SATCOM Network Engineer III

SATCOM Network Engineer III (VSAT, iDirect, Juniper) Network Engineer III - SATCOM Services Location: Mt Weather (Bluemont), VA - on site Time Type: Full time, Exempt Clearance Required to Start: Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph (U.S. citizenship required) Schedule: Must be able to work weekends and evening hours as needed Salary Range: $99,000 – $108,000 Satellite transport across multiple security domains, end to end. RISA is hiring a SATCOM Network Engineer to engineer and sustain an Intelligence Community customer's WAN, LAN, and campus networks across multiple security domains. This one runs the full RF chain - VSAT and fixed ground stations, modems, bandwidth management - alongside the routed enterprise behind it. You work with little direction, and you will talk to the owner here, not a recruiting queue. What You Will Do Install, maintain, and troubleshoot satellite communications equipment. Evaluate, configure, test, and sustain every element of the RF transmit and receive chain. Coordinate maintenance, monitoring, and installation across multi-domain WAN/LAN environments. Troubleshoot network media and components; monitor the health and performance of the network. Research and implement enterprise-wide solutions and enhancements against mission objectives. Develop test plans and configuration documentation for customer approval before implementation. Run traffic analysis and bandwidth optimization to hold performance and availability objectives. Perform site surveys for new installations and technology refresh; maintain architecture diagrams. Represent customer requirements in technical exchanges with other government agencies. What You'll Bring S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI with CI polygraph. Education and experience, per the contract labor category criteria: Bachelor's degree in a field applicable to the position plus 6 years of relevant experience. Equivalents accepted - Master's plus 4, Associate's plus 8, or High School diploma/GED plus 10. 8+ years in network and transport technologies, and 8+ years on large-scale enterprise or global networks. Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) and larger fixed ground station systems across SCPC, TDMA, and other industry-standard SATCOM configurations. IP satellite modems interfacing with bandwidth management systems such as iDirect and Comtech VMS. Juniper switches and routers, cryptographic devices, VPN and VPN client, and Starshield. OSPF, BGP, MPLS, and multicast. IP services supporting NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and JWICS - IPv4, VPN, multicast, QoS, SDN, SNMP, VoIP, VTC. Network analysis tooling - Forward Networks, HP Network Node Manager, or Riverbed. DoD Architecture Framework and related DoD network architecture and strategic planning instructions. Ability to work independently with little direction, and to write and brief at the executive level. Nice to Have CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or ITIL v3 Foundations. JNCIA, or Cisco CCNA/CCNP/CCDP/CCVP. About RISA Rolston Information Systems Assurance (RISA) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that has supported federal defense and intelligence cybersecurity missions for more than seventeen years. We are small on purpose: direct access to leadership, a real say in how the work gets done, and none of the layers that slow large primes down. Benefits Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) and Roth; Paid Time Off; and 11 paid Federal Holidays. RISA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Background Check Upon receiving an offer of employment, all applicants will be required to do a background check, including a criminal record check and employment/education verification. #J-18808-Ljbffr RISA