SDA Network Engineer II

• Execute network operations involving configuration, monitoring, and analysis of customer circuits across optical and electro-optical multiplexers, TDM, routers, and switches.
  
• Perform real-time circuit redesign and alternate routing to restore customer connectivity during outages, degradations, maintenance windows, and scheduled or unscheduled service interruptions.
  
• Develop alternate routing strategies and redundancy approaches to support mission continuity during network events.
  
• Monitor scheduled outages and communicate impact or status updates to the SDA community.
  
• Work directly with customers, engineers, and other NOC teams to maintain maximum network availability and reduce mission impact.
  
• Proactively monitor network alarms using platform-specific network management tools.
  
• Use incident management systems to document outages, degradations, fault isolation steps, escalations, and resolution activity throughout the incident lifecycle.
  
• Maintain an offline configuration management database of SDA sites and circuits that traverse the DISN.
  
• Assess network incidents, identify deficiencies, and recommend corrective actions across transport and IP environments.
  
• Troubleshoot and support technologies such as routers, switches, crypto devices, Ciena, Cisco, Juniper, MSPP, DWDM, Optical Switching, SONET/SDH, and satellite communications.
  

Requirements

• Security+ CE or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification prior to start.
  
• Ability to work in a 24/7 shift-based operational environment.
  
• Working knowledge of Transport and IP network topologies.
  
• Experience supporting network operations, circuit troubleshooting, fault isolation, or service restoration in a mission-focused environment.
  
• Ability to document technical actions clearly in incident management or ticketing systems.
  

• Tech Control Facility or Cyber Transport experience.
  
• Circuit actions experience, including routing, restoral, and outage coordination.
  
• Telco NOC, inside plant, or outside plant experience.
  
• Experience with alarm surveillance, fault management, LAN maintenance, or performance management.
  
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools, including Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Teams.
  
• Familiarity with DISN, DoD network operations, transport systems, or satellite communications environments.
  
• Bachelor’s degree and 2–4 years of relevant experience; or
  
• Master’s degree with less than 2 years of relevant experience; or
  
• Equivalent combination of education, training, certifications, and experience.
  

Benefits

• Holidays: 11 Paid Holidays. Flex time can be utilized instead of holiday time usage.
  
• Payroll: Paid Bi-Monthly.
  
• 401(k): Partnered with the SECOND LARGEST Retirement plan provider in the U.S. Guaranteed 3% match. Eligibility – 21 years of age or older, after 3 months of employment
  
• Individual or company-wide performance and recognition awards (Quarterly
  

• UNITED HEALTHCARE PPO, extensive national coverage.
  
• INCLUDES: Medical/Dental/Vision/HSA.
  
• Eligible on the first of the month, immediately after the start date.
  
• Submit the enrollment form within 30 days of your start date otherwise, you will have to wait until October for the new year enrollment.
  

• Training & Career Development Reimbursement of Tuition and training needed to support career development.
  
• $150 monthly reimbursement contribution paid monthly towards parking expenses.
  
• Receipts must be submitted by the close of business on the 25th of each month.
  
• Reimbursements will be paid on the first payroll AFTER reimbursements are submitted each month.
  

• Performance bonus – Project-based
  
• Yearly bonus – Company based