CACI International Inc
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CACI International Inc . Location: Sterling, VA | Time Type: Full time | Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI | Employee Type: Regular | Travel: Up to 10% (Local). Opportunity
Team CACI has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a CORE/WAN Network Lead supporting an Intelligence Community customer’s CORE/wide-area (WAN) networks across multiple security domains. This role encompasses the design, implementation, and maintenance of complex, global enterprise networks. The Senior Network Engineer will act as a key technical leader, driving the evolution of our network infrastructure to meet evolving business needs. The role includes mentoring junior engineers, guiding incident responses, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous improvement by staying current with industry innovations. You will proactively engineer solutions to address customer requirements and emerging technologies, ensuring network stability and performance. This role requires a strong foundation in networking principles, extensive experience with routing protocols (including BGP), hands-on expertise with cloud networking platforms, and the ability to translate business needs into robust network solutions. Responsibilities
Manage on-site staff, providing guidance, support, and conducting performance evaluations. Ensure compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and safety standards. Coordinate system maintenance, monitoring and installation of multiple WAN environments encompassing multiple specializations, platforms and technologies. Provide problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution for network issues. Escalate and communicate status to management and customers. Evaluate and monitor health and performance of the network including hardware and management software. Develop and maintain a road map for capabilities, operations, and technologies. Assist with development and execution of test plans and supporting documentation of all network configuration upgrades, additions or revisions for customer approval before implementation. Support network traffic analysis and bandwidth optimization efforts to ensure attainment of performance and availability objectives. Evaluate and report on new/emerging network/communication technologies to enhance capacity, performance and reliability of the network. Evaluate and recommend changes and/or technology upgrades to address performance, standardization and industry best practices. Follow all customer network security processes and procedures, ensuring compliance with government policies. Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, and infrastructure problems. Maintain and configure network components to improve reliability and performance. Conduct site surveys, planning, and design support. Collaborate with the team across departments and locations; work with external service providers and customers to resolve incidents and problems. Work independently and as part of integrated teams; apply advanced concepts and processes to daily activities. Maintain thorough knowledge of network and security systems; act as a technical interface with vendors and external stakeholders. Review and provide recommendations to technical documentation. Maintain outside plant cabling and manholes. Install and configure WAN hardware, including voice, video, and data systems. Support the development of system specifications, architecture designs, and integration plans. Implement risk management and quality assurance strategies. Support deployable networks for multiple mission partners. Travel to CONUS sites for deployments, installations, and maintenance. Develop and maintain customer deployable communications suites. Qualifications
Required: Security Clearance: active TS/SCI 10+ years related technical experience in Network and Transport technologies, tools, and techniques Understanding and experience with the DoD Architecture Framework and other key DoD network architecture and strategic planning instructions Experience with CISCO and Juniper switches/routers, cryptographic devices, VPN and VPN client Experience with network analysis tools (CISCO Network Analysis Modules, SolarWinds Network Management, OPNET NetOne, HP Network Node Manager, etc.) Experience with CISCO firewall/VPN equipment (Adaptive Security Appliance, etc.) Experience with supporting IP services to connect to NIPRNET, SIPRNET and JWICS (IPv4, VPN, IPv6, Multicast, QoS, SDN, SNMP, VOIP, VTC, etc.) Experience with EIGRP, OSPF, BGP and multicast Nice to Have: Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field CISCO CCNP, CCVP, CCNA or CCDP (or equivalent) ITIL v3 Foundations ISC2 CISSP CompTIA Security+ Desired: Experience with 802.11 wireless technologies (802.11ac/802.11ax) and associated management platforms Knowledge and hands-on experience of WLAN design and benchmarking software What You Can Expect
A culture of integrity, trust, and continuous growth. At CACI, character and innovation are valued, with an emphasis on enabling mission success and supporting your career development. We offer flexible time off and access to robust learning resources. Pay range and benefits reflect a broad set of factors including location, experience, skills, and certifications. The proposed salary range for this position is $120,800 - $265,800. CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Seniority level: Mid-Senior level | Employment type: Full-time | Job function: Information Technology | Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting
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Join to apply for the
