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Job ID: 2511232 Location: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, US Date Posted: 2025-10-30 Category: Information Technology Subcategory: Network Engineer Schedule: Full-time Shift: Day Job Travel: No Minimum Clearance Required: Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Potential for Remote Work: Yes

SAIC seeks a highly experienced Network Engineer to support the US Space Force, Space Systems Command, in performing operational maintenance and sustainment of ground-based radars critical to US and Allied strategic missile surveillance, warning, defense, and space surveillance missions in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In support of the government customer, the SAIC Program Manager, and the Chief Engineer, the Network Engineer is responsible for responsive and coherent planning, development and delivery of PARCS radar network maintenance and modifications in response to change requests and deficiency reports.

Job Duties

Analyzes customer requirements and solves unusually complex problems with highly innovative solutions.

Provides expert knowledge for maintenance and upgrade of networks including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, remote access systems, and telecom equipment.

Provides expert knowledge for maintaining network integrity and connectivity while ensuring compliance with policies and maintains system backup and recovery capability.

Analyzes, evaluates and plans method of approach and organizes means to achieve solution of complex technical problems.

Develops advanced engineering ideas and guides their development into a final product.

Develops advanced solutions to a variety of highly complex engineering problems.

Perform highly advanced network/systems design, development, and integration from the start of a project life cycle to the end.

Provides and applies advanced engineering to highly complex infrastructures including installing, configuring, testing, and maintaining network devices, telecom equipment, radio equipment, operating systems, application software, and system management tools.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with nine plus (9+) years' of related experience. Additional 4 years of experience will be accepted in lieu of degree.

Active Secret Clearance.

Expert knowledge for maintenance and upgrade of networks including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, remote access systems, and telecom equipment.

Developing and/or sustaining national security, no-fail mission systems.

Desired

Experience sustaining PARCS, or other Strategic Warning and Surveillance radar systems such as PAVE PAWS and UEWR.

Knowledge of the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment mission and associated enterprise.

Networking and Security + certifications.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level. Employment type: Full-time. Job function: Information Technology. Industries: Software Development.

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