Network Engineer IV

IT Veterans•Alexandria, VA

About The Position

IT Veterans is seeking a Network Engineer IV to support its mission-driven team. The role focuses on advanced network engineering, system design, requirements analysis, and telecommunications lifecycle support, particularly in DoD or Intelligence Community environments. The engineer will develop and implement network architectures and solutions, provide technical leadership, and ensure engineering work meets performance, quality, security, and regulatory standards. The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or four additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
At least eight years of professional experience in network engineering or a related field.
Active DoD 8570 IAT II certification.
CCNP certification or equivalent.
Current TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a DoD and/or Intelligence Community environment is highly desired.

Responsibilities

Design, document, and implement system specifications, network architectures, and integration and test strategies.
Contribute to risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies.
Uphold quality assurance standards and ensure service performance goals are achieved.
Analyze mission-related change requests (RFCs/CRQs) and provide technical recommendations and cost assessments.
Support telecommunications efforts throughout their lifecycle, from concept and design through implementation and performance analysis.
Translate customer CRQs into engineered network solutions and oversee their implementation.
Serve as a technical lead for assigned initiatives, providing subject matter expertise and guidance to stakeholders.
Review new action items and coordinate issue resolution with appropriate teams.
Gather, analyze, and validate requirements using interviews, document reviews, workflow analysis, and site visits.
Create requirement specifications and models, including diagrams, that meet established standards for completeness, consistency, and clarity.
Maintain requirements traceability across project phases and track status through review cycles.
Identify requirement gaps or errors and develop formal response statements to resolve them.
Support network monitoring, traffic analysis, and bandwidth optimization to meet performance and availability objectives.
Research emerging network and communications technologies and recommend improvements for scalability, reliability, and standardization.
Prepare and maintain detailed network architecture diagrams.
Ensure engineering efforts comply with security policies, processes, and government regulations.