Back to jobs
New

Network Engineer II

Pope Army Airfield, NC

**CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD**

Overview:

Job Title: Network Engineer II

Security Clearance: Secret

Location: Pope Army Airfield, NC

(Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.)

 

Description:

C3EL is seeking an experienced Network Engineer II to support a global transport network supporting the US Special Operations Command and mission partners. This role supports critical communications infrastructure and will require shift work. The Network Engineer II will provide Tier II network engineering and operational support for enterprise, tactical, and transport network infrastructures supporting mission-critical operations.

Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

  • Will support 24/7/365 shift work in support global operations network operations center. 
  • Monitor, analyze, troubleshoot, and restore network services across routed, switched, terrestrial, wireless, RF, and satellite communications environments.
  • Support ISR transport architectures and associated data transport systems ensuring reliable delivery of operational mission data.
  • Work closely with Network Operations Centers (NOCs), service delivery teams, government stakeholders, and OEM partners to resolve incidents and improve service performance.
  • Perform root-cause analysis of network outages, performance degradation, and operational disruptions while documenting findings and corrective actions.
  • Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Cisco-based networking solutions utilizing protocols including BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, VLANs, multicast, QoS, and VPN technologies.
  • Support commissioning, integration, testing, and fielding of new communications systems, network infrastructure, and transport capabilities.
  • Prepare and deliver operational reports, technical assessments, outage summaries, and status briefings to customer leadership.
  • Provide technical assistance to users operating from headquarters, regional hubs, remote sites, and forward-deployed locations.
  • Participate in preventive maintenance activities, system upgrades, technology refresh efforts, and lifecycle replacement initiatives.
  • Maintain network documentation, diagrams, standard operating procedures, configuration baselines, and knowledge management repositories.
  • Coordinate activities with engineering teams, cybersecurity personnel, logistics support teams, and program management staff to ensure mission success.
  • Support Information Assurance (IA), Risk Management Framework (RMF), STIG implementation, and cybersecurity compliance activities.
  • Assist with capacity planning, network optimization, performance tuning, and modernization initiatives supporting customer objectives.
  • Support occasional travel requirements, site surveys, acceptance testing, and field troubleshooting activities as required.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

  • U.S. Citizenship.
  • An active, in-scope US Government issued Secret clearance or higher.
  • Ability to travel worldwide, including to remote or austere locations. Individual trips may extend up to two months, with the possibility of multiple trips per year.
  • Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex network issues within routed and switched infrastructures.
  • Hands-on experience with Cisco networking technologies and enterprise network management tools.
  • Working knowledge of BGP, OSPF, multicast routing, VLANs, VPNs, and network performance monitoring solutions.
  • Experience performing packet analysis, log analysis, fault isolation, and root-cause investigations.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical personnel.
  • Candidates must meet the qualification requirements of DoDM 8140.03 for the DCWF 441 – Network Operations Specialist (Intermediate) work role through an approved qualification pathway (Education, DoD Military/Training, Certification, or a combination thereof), as defined by the applicable contract through the following Qualification Pathways (One or More May Apply):
    • Education (OR)
      • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Data Science, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Software Engineering.
    • DoD/Military Training (OR)
      • 4C-255N (CP)
      • 4-11-C22 (CP)
      • 4-11-C23
      • 102-25S30-C45 (NS)
      • F07DZZ1
      • M03KBSG
      • M10KBSB
      • M22KBS4
      • A-260-0061
      • A-260-0100
      • Network Operations Specialist (Intermediate) Playlist
      • DISA (441) Training
    • Certification (OR)
      • DoD-approved 8140-aligned certification for DCWF 441 (Intermediate), such as:
        • CompTIA Security+ CE
        • CompTIA CySA+
        • SSCP
        • GSEC
        • CEH

 

Desired Qualifications:

  • Tech control facility or cyber transport experience.
  • Circuit actions experience.
  • Experience with MS Office suite, i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, TEAMs.
  • Experience with one or more of the following: alarm surveillance, call routing, session initiated protocol, media call flow, packet capture analysis, Juniper IP technologies.

Create a Job Alert

Interested in building your career at C3EL? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.

Apply for this job

*

indicates a required field

Resume/CV*

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Select...
Do you meet the qualification requirements of DoDM 8140.03 for the DCWF 441 – Network Operations Specialist (Intermediate) work role through an approved qualification pathway (Education, DoD Military/Training, Certification, or a combination thereof), as defined by the applicable contract? *

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Please attach a PDF copy of your Education, DoD/Military Training, or Certification in accordance with the approved Qualification Pathways listed above to verify that you meet the baseline requirements for this role (only one submission is required).

Select...
Select...

U.S. Standard Demographic Questions

We invite applicants to share their demographic background. If you choose to complete this survey, your responses may be used to identify areas of improvement in our hiring process.
Select...
Select...
Select...
Select...
Select...
Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in C3EL’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

Select...
Select...
Race & Ethnicity Definitions

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability

Form CC-305
Page 1 of 1
OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Expires 04/30/2026

Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp.

How do you know if you have a disability?

A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
  • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
  • Blind or low vision
  • Cancer (past or present)
  • Cardiovascular or heart disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
  • Diabetes
  • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
  • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
  • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intellectual or developmental disability
  • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
  • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
  • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
  • Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
  • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
  • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
  • Short stature (dwarfism)
  • Traumatic brain injury
Select...

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.