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Senior Network Engineer

Govcio

Quantico, VA · Posted November 2, 2026

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About the job

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Senior Network/Systems Engineer to s ustain and maintain the NCIS Enterprise and Cyber Security defensive cyber posture and enterprise business applications. This position will be located in Quantico, VA and will be an onsite position.

Responsibilities

Designs and develops network and system architectures, and defines key capabilities and performance requirements. Defines total systems design and technology maturity constraints in accordance with mission requirements. Develops network and system element architecture and design and interface definitions. Defines network and system implementation approach and operational concept. Develops models and architectural guidelines for current and future network and system development. Ensures requirements are met and evaluates performance with customer.

Interfaces with the user(s) and all other stakeholders in order to determine their needs.

Generates the highest level of requirements, based on the user's needs and other constraints such as cost and schedule.

Performs cost-benefit analyses to determine whether requirements are best met by manual, software, or hardware functions; making maximum use of commercial off-the-shelf or already developed components.

Designs and develops solutions to applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns.

Develops partitioning algorithms (and other processes) to allocate all present and foreseeable requirements into discrete partitions such that a minimum of communications is needed among partitions, and between the user and the system.

Qualifications

High School with 6 - 9 years (or commensurate experience)

Required Skills and Experience

Clearance Required: Top Secret/SCI

Minimum 5 years of experience performing network/system engineering enterprise services for the US Navy.

Experience with unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret networks.

Experience with SharePoint, Active Directory, MS Visio, Cisco ISE, and DNA Center.

Experience operating on networks within the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification or equivalent

Preferred Skills and Experience

N/A

Posted Salary Range

USD $145,000.00 - USD $150,650.00 /Yr.

Designs and develops network and system architectures, and defines key capabilities and performance requirements. Defines total systems design and technology maturity constraints in accordance with mission requirements. Develops network and system element architecture and design and interface definitions. Defines network and system implementation approach and operational concept. Develops models and architectural guidelines for current and future network and system development. Ensures requirements are met and evaluates performance with customer.

Interfaces with the user(s) and all other stakeholders in order to determine their needs.

Generates the highest level of requirements, based on the user's needs and other constraints such as cost and schedule.

Performs cost-benefit analyses to determine whether requirements are best met by manual, software, or hardware functions; making maximum use of commercial off-the-shelf or already developed components.

Designs and develops solutions to applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns.

Develops partitioning algorithms (and other processes) to allocate all present and foreseeable requirements into discrete partitions such that a minimum of communications is needed among partitions, and between the user and the system.

High School with 6 - 9 years (or commensurate experience)

Required Skills and Experience

Clearance Required: Top Secret/SCI

Minimum 5 years of experience performing network/system engineering enterprise services for the US Navy.

Experience with unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret networks.

Experience with SharePoint, Active Directory, MS Visio, Cisco ISE, and DNA Center.

Experience operating on networks within the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification or equivalent

Preferred Skills and Experience

N/A