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Foxhole Technology · 23 hours ago

Lead Network Engineer

US-MD-Ft. Meade

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$125K/yr - $134K/yr

8+ years exp

Foxhole Technology provides robust cybersecurity and IT support capabilities for federal civilian and defense agencies. The Network Engineer SME will serve as the senior sustainment and O&M network engineering lead, responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining mission-critical network and cyber sensing capabilities in support of the DoDIN.

Information Technology

Culture & Values

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and sustain large-scale, secure network infrastructure supporting cyber sensing and monitoring platforms

Own and lead major technical efforts, including architecture decisions, system design, and sustainment and modernization planning

Ensure systems and all critical interfaces remain ready, stable, and reliable to meet mission requirements

Analyze deployed systems (hardware, software, and configurations) to assess performance, compliance, and required changes driven by STIGs, RMF, vulnerability remediation, COTS upgrades, and external interface impacts

Engineer and maintain network architectures integrating routers, switches, firewalls, encryption devices, IDS/IPS, packet capture, and monitoring tools

Lead monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident response activities, serving as the final technical escalation point and driving root cause analysis and corrective actions

Lead requirements analysis and system integration to ensure new sensing capabilities meet mission objectives and integrate seamlessly with DoD networks

Collaborate closely with Government leadership, system owners, cybersecurity teams, DevSecOps, and engineering teams

Provide technical leadership and mentoring to network engineers and support enterprise-level initiatives

Maintain network architecture documentation, standards, procedures, and status reporting for stakeholders and senior leadership

Qualification

Network EngineeringCyber Sensing TechnologiesNetwork Security SolutionsDoD Compliance FrameworksCiscoJuniper PlatformsSecurity+ CertificationNetwork ProtocolsDevSecOps PrinciplesCloud EnvironmentsAnalytical ThinkingTechnical LeadershipCommunication Skills

Required

8+ years of progressive experience in network engineering, architecture, or complex system design within DoD, cyber, or enterprise environments

Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent experience)

Active DoD Secret clearance required

Security+ Certification

Strong understanding of cyber sensing technologies, including intrusion detection, packet capture, threat analytics, and SIEM integration

Advanced knowledge of network protocols and technologies (e.g., BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VLANs, routing, switching)

Experience with network performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident response

Hands-on experience with Cisco and Juniper network platforms in secure, mission-critical environments

Hands-on experience with network security solutions, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, encryption, and Zero Trust concepts

Knowledge of DevSecOps principles, automation, test integration, and scalable deployment architectures

Experience supporting DoD compliance frameworks, including DISA STIGs, RMF, and NIST 800-53

Experience engineering solutions across on-premises and cloud environments, including virtualization and containerization and cloud native architectures

Proven ability to lead technical efforts and communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences