Network Engineer III

CACI•Fort Meade, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

CACI is seeking a Network Engineer III to join its team in Fort Meade, Maryland, supporting “Know your Network” Zero Trust Architecture capabilities. The role supports network management across design, implementation, maintenance, and upgrades of existing networks; analyzes designs, specifications, and related documents; and implements communication system requirements supporting the distributed functionality of a software engineering environment. The engineer is responsible for implementing the Forward Networks commercial tool to capture, organize, and maintain Mission Island network inventory, network maps, and associated vulnerabilities, and to help integrate that inventory with the High Side network enterprise model.

Requirements

Strong understanding of computer networking architecture, including firewalls, routers, switches, and protocols.
Proficiency understanding configurations from multiple vendors, such as Cisco, Palo Alto, and Juniper.
Experience with Zero Trust activities, including system hardening and customer Zero Trust compliance requirements.
Previous technical experience with system administration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux or similar.
Ability to read and understand system configuration files to verify correct ingestion into Forward Networks.
IAT Level 3 certification.
12 years of experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university, or four additional years of network engineering experience in substitution for the degree.
Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is not stated; the minimum clearance required to start is TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Forward Networks, Redseal, or comparable network modeling tool experience.
Networking certifications such as CCNP, JNCIP, AWS Certified Advanced Networking, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Implement the Forward Networks commercial tool to capture, organize, and maintain Mission Island network inventory, network maps, and associated vulnerabilities.
Help integrate Mission Island inventory with the High Side network enterprise model.
Support network management from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrades of existing networks.
Analyze network designs, specifications, and related documents.
Implement communication system requirements that support the distributed functionality of a software engineering environment.
Support “Know your Network” Zero Trust Architecture capabilities.