SITEC - Network Engineer (SDN) - MacDill AFB

Peraton • MacDill AFB, FL

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About The Position

Peraton is hiring a Network Engineer to support the United States Special Operations Command Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) 3 Enterprise Operations and Maintenance task order at MacDill Air Force Base. The work supports USSOCOM, its component commands, Theater Special Operations Commands, and deployed forces with operations and maintenance services for globally distributed mission operations operating 24x7x365.

The Network Engineer serves as a technical lead for the design, implementation, optimization, and maintenance of secure enterprise network infrastructure. The role emphasizes advanced network security and Zero Trust enforcement, including endpoint compliance, network access control and Comply to Connect (C2C) frameworks, and application micro-segmentation using tools such as Cisco Secure Workload. The engineer helps establish dynamic security policies and secure application data flows across complex, mission-critical Department of War networks.

Requirements

• Minimum experience and education combination: 12 years with a high school diploma, 10 years with an associate degree, 8 years with a bachelor's degree, or 6 years with a master's degree.
• DoW 8570 IAT II certification.
• CCNP certification.
• Must be DoW 8140 compliant under Work Role Code 441 – Network Operations Specialist, Intermediate level or higher.
• DoW TS/SCI clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience operating within DoW or DoD enterprise network environments.
• Active, high-level vendor certifications such as Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE).
• Experience with Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) solutions, such as Cisco ACI or Viptela.
• Familiarity with network automation and infrastructure-as-code scripting, such as Python, Ansible, and REST APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers in globally distributed environments.
• Engineer and sustain network access control and endpoint compliance architectures to enable secure, policy-driven device authentication.
• Develop and integrate micro-segmentation, application dependency mapping, and Zero Trust workload protection strategies across data centers and multi-cloud environments.
• Troubleshoot complex network performance and connectivity issues and perform root cause analysis, from Layer 2/3 routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF to application-layer workload policies.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and systems engineering teams to ensure network architectures comply with DoD STIGs and support secure, authorized data flows.
• Develop and maintain network documentation, including architecture diagrams, data flow maps, and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Evaluate and test network technologies, firmware updates, and security patches before enterprise deployment.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain Cisco Secure Workload for application dependency mapping, micro-segmentation, and Zero Trust policy enforcement across data centers and multi-cloud environments.
• Implement Comply to Connect architectures for endpoint compliance, device profiling, network access control, and automated remediation.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Health savings account
• Short- and long-term disability
• Employee assistance program
• Parental leave
• 401(k)
• Paid time off for vacation
• Company-paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed