Cornerstone Defense | Technically Innovative Solutions

Location: Columbia, Maryland
Type: Contract
Job #3964

Comms Network Engineer II
Annapolis Junction, MD
Active TS/SCI with Poly
Compensation Range: $180,000-$200,000

Position Summary
The Network Engineer supports the performance, reliability, and configuration of enclave networks and systems. This role monitors, analyzes, troubleshoots, and resolves network and system issues across LAN/CAN/WAN environments, working closely with internal stakeholders and external organizations to restore service and maintain operational excellence. The ideal candidate brings strong enterprise networking architecture, experience coordinating incident resolution, and familiarity with cloud and automation concepts.

Job Responsibilities:

Monitor, analyze, troubleshoot, and evaluate hardware, software, and other network-related problems to ensure availability and performance.
Provide technical expertise for the performance and/or configuration of enclave networks and supporting systems.
Perform general LAN/CAN/WAN administration and support, including:
Switches, routers, firewalls, and load balancers
Schedule, coordinate, and execute firmware upgrades and hardware migrations in accordance with change management practices.
Coordinate with responsible users, system owners, and external organizations to drive timely resolution of network or system incidents.
Support DNS services, including configuration and maintenance of BIND.
Perform Linux-based operational and troubleshooting tasks using common command-line utilities.
Support AWS cloud environment activities, with emphasis on EC2 and VPC fundamentals (connectivity, routing, and troubleshooting).
Contribute to operational efficiency through scripting and automation; Ansible experience is a plus.

Required Skills:

Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise network environments (LAN/CAN/WAN).
Proven ability to troubleshoot network/system issues and coordinate incident resolution across multiple stakeholders.

Familiarity with:

AWS (particularly EC2 and VPC)
DNS/BIND
Linux command-line operations and troubleshooting

Preferred Skills:

Familiarity and/or hands-on experience with:
Cisco IOS
F5 BIG-IP
Palo Alto hardware and software
Experience with scripting and automation, especially Ansible.
Experience designing and planning new network environments.

Education/Experience Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field and six (6) years of experience in a similar role; or An additional six (6) years of relevant experience may be substituted for the Bachelor’s Degree; or An Associate’s Degree plus an additional four (4) years of relevant experience. Compliance with DoD 8570.01-M with a minimum certification of IAT Level II (SEC+ or CCNA)

Company Benefits:
Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs. These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to: A 401(K) plan with a company match, tuition and training assistances, paid vacation/leave, a fitness reimbursement program, college savings plan, commuter benefits, financial advisory services, flex spending accounts, health savings accounts, STD/LTD coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance programs, life financial planning assistance, and legal resources.