Army Network Engineer

i4DM is seeking an Army Network Engineer to bridge operational military requirements with advanced communication technologies. The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining secure network infrastructures to ensure seamless data exchange in challenging environments while collaborating with Army teams to align technical solutions with mission objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy, configure, operate, and sustain tactical network infrastructure supporting Army operational missions
• Configure and maintain routers, switches, firewalls, radios, and network transport devices
• Troubleshoot network performance, latency, and availability issues in austere or contested environments
• Install, operate, and support tactical and enterprise networks during training exercises
• Explain tactical networking concepts clearly to operators and technical teams
• Deploy, configure, and sustain tactical compute platforms, including servers and virtualized environments
• Support platform services such as virtualization, containerized workloads, and core infrastructure services
• Integrate network infrastructure with mission platforms and applications
• Support platform hardening, patching, and STIG compliance in tactical environments
• Troubleshoot platform-level issues impacting mission applications and network performance
• Support system integration, testing, and fielding activities
• Develop and maintain network and platform diagrams, load plans, and technical documentation
• Support RMF and ATO activities with technical artifacts and remediation actions
• Collaborate with systems, cybersecurity, and application teams to deliver operational capabilities
• Support exercises, deployments, and surge operations as mission demands

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 6+ years of hands-on experience installing, operating and supporting tactical networks and/or mission platforms
• Strong understanding of tactical networking concepts (routing, switching, transport, QoS, segmentation)
• Experience engineering, validating, and managing local, wide-area, voice, and classified/unclassified data networks
• Experience providing Tier 3 network engineering support, troubleshooting, and repairing network performance issues in austere, field environments
• Experience supporting platform infrastructure (servers, virtualization, or mission systems)
• Ability to communicate networking and platform concepts clearly in operational terms to technical teams and leadership
• Hands-on experience with Cisco or similar networking equipment in fielded environments
• Experience supporting Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T), SATCOM, LOS, and BLOS communications
• Familiarity with STIGs and securing networks and platforms in tactical environments
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one
• COMPTIA Security+ certification
• Prior experience supporting Army tactical units or deployed environments
• Experience with virtualization or platform technologies (VMware, KVM, containers, or equivalent)
• Experience integrating platforms with tactical networks
• CCNP or equivalent networking certification
• Experience operating in austere or deployed environments
• Familiarity with automation or scripting (Python, Ansible, PowerShell) in operational environments
• Ability to work in high-pressure, unstructured situations