$80,001–$120,000 Per Year
Agile Programming Methodologies, Change Requests/Orders, Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS), Communications Equipment Maintenance, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, Cost Estimates, Data Recovery, Distributed Computing, Emerging Technology, Firewalls, Government, Government Off-the Shelf (GOTS), Hardware Development, Information Technology & Information Systems, Maintain Compliance, Network Administration/Management, Network Architecture/Engineering, Network Connectivity, Network Design, Network Integration, Network Routers, Network Support, Network Switching, Network Systems, Network Testing, Operating Systems, Performance Analysis, Professional Services, Project Lifecycle, Project/Program Management, Remote Access, Risk Management, Schedule Development, Secret Clearance, Software Development, Software Engineering, Surveillance, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Maintenance, Telecommunications, Telecommunications Equipment, User Documentation, Virtual Reality, Virtualization, Work From Home
Senior Network Engineer
Job ID: 2614628
Location: Colorado Springs, CO, United States
Date Posted: Jul 16, 2026
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: Hybrid
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Job Description
Description
SAIC seeks a highly experienced and energetic 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 and UEWR radar network maintenance and modifications in response to change requests and deficiency reports.
Job Duties
- 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
- Develops advanced engineering ideas and guides their development into a final product
- 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 and five (5) or more years' relevant experience and Security+, Network+, and/or higher-level certifications
- Active Secret Clearance
- Experience with a broad range of system types: custom developed HW/SW, COTS/GOTS HW/SW, and specialty engineering of exotic material/limited supply items.
- Experience with implementing and sustaining distributed systems, virtual operating system environments, and virtual/augmented reality technologies
- Experience translating operational requirements into system requirements; and system requirements into technical requirements/performance standards
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.
- Experience maintaining national security mission networks
- Managing large-scale Agile or SecDevOps teams/projects, to include support to cost estimating, baseline and risk management, schedule development, performance monitoring and reporting
Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Overview
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
SAIC is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.
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Science Applications International Corp
SAIC is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's digital transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, IT modernization, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.
We are a team of 26,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.