Senior Network Engineer

Five Stones Research Corporation•Huntsville, AL

3d•$110,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

Five Stones Research Corporation (5SRC) is seeking a senior network engineering professional to join its established and growing team. The Network Specialist IV provides the highest tier of technical network engineering support, with mastery-level expertise across enterprise network technologies. The role may serve as a remote Enterprise, Europe Regional, or Pacific Regional lead. This position is contingent upon contract award. It is full-time and remote, with no travel expected. An active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance and U.S. citizenship are required. The role provides advanced engineering support for routed, switched, and shared LAN/WAN environments; serves as a senior regional or enterprise technical escalation resource; and applies expertise in cable testing, protocol troubleshooting, and Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA). The engineer handles escalations beyond the scope of Network Specialist I–III personnel. Candidates must meet the education and experience requirements through either a technical bachelor’s degree and five years of related experience, or completion of a certified technical or vocational school and ten years of related experience. They must have and maintain a certification compliant with the Network Operations Specialist Advanced proficiency level, work role 441, under the current DoD 8140 Cyber Workforce Qualification Matrix, and comply with DoDD 8140.01, DoDI 8140.02, and DoDM 8140.03. The stated salary range is $110,000–$150,000 per year. The position is posted for at least three business days and may remain open until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.

Requirements

Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance.
U.S. citizenship.
Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, such as Computer Sciences, with five years of related experience; alternatively, successful completion of a certified technical/vocational school with ten years of related experience.
Expertise in Windows networks, Cisco Systems, and Orion SolarWinds, with experience in ZTA and methodologies.
Mastery of standard networking protocols and technologies, including TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, RSTP, VRRP, BIND, EIGRP, BGP, and OSPF, as well as communication/internet standards 802.1d, 802.1q, 802.1w, 802.3, 802.11, 802.3u, and 802.3z.
Direct experience with synchronous and asynchronous communications, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and other communications media used by the DoW and DHA.
Experience with OTDR, cable testers, network sniffers, and EIA/TIA cable standards and specifications.
Mastery of routed, switched, and shared LAN environments running currently supported versions of Microsoft OS, Windows Active Directory, UNIX, and OpenVMS, and using routers, switches, terminal servers, and local and long-haul WAN connectivity.
Have and maintain a certification compliant with the Network Operations Specialist Advanced proficiency level, work role 441, per the current DoD 8140 Cyber Workforce Qualification Matrix.
Comply with DoDD 8140.01, DoDI 8140.02, and DoDM 8140.03.

Nice To Haves

Strong oral and written communication skills to present information effectively to Government officials, medical professionals, and specialized technical personnel.
Prior experience supporting OCONUS network operations in Europe or the Pacific region.

Responsibilities

Provide mastery-level network engineering support across routed, switched, and shared LAN/WAN environments.
Serve as a regional (Europe or Pacific) or enterprise-level senior technical escalation resource.
Apply deep expertise in cable testing, protocol troubleshooting, and Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA).
Support escalations beyond the scope of Network Specialist I–III personnel.