 8140.03 for the DCWF 441 (Intermediate) role via an approved pathway: a bachelor's degree in IT, information systems, data science, computer science, cybersecurity or software engineering, or a DoD-approved 8140-aligned certification such as CompTIA Security+ CE, CySA+, SSCP, GSEC or CEH.
• Ability to travel worldwide, including to remote or austere locations, with trips up to two months and possibly several per year.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex network issues in routed and switched infrastructures.

Required skills

• Cisco networking technologies and enterprise network management tools.
• BGP, OSPF, multicast routing, VLANs, VPNs and network performance monitoring.
• Packet analysis, log analysis, fault isolation and root-cause investigation.
• Strong verbal and written communication with technical and non-technical audiences.