Amentum · 8 hours ago
Senior Network Engineer
US-MD-Fort Meade
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$250K/yr - $250K/yr
10+ years expAmentum is dedicated to supporting the Department of Defense through its Intel and Cyber Division. They are seeking a Senior Network Engineer to provide critical network capabilities, including designing, building, and troubleshooting network architecture, while ensuring compliance with security protocols.
Mechanical EngineeringSecurityTechnical Support
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform as senior-level contributor, able to operate and troubleshoot autonomously and independently, whether customer facing or with other engineering team members
Design, build and troubleshoot network and network security architecture
Analyze and develop new hardware requirements and prepare specifications for hardware acquisitions
Provide engineering escalation support for all network and network security operations activities including: LAN/WAN operations and troubleshooting, troubleshooting network automation and tooling, and troubleshooting network security appliances
Coordinate with the Information Assurance Security Engineers to validate all designs against required security controls to maintain Authority to Operate of each enclave; implement and maintain DISA STIG requirements
Create, review, and update technical documentation in support of integration projects
Provide full implementation documentation and templates for all phases of deployment and sustainment of network equipment and services
Identify and diagnose complex performance, security, and technical issues
Qualification
Required
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification
Experience building, troubleshooting and testing IS-IS and/or OSPF networks
Experience building, troubleshooting and testing MP-BGP underlays and overlays
Experience building, troubleshooting and testing MPLS networks: RSVP-TE, LDP, and SR-MPLS
Experience building, troubleshooting and testing routing policy and redistribution
Experience building, troubleshooting and testing DMVPN and/or SD-WAN
Experience building, troubleshooting and testing different flavors of STP
Experience standing up and troubleshooting new circuits with the ability to fault isolate issues to CE equipment, demarc and/or carrier
Experience building, troubleshooting and testing network security technologies including but not limited to: SSH, WAN MACsec, IPSec, RADIUS, TACACS+, firewall NAT and security policies and end-point security
Experience with MS Office applications such as Excel, Word, Outlook, and SharePoint
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment
Ability to travel up to 20%
Must have active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
Bachelor's Degree in an IT related field, or an additional five (5) years of Network Engineering experience
10 Years of network engineering w/ 3 years of network design architecture and implementation
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification
DoD 8570.01-M IAT-II or IAM-I baseline certification requirements
Preferred
Extensive experience designing and building network and network security architecture so different segments in underlay and overlay partitions work together holistically to balance customer experience with security policy compliance
Extensive experience designing, building and troubleshooting Palo Alto and/or FMC/FTD NGFWs performing DPI
Extensive experience designing, building and troubleshooting ISE and/or other end-point security appliances
Experience with network tooling such as Cisco NSO, Catalyst Center, Splunk and StealthWatch
Experience with automating repetitive tasks using tools and/or scripts, such as Python and TCL
Extensive experience with Cisco IP telephony products
Experience with Type 1 encryption devices including, but not limited to: KG175X and KG142
Experience developing IT checklists, SOPs, guides, etc
Experience deploying DISA STIGs and conducting Government network assessments
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off and holidays
Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
Educational reimbursement
Parental leave
Employee stock purchase plan
Tax-saving options
Disability and life insurance
Pet insurance
Company
Amentum
Amentum is a technology and engineering company for security, defense, and energy.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$321.16M2025-03-12Post Ipo Secondary· $321.16M
2024-09-27IPO
2020-01-01Private Equity
Leadership Team
Ajay Nagar
Vice President
Darren Burton
Chief People Officer
Recent News
2026-01-20
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