Network Engineer (Journeyman)

Computer World Services•North Chicago, IL

9d•$120,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

Computer World Services, Corp. (CWS) seeks Journeyman Network Engineers to support data-center networking, software-defined networking, enterprise connectivity, infrastructure modernization, and outage restoration for the USMEPCOM ENLIST program. The role provides hands-on technical support for Cisco Nexus and Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) environments, top-of-rack switching, and data-center connectivity. Engineers support installations, technology refreshes, maintenance, outages, and equipment-relocation cutovers while coordinating with senior network engineers, infrastructure and cybersecurity teams, Government stakeholders, vendors, and the Outage Response Team to maintain secure, reliable, and resilient network services. This is a remote position. Travel or on-site support may be required for installations, site surveys, refreshes, outages, or relocation cutovers. After-hours work may be required during maintenance windows or mission-critical events. An active Secret clearance or higher and a current Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification are required. The period of performance is March 1, 2027 through February 28, 2033, with a contract start date of March 1, 2027. Applicants acknowledge and consent to having their resume included in an active competitive Government contract bid. The advertised salary range is $120,000–$150,000 per year. The offered rate depends on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience, with consideration of internal parity. Computer World Services is an affirmative action and equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Networking, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Three to seven years of relevant network engineering, network administration, data-center networking, or enterprise infrastructure experience.
Current Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification.
Active Secret clearance or higher.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus, ACI, software-defined networking, and policy-based data-center network architectures.
Knowledge of Cisco routing and switching technologies, including EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, VLAN routing, and Quality of Service.
Experience supporting installations, refreshes, migrations, and relocation cutovers using method-of-procedure, test, rollback, and cutover documentation.
Experience with network-monitoring, configuration-management, and observability platforms.
Experience applying DISA STIGs and supporting DoD RMF, ATO, IAVA, CND Directive, and POA&M requirements in a federal or DoD environment.
Familiarity with structured cabling, patch panels, fiber connectivity, and inside-plant infrastructure.
CCNP Data Center, CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Security, CompTIA Security+, ITIL Foundation, or equivalent credentials.

Responsibilities

Configure, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco Nexus data-center switching environments and Cisco ACI fabrics, including APICs, tenants, VRFs, bridge domains, endpoint groups, contracts, and external connectivity.
Install, configure, refresh, and troubleshoot top-of-rack and data-center switches, network appliances, and software-defined networking configurations.
Configure and troubleshoot VLANs, trunks, port channels, virtual port channels, routing, access controls, and redundant paths supporting servers, storage, virtualization, cloud, and enterprise networks.
Gather requirements and assist with implementation procedures, cutover plans, validation steps, rollback procedures, and outage contingencies.
Execute approved installations, configuration changes, refreshes, and hardware replacements, including relocation cutovers at USMEPCOM and MEPS locations; stage and test equipment and verify service after cutovers.
Coordinate with cabling personnel on rack layouts, patching, fiber, copper, and network drops; support site surveys and update network diagrams, as-built documentation, and equipment inventories.
Test devices before production deployment and apply approved firmware, OS, and security updates in accordance with DISA STIGs.
Monitor network availability, performance, capacity, and faults; troubleshoot Layer 2/Layer 3, fabric, routing, latency, and packet-loss issues, including WAN, SD-WAN, firewall, VPN, wireless, and cloud connectivity affecting data-center services.
Participate in Outage Response Team activities, support diagnosis, restoration, and root-cause analysis, and coordinate escalation with senior engineers, Cisco, DISA, carriers, and vendors.
Support remote MEPS and other locations with router, circuit, firewall, VPN, ISP, and cloud-connectivity issues.
Follow approved ITSM processes and maintain configurations, change records, test results, troubleshooting procedures, and knowledge articles.