Network Design Engineer

By Light Professional IT Services LLC•Mclean, VA

1d•$125,000 - $165,000

About The Position

By Light Professional IT Services LLC supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide. The company is expanding its team supporting the U.S. Army Comprehensive Modernization (COMPMOD) program, which delivers end-to-end EFIS&T services—from survey and design through installation, security, and testing—across NIPR and SIPR networks, Wi-Fi, VoIP, ISP/OSP infrastructure, and voice modernization at CONUS Army installations. The Network Design Engineer is responsible for designing and documenting a MILDEP Campus Area Network. The role requires technical expertise and the ability to direct technical resources in completing assigned work, including network design upgrades, configuration development, cutover planning and execution, staging and pre-configuration, documentation, and system testing. The position requires an active Secret clearance or higher and travel of up to 30% for deployments at CONUS locations. The stated annual base salary range is $125,000–$165,000. By Light notes that the range is a guideline and that compensation may depend on factors such as experience, education, training, skills, clearance level, internal peer equity, and market conditions. The company also states that it provides an extensive selection of employee benefits and offerings, without specifying them in this posting.

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in a technical discipline.
At least 10 years of experience in a similar role.
Cisco CCNA certification.
Technical knowledge and experience in network design and the ability to direct technical resources.
Experience designing and configuring Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks, including spanning tree, software-defined networking, VLANs, VNIs, VXLANs, VRFs, and hostnames.
Familiarity with Cisco OEM equipment.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with team members with different abilities, backgrounds, and skillsets.
Demonstrated ability to deliver products on time or ahead of schedule.
Active Secret clearance or higher.
Ability to travel up to 30% for deployments at CONUS locations.

Nice To Haves

Cisco CCNP and/or CCDP certification.
Experience with Passive Optical Networking (PON).
Familiarity with Juniper network equipment and network management.
Familiarity with Cisco Prime.
Familiarity with IT PIE.
Familiarity with U.S. Army network design standards.

Responsibilities

Develop engineering assessments of different configurations.
Review work products for correctness, adherence to the design concept and customer standards, and progress according to schedules.
Coordinate with the Project and/or Program Manager to support problem resolution and user satisfaction.
Coordinate with the Lead Engineer on network architecture and design decisions.
Recommend approval of major systems installations when needed.
Prepare milestone status reports and deliver presentations on system concepts to colleagues, subordinates, and end-user representatives.
Follow U.S. Army engineering processes while developing submissions.
Identify additional processes and documentation formats as needed.
Submit site-specific reports and drawings to the Government for review and approval.
Follow the Government’s established processes for reviewing, updating, approving, and disseminating design and engineering documents.
Direct technical resources in completing assigned tasks, including network design upgrades, configuration development, cutover planning, staging and pre-configuration, cutover execution, documentation, and system testing.