NCIS Network Engineer

Job Title: NCIS Network Engineer
Job Location: Quantico, VA
Compensation: $120,000 - $150,000
Eligibility/Clearance: Candidate must possess an active Top Secret
clearance
Job Description:
Transform technology into opportunity as a Network Engineer. A career in
enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter
most. You’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful
part in improving how agencies operate.
Here are the shift schedules that you can choose from:
- Shift 1: Monday + Tuesday 5:00pm to 1:30am EST; Friday - Sunday
10:00pm - 6:30am EST.
- Shift 2: Wednesday + Thursday 5:00pm to 1:30am; Friday - Sunday
10:00pm - 6:30am EST.
- Shift 3: Monday - Friday 10:00pm - 6:30am EST.
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** Position is pending funding in the August / September 2026 timeframe.
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The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is an organization of
approximately 2,000 personnel of which 700 serve at HQ and the remaining
staff serve at offices worldwide. NCIS is the DON component with primary
responsibility for criminal investigation, law enforcement (LE),
counter-terrorism (CT), counterintelligence (CI), and cyber matters.
NCIS not only has primary responsibility for all criminal investigative,
CI, CT, and cyber matters within the DON, but it also has exclusive
investigative jurisdiction in non-combat matters involving actual,
potential, or suspected criminal, terrorism, sabotage, espionage, and
subversive activities.
Role Overview
- As a Network Engineer, the work you’ll do will be impactful to the
mission of the IT Technology Development division within the NCIS
ITD organization in Quantico, VA.
- Provide technical support and troubleshooting services for incoming
service incidents related to computer systems, software, and
hardware
- Provide end-user software and hardware troubleshooting, applies
diagnostic techniques to identify problems, investigate causes, and
implement or recommend solutions
- Identify recurring issues and notify management of patterns
- Tests and analyzes all elements of network facilities
- Responsibilities include providing technical assistance, addressing
customer queries, and ensuring a seamless customer experience.
- Specialists will assess and troubleshoot issues related to company
products/services, offer step-by-step guidance, and escalate complex
problems to the appropriate department
- Monitors and controls the performance and status of network
resources on multiple enclaves utilizing software and hardware tools
- Identifies and diagnoses problems and factors affecting network
performance
- Analyzes network performance, usage, traffic flows, access, and
interfaces
- Provides technical planning and analysis for communication
activities including designing, integrating, installing,
troubleshooting, repairing, testing, monitoring, reporting,
documenting, working with appropriate vendors, and performing
preventative maintenance services
- Performs testing, provisioning, operations and emergency response
for ongoing network operations
- Oversees and manages the deployment of upgrades to existing data,
video, and related systems in a multi-location environment
- Ensures all required operational and support documents are current
- Maintains a current understanding of emerging technologies and
trends in online media, cloud service, storage solutions, and other
data center technologies
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Key Responsibilities
N/A
Requirements:
Our Network Engineer must have:
- Security Clearance Level: Active TS/SCI clearance
- Required Experience: 8+ years of network experience; with 3 years of
specialized networking experience
- Experience with engineering data center and IP backbone networks in
a multi-vendor, multiprotocol environment, including networks based
on T1, DS3, Fiber/Optical, DSL, Ethernet, and Ethernet over Copper
core.
- Experience with the following protocols, BGP, OSPF, vDC, vPC, VRF’s,
Spanning-Tree, VLANs, 802.1q, QoS, Cisco ASA with Active/Active
Multiple Contexts
- Firewall Experience Required- Cisco ASA 5500X, Juniper SRX,
Forcepoint SW
- Expert level configuration of Cisco routers and switches including:
4500/6500, 3750, 3850, and ASR 1000
- Nexus 2K/5K/7K/9K Data Center Experience
- Experience with configuration and management of firewalls; Cisco
Firepower, Palo Alto, Forcepoint Sidewinder, and Juniper
- Familiar with NTP /MAB/F5 Deployment
- Experience with Network Management Apps - Cisco ACS/ISE, Cisco
Prime, SolarWinds
- Required Certifications: Security+ CE, CCNP or CISSP
- Education: Bachelors Degree in IT, Computer Science or Technical
discipline.
- Location: Onsite at Quantico, VA
- Shift Options:
- Shift 1: Monday + Tuesday 5:00pm to 1:30am EST; Friday - Sunday
10:00pm - 6:30am EST.
- Shift 2: Wednesday + Thursday 5:00pm to 1:30am; Friday - Sunday
10:00pm - 6:30am EST.
- Shift 3: Monday - Friday 10:00pm - 6:30am EST.
- Position Availability: This position is pending funding in the
August / September 2026 timeframe.
- US Citizenship required
Preferred:
- N/A
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering,
Cybersecurity, or related technical field (or equivalent
experience).
ATR is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) who will provide equal
employment opportunity to employees and applicants for employment
without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, sex, pregnancy,
national origin, age, veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, marital status, family structure, genetic
information, or mental or physical disability