Long Haul Network Engineer SETA

Job ID: 2614407
Location: Chantilly, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-08-27
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC has an immediate opening for a Long-Haul Network Engineer with a background in Information Technology (IT) Network Engineering and Project Management to oversee the cost, schedule, and performance activities associated with procurement of Commercial Carrier long-haul circuits. The successful applicant will participate within a team of Systems Engineers and Technical Advisors (SETAs) overseeing the design, delivery, enhancement, and recapitalization of a large-scale, physical layer infrastructure. Ability to travel is a requirement of this position.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
The successful candidate must be able to:

• Demonstrate a working level knowledge of high-speed, high-capacity optical communications systems and equipment
• Demonstrate a working level knowledge of high-speed switching layer (SONET, Carrier Ethernet) technologies and architectures
• Demonstrate a working level knowledge of installation and integration of fiber optic telecommunications systems
• Demonstrate the ability to perform requirements analysis, schedule reviews, and cost estimations
• Demonstrate the ability to conduct risk assessments and analysis of current and proposed architectures
• Develop circuit specifications, test methodologies, and exercise testing techniques to verify that circuits meet all required specifications
• Provide engineering for optical circuit design, integration, testing, and troubleshooting efforts
• Perform technical evaluation of vendor documentation, including network designs and technical details
• Review daily assessment reports of network health and performance, and provide technical guidance to operations personnel and vendors as necessary to resolve network performance issues
• Independently interact with network and transport services providers to resolve network anomalies and performance issues
• Serve as Transport Services site liaison for various locations
• Update the configuration management database for the customer's transport network
• Successfully work independently, as well as within team dynamics

Qualifications
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience. Work experience in the areas detailed in the Description of Duties of more than eleven (11) years in lieu of a degree may be considered
• 10-years' experience with high-speed Terrestrial Telecommunications systems
• PMP certification is a plus, but not required
• ITIL certification is a plus, but not required
• Active Top Secret (TS) / Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance with current poly

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. 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 .