Senior Network Engineer

Job ID: 2615995

Location: Chantilly, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-08-25

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Network Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to serve as an IT technology integrator that utilizes networking hardware and virtual infrastructure to support customer networks. The successful candidate will work closely with the customer to continually evolve and integrate best practices for infrastructure provisioning, monitoring and deployment, and is expected to leverage a deep understanding of various operating systems, networking protocols and security practices to deliver complex and unique solutions to enable mission.

Qualifications

• Must currently hold a TS/SCI and Poly clearance to be considered
• Minimum of 14 years of relevant experience
• Master's Degree
• Ability to work well in a dynamic environment with tight deadlines, evolving priorities, and the potential to conduct operational support in adverse working environments
• Knowledge of TCP/IP fundamentals (OSi model and IP subnetting basics)
• Experience implementing and deploying infrastructure and systems
• Ability to cultivate in-depth expertise in networking protocols, logging and troubleshooting
• Experience troubleshooting technical problems related to networking and virtualization technologies
• Familiarization with virtualization techniques and technologies
• Experience administering Linux and Windows servers
• Knowledge of IPv4 routing protocols, specifically OSPF
• Knowledge of and experience deploying and configuring current Cisco routing and switching devices
• Deep understanding and experience with network security, including hardening of servers and network devices
• Experience deploying and administering network security appliances, VPNs and encryption fundamentals (specifically IPSEC)
• A desire to create and innovate solutions in-house to address unique requirements

Desired:

• CCNA or equivalent
• CISSP or similar
• Linux +

Target salary range: $200,001 - $240,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.


SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .