• Senior Network Engineer

    Eliassen Group (Colorado Springs, CO)


    Senior Network Engineer

    Colorado Springs, CO

    **Type:** Permanent

    **Category:** Engineer

    **Industry:** Government

    **Reference ID:** JN -102025-104201

    **Date Posted:** 10/28/2025

    **Shortcut:** http://careers.eliassen.com/Bpdrbm

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    Description:

    We are looking for a Network Engineer who will be responsible for leading the planning, deploying, integrating, and testing upgrades to the network to operational sites and help where needed. Candidate will be responsible for traveling to remote locations to perform network installations, perform troubleshooting, and provide status updates to Program personnel. This role will be primarily in Colorado Springs, CO in the long-term, however, this role must be able to travel to alternate work locations, such as Schriever Space Force Base, Alaska, Guam, Europe, etc., to execute job duties such as deployments.

     

    **Location:** Full-time/Onsite at Huntsville, AL or Colorado Springs, CO

    **Security Clearance:** Secret required

    **Pay Rate:** $115,000 - $125,000

     

    Direct hire position*

    Responsibilities:

    • Must have knowledge of network design, development and testing methodologies.

    • Must have an understanding of the OSI Model, TCP/IP, routing protocols BGP and OSPF.

    • Must have network traffic analysis, diagnostic and troubleshooting skills.

    • Must have firewall knowledge in Juniper, Fortinet, and Palo Alto

    • Must have knowledge of UDP multicast, SONET, MSPP, VLANs, GRE Tunnels, and TCP/IP network designs.

    • Must have knowledge of multi-vendor switching routing (Juniper, Cisco), WAN optimizer, TACLANEs, and optical transport equipment.

    • Must be an effective communicator with excellent writing and presentation skills using Microsoft Office products, especially PowerPoint and Visio.

    • Must thrive and do your best work in a collaborative and agile environment.

    Experience Requirements:

    • Hands on experience with DoD integration processes, Agile and DevOps methodologies and automated test tools. Ability to work in a fast paced environment and adapt to change

    • Wide application of principles, theories, and concepts in their field and provides solutions to a wide range of difficult problems with imaginative and thorough solutions

    • Works under general direction, and results are reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives; failure to achieve results normally results in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources

    • Frequent internal and external customer contacts and represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.

    Education Requirements:

    EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline (i.e. EE, CIS, CPE, MIS, IT), or equivalent experience/combined education, with 5+ years of professional experience; or 3+ years of professional experience with a related Master's degree.

     

    DOD 8570 REQUIREMENT: IAT - Level II

     

    _Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range._

     

    _W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality._

     

    _Please be advised- If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please confirm that they have an Eliassen.com email address and never provide personal or financial information to anyone who is not clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact [email protected]._

     

    _About Eliassen Group:_

     

    _Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate._

     

    _Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status._

     

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