Lead Network Engineer (Remote Opportunity)

VetsEZ•Dallas, TX

5d•Remote

About The Position

VetsEZ is seeking a Lead Network Engineer to support Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) network infrastructure for VistA, the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) AWS environment, and the VA Wide Area Network (WAN). The role leads the network engineering team and plans, designs, implements, maintains, and evaluates enterprise networks supporting VistA and cloud-hosted VA systems. The candidate must reside within the continental United States. The position combines team leadership and hands-on network engineering, including network architecture, capacity planning, operational support, troubleshooting, security, documentation, upgrades, and customer engagement. The engineer will support compliance with government security and operational standards and use SAFe/Agile principles to plan and deliver work iteratively. Selected candidates must complete fingerprinting at a government facility and undergo a background check. Sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronics engineering, or another engineering or technical discipline; eight years of additional relevant experience may substitute for the degree.
At least five years of experience.
Experience as a Network Engineer supporting government IT contracts, including network design, implementation, and troubleshooting.
Experience leading and directing other network engineers, including overseeing day-to-day team operations.
Experience in network planning, engineering, and architecture, including capacity planning and evaluating new network products.
Experience with AWS cloud networking and wide area networks, including providing connectivity to cloud resources.
Proficiency in creating and maintaining network diagrams with industry-standard tools and using network management tools to discover and map networks.
Demonstrated experience working in SAFe/Agile environments.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting technical information to non-technical stakeholders and managing customer and vendor relationships.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting VistA systems and networks.
Experience supporting the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) and the VA WAN.
An active Public Trust clearance or higher.
Relevant certifications such as CCNA or CCNP.
Experience using AI-assisted tools such as GitHub Copilot or Microsoft 365 Copilot to draft network configurations, automation scripts, and documentation, and to analyze monitoring data; ability to validate AI-generated output in a test environment before deployment.
Experience establishing team practices for AI-assisted network engineering, including review and testing standards and guidance on when AI-generated configurations can be used in production.
Familiarity with secure and responsible AI use in federal environments, including using only agency-approved AI tools, not entering network configurations, credentials, or sensitive VA data into unapproved tools, and following VA and federal AI guidance.
Experience supporting VA or other federal healthcare IT environments.

Responsibilities

Lead and direct the network engineering team, oversee day-to-day operations, assign and prioritize tasks, and provide technical guidance.
Design, implement, and maintain VistA network infrastructure in support of VA and federal government IT standards.
Provide ongoing network operational support and maintenance for the VAEC AWS cloud environment and VA WAN, following security standards and best practices.
Oversee network architecture design and implementation, and plan how new network resources and applications, including cloud connectivity, will operate on the network.
Plan, support, and evaluate complex existing network systems, and recommend resources needed to maintain or expand service levels.
Perform network capacity planning and provide monthly metrics for network availability, bandwidth usage, and other requested measures.
Monitor and maintain network interfaces and performance, troubleshoot issues, and make modifications and enhancements to optimize uptime and security.
Handle escalated network problems, questions, and requests, and work with other information systems groups and cross-functional IT teams to resolve issues.
Develop technical standards and interface applications, and identify and evaluate new products, technologies, and implementation strategies.
Plan and perform network equipment operating system and version upgrades.
Use network management tools to discover, map, and maintain the network, and keep network diagrams, procedures, and related documentation current.
Support compliance with government security and operational standards.
Apply SAFe/Agile principles to plan and deliver network engineering tasks iteratively.
Manage customer relationships; work with internal and external customers and vendors to determine system needs; and present network designs, changes, and status to clients and stakeholders.