CORE/WAN Network Lead
role at
CACI International Inc . Location: Sterling, VA | Time Type: Full time | Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI | Employee Type: Regular | Travel: Up to 10% (Local). Opportunity
Team CACI has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a CORE/WAN Network Lead supporting an Intelligence Community customer’s CORE/wide-area (WAN) networks across multiple security domains. This role encompasses the design, implementation, and maintenance of complex, global enterprise networks. The Senior Network Engineer will act as a key technical leader, driving the evolution of our network infrastructure to meet evolving business needs. The role includes mentoring junior engineers, guiding incident responses, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous improvement by staying current with industry innovations. You will proactively engineer solutions to address customer requirements and emerging technologies, ensuring network stability and performance. This role requires a strong foundation in networking principles, extensive experience with routing protocols (including BGP), hands-on expertise with cloud networking platforms, and the ability to translate business needs into robust network solutions. Responsibilities
Manage on-site staff, providing guidance, support, and conducting performance evaluations. Ensure compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and safety standards. Coordinate system maintenance, monitoring and installation of multiple WAN environments encompassing multiple specializations, platforms and technologies. Provide problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution for network issues. Escalate and communicate status to management and customers. Evaluate and monitor health and performance of the network including hardware and management software. Develop and maintain a road map for capabilities, operations, and technologies. Assist with development and execution of test plans and supporting documentation of all network configuration upgrades, additions or revisions for customer approval before implementation. Support network traffic analysis and bandwidth optimization efforts to ensure attainment of performance and availability objectives. Evaluate and report on new/emerging network/communication technologies to enhance capacity, performance and reliability of the network. Evaluate and recommend changes and/or technology upgrades to address performance, standardization and industry best practices. Follow all customer network security processes and procedures, ensuring compliance with government policies. Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, and infrastructure problems. Maintain and configure network components to improve reliability and performance. Conduct site surveys, planning, and design support. Collaborate with the team across departments and locations; work with external service providers and customers to resolve incidents and problems. Work independently and as part of integrated teams; apply advanced concepts and processes to daily activities. Maintain thorough knowledge of network and security systems; act as a technical interface with vendors and external stakeholders. Review and provide recommendations to technical documentation. Maintain outside plant cabling and manholes. Install and configure WAN hardware, including voice, video, and data systems. Support the development of system specifications, architecture designs, and integration plans. Implement risk management and quality assurance strategies. Support deployable networks for multiple mission partners. Travel to CONUS sites for deployments, installations, and maintenance. Develop and maintain customer deployable communications suites. Qualifications
Required: Security Clearance: active TS/SCI 10+ years related technical experience in Network and Transport technologies, tools, and techniques Understanding and experience with the DoD Architecture Framework and other key DoD network architecture and strategic planning instructions Experience with CISCO and Juniper switches/routers, cryptographic devices, VPN and VPN client Experience with network analysis tools (CISCO Network Analysis Modules, SolarWinds Network Management, OPNET NetOne, HP Network Node Manager, etc.) Experience with CISCO firewall/VPN equipment (Adaptive Security Appliance, etc.) Experience with supporting IP services to connect to NIPRNET, SIPRNET and JWICS (IPv4, VPN, IPv6, Multicast, QoS, SDN, SNMP, VOIP, VTC, etc.) Experience with EIGRP, OSPF, BGP and multicast Nice to Have: Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field CISCO CCNP, CCVP, CCNA or CCDP (or equivalent) ITIL v3 Foundations ISC2 CISSP CompTIA Security+ Desired: Experience with 802.11 wireless technologies (802.11ac/802.11ax) and associated management platforms Knowledge and hands-on experience of WLAN design and benchmarking software What You Can Expect
A culture of integrity, trust, and continuous growth. At CACI, character and innovation are valued, with an emphasis on enabling mission success and supporting your career development. We offer flexible time off and access to robust learning resources. Pay range and benefits reflect a broad set of factors including location, experience, skills, and certifications. The proposed salary range for this position is $120,800 - $265,800. CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Seniority level: Mid-Senior level | Employment type: Full-time | Job function: Information Technology | Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting
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