Network Engineer Skill Level 2

Wyetech•San Antonio, TX

1d•$66 - $83

About The Position

Wyetech is hiring a Skill Level 2 Network Engineer to support the configuration, deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting, and sustainment of mission-critical network infrastructure for government customers. The role provides hands-on engineering support for Cisco and Arista equipment in secure environments, including configuration management, upgrades, performance monitoring, and operational troubleshooting. The engineer also supports LatteArt activities, Secure Terminal Equipment/Secure Telephone Network (STE/STN) requirements, System Security Plan (SSP) compliance, and related security and accreditation work. The position involves hands-on hardware support at customer locations in Texas as directed by EHSC teams, with occasional travel to Maryland. The engineer works with Government stakeholders and multidisciplinary engineering and operations teams to sustain infrastructure, resolve incidents, support network designs and modernization, and meet operational and security requirements. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph, U.S. citizenship, and an IAT Level II baseline certification. Candidates must meet one of the stated education and experience pathways: a relevant master's degree and six years of relevant experience; a relevant bachelor's degree and eight years of relevant experience; or twelve years of relevant experience with an applicable industry-standard networking certification. Compensation is listed at $65.55–$82.84 per hour, with the actual rate dependent on factors including contract rates, qualifications, and location.

Requirements

Significant hands-on experience configuring, maintaining, troubleshooting, and sustaining Cisco networking equipment.
Significant hands-on experience configuring, maintaining, troubleshooting, and sustaining Arista networking equipment.
Experience supporting network infrastructure across design, implementation, maintenance, upgrades, and operational sustainment.
Familiarity with LatteArt and its use in supporting network equipment and related compliance activities.
Experience supporting STE/STN requirements and SSP compliance for network devices.
Experience supporting secure networking environments and implementing applicable DoD and Intelligence Community security requirements.
Experience administering and troubleshooting LANs, CANs, and WANs.
Experience configuring, integrating, testing, deploying, and maintaining network devices, interfaces, and associated technologies.
Knowledge of IP networking, routing, switching, network protocols, and connectivity.
Experience diagnosing and resolving network incidents, connectivity problems, configuration issues, and performance deficiencies.
Experience analyzing network traffic and performance data to identify latency, throughput, and dataflow issues.
Experience using network monitoring and diagnostic tools to assess system performance and troubleshoot operational issues.
Experience maintaining network configurations, technical documentation, network diagrams, and accreditation-related artifacts.
Understanding of network security technologies, including firewalls, VPNs, encryption, and secure network connectivity.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, technical communication, and problem-solving skills; ability to work independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to provide hands-on hardware troubleshooting and support at customer locations throughout Texas, as directed by EHSC teams.
Willingness and ability to travel occasionally to Maryland.
An IAT Level II baseline certification meeting applicable DoD 8570.01-M requirements.
Active TS/SCI security clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
U.S. citizenship and ability to maintain applicable security clearance, certification, and program access requirements throughout employment.
Meet one of the following qualification pathways: relevant master's degree and six years of relevant professional Network Engineering experience; relevant bachelor's degree and eight years of relevant professional Network Engineering experience; or twelve years of relevant professional Network Engineering experience and an applicable industry-standard networking certification.

Nice To Haves

Applicable industry-standard networking certification for the experience-and-certification pathway, such as Arista Configuration Essentials, CCNA, or an applicable Juniper certification track.
Experience providing Network Engineering support and training commensurate with a network engineering curriculum (specified for the master's degree pathway).

Responsibilities

Configure, deploy, maintain, troubleshoot, and sustain Cisco and Arista network devices supporting mission-critical operations.
Perform network configuration changes, equipment upgrades, routine maintenance, installations, integrations, testing, and deployments.
Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, configuration, connectivity, and performance issues affecting network infrastructure.
Analyze network designs, specifications, system requirements, technical documentation, and connectivity dependencies.
Develop and evaluate network solutions and provide technical input to network and mission architecture designs.
Configure and optimize connectivity between system components and support LAN, CAN, WAN, voice, and video telecommunications solutions.
Analyze network traffic, latency, throughput, traffic patterns, and resource utilization using monitoring tools and data captures; recommend performance improvements.
Support LatteArt activities, STE/STN requirements, System Security Plan documentation, security compliance reviews, and accreditation-related activities.
Support network security technologies and solutions, including VPNs, firewalls, encryption, load balancing, traffic shaping, VoIP, GRE, IPSec, MoIP, and NAT, as applicable.
Collaborate with cybersecurity personnel and systems engineers to identify and resolve security and compliance issues.
Provide hands-on network hardware support at Texas customer locations as directed by EHSC teams and travel occasionally to Maryland for program needs.
Support day-to-day operations, maintenance, monitoring, conversions, cutovers, upgrades, equipment replacements, and resolution of recurring technical issues.
Coordinate with Government personnel, operational sites, end users, network operations personnel, program management, and geographically distributed engineering teams.
Maintain network configurations, diagrams, technical documentation, troubleshooting procedures, configuration records, and accreditation-related artifacts.
Manage assigned engineering tasks, provide technical guidance to junior Network Engineers as appropriate, participate in technical reviews and coordination meetings, and recommend system and infrastructure improvements.
Perform additional Network Engineering responsibilities as required to support mission objectives.

Benefits

Company SEP IRA contribution of 20% of gross compensation, with no employee matching requirement and full vesting from day one.
Generous PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, with flexibility to adjust PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year.
Voluntary medical plan options, some with Health Savings Account (HSA).
Vision and dental plans.
Life and AD&D benefits.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurance.
Optional identity theft and legal protection services.
Employee referral bonus eligibility up to $10,000.
Mobility among Wyetech-supported contracts and work locations.
Team-building events, including monthly lunches, a summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party.
Two complimentary branded clothing orders annually.