Network Engineer, Journeyman

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $120k - $150k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🛜 Network Engineer / Network Administrator

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Computer World Services

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11 - 50 employees

💼 Consulting

🎖️ Defense

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Defense • Logistics

Computer World Services is a federal-focused IT services firm that provides digital transformation, process optimization, and technology innovation to Defense and civilian federal customers. With over 30 years of hands-on experience, the company delivers enterprise-wide IT solutions and professional services, supports contract vehicles for the federal market, and emphasizes quality, compliance, and high-performance program ratings.

📋 Description

• Configure, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco Nexus data-center switching environments and Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) fabrics • Install, configure, refresh, and troubleshoot top-of-rack and data-center switches, network appliances, and software-defined networking configurations • Configure and troubleshoot VLANs, trunks, port channels, virtual port channels, routing, access controls, and redundant paths • Gather requirements and assist with implementation procedures, cutover plans, validation steps, rollback procedures, and outage contingencies • Execute approved installations, configuration changes, refreshes, hardware replacements, and relocation cutovers at USMEPCOM and MEPS locations • Coordinate with cabling personnel on rack layouts, patching, fiber, copper, and network drops; support site surveys and update network diagrams, as-built documentation, and equipment inventories • Test devices before production deployment and apply approved firmware, OS, and security updates in accordance with DISA STIGs • Monitor network availability, performance, capacity, and faults; troubleshoot Layer 2/Layer 3, fabric, routing, latency, packet-loss, WAN, SD-WAN, firewall, VPN, wireless, and cloud-connectivity issues • Participate in Outage Response Team activities, support diagnosis, restoration, and root-cause analysis, and coordinate escalation with senior engineers, Cisco, DISA, carriers, and vendors • Support remote MEPS and other locations with router, circuit, firewall, VPN, ISP, and cloud-connectivity issues • Follow approved ITSM processes and maintain configurations, change records, test results, troubleshooting procedures, and knowledge articles • Collaborate with senior network engineers, infrastructure and cybersecurity teams, Government stakeholders, vendors, and the Outage Response Team

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Networking, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field • Three (3) to seven (7) years of relevant network engineering, network administration, data-center networking, or enterprise infrastructure experience • Current Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification • Active Secret clearance or higher is required • Hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus, ACI, software-defined networking, and policy-based data-center network architectures • Knowledge of Cisco routing and switching technologies, including EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, VLAN routing, and Quality of Service • Experience supporting installations, refreshes, migrations, and relocation cutovers using method-of-procedure, test, rollback, and cutover documentation • Experience with network-monitoring, configuration-management, and observability platforms • Experience applying DISA STIGs and supporting DoD RMF, ATO, IAVA, CND Directive, and POA&M requirements in a federal or DoD environment • Familiarity with structured cabling, patch panels, fiber connectivity, and inside-plant infrastructure • Willingness to travel or provide on-site support as required • Availability for after-hours work during maintenance windows or mission-critical events

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote position • Travel or on-site support may be required for installations, site surveys, refreshes, outages, or relocation cutovers • After-hours work may be required during maintenance windows or mission-critical events

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