Lead Network Engineer (Remote Opportunity)
At a glance
Senior Network Engineering role at VetsEZ. Remote, United States · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $127,587–$185,000 across the United States.
VetsEZ has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Guide the network engineering team’s daily work, assign priorities, and offer technical direction
- Build and sustain VistA network infrastructure, while maintaining the VAEC AWS environment and VA WAN
- Plan network architecture and determine how new applications and cloud connections fit into it
- Review capacity and performance, resolve escalated network issues, and make changes that protect uptime and security
- Publish monthly availability and bandwidth measures, and keep network diagrams and operating documents current
What you bring
- A computer science degree or related subject from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
- Government IT contract experience as a network engineer, covering design, implementation, and troubleshooting
- Past responsibility for directing other network engineers and managing their daily work
- Background in AWS networking and WAN connectivity, network architecture, capacity planning, and product evaluation
- SAFe or Agile experience, plus eligibility to secure and retain a Public Trust clearance
Who this fits
This senior role suits an engineer who can lead a team and contribute to network design and operations. You must live in the continental United States. Hiring includes fingerprinting at a government site and a background check. You’ll work with customers and vendors and explain technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
From the employer
VetsEZ is seeking a Lead Network Engineer to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) network infrastructure for VistA, the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) AWS environment, and the VA Wide Area Network (WAN). The role will lead the network engineering team and plan, design, implement, maintain, and evaluate enterprise networks supporting VistA and cloud-hosted VA systems.
The candidate must reside within the continental US.
Responsibilities:
• Lead and direct the work of the network engineering team, overseeing day-to-day operations, assigning and prioritizing tasks, and providing technical guidance.
• Design, implement, and maintain the VistA network infrastructure in support of VA and federal government IT standards.
• Provide ongoing network operational support and maintenance of the VAEC AWS cloud environment and the VA WAN, following security standards and best practices.
• Oversee the design and implementation of the network architecture, and plan how new network resources and applications, including connectivity to cloud resources, will exist on the network.
• Plan, support, and evaluate complex existing network systems, and recommend the resources required to maintain or expand service levels.
• Perform network capacity planning, and provide monthly metrics for network availability, bandwidth usage, and other metrics as requested.
• Monitor and maintain network interfaces and performance, troubleshoot issues, and make modifications and enhancements to optimize uptime and security.
• Handle escalated network problems, questions, and requests, and work with other IS groups and cross-functional IT teams to resolve network issues.
• Develop technical standards and interface applications, and identify and evaluate new products, technologies, and implementation strategies.
• Plan and perform network equipment OS and version upgrades.
• Use network management tools to discover, map, and maintain the network, and keep network diagrams, procedures, and related documentation up to date.
• Support compliance with government security and operational standards.
• Apply SAFe/Agile principles to plan and deliver network engineering tasks in an iterative environment.
• Manage customer relationships, interface with internal and external customers and vendors to determine system needs, and present network designs, changes, and status to the client and stakeholders.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Experience as a Network Engineer supporting government IT contracts, including network design, implementation, and troubleshooting.
• Experience leading and directing the work of other network engineers, including overseeing day-to-day team operations.
• Experience in network planning, engineering, and architecture, including capacity planning and evaluating new network products.
• Experience with AWS cloud networking and wide area networks, including providing connectivity to cloud resources.
• Proficiency in creating and maintaining network diagrams using industry-standard tools, and in using network management tools to discover and map the network.
• Demonstrated experience working in SAFe/Agile environments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting technical information to non-technical stakeholders and managing customer and vendor relationships.
Additional Qualifications:
• Experience supporting VistA systems and networks.
• Experience supporting the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) and the VA WAN.
• An active Public Trust clearance or higher.
• Relevant certifications such as CCNA or CCNP.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools (for example, GitHub Copilot or Microsoft 365 Copilot) to draft network configurations, automation scripts, and documentation and to analyze monitoring data, including validating AI-generated output in a test environment before deployment.
• Experience establishing team practices for AI-assisted network engineering, including review and testing standards and guidance on when AI-generated configurations can be used in production.
• Familiarity with secure and responsible AI use in federal environments, including using only agency-approved AI tools, never entering network configurations, credentials, or sensitive VA data into unapproved tools, and following VA and federal AI guidance.
• Experience supporting VA or other federal healthcare IT environments.
Benefits:
• Medical/Dental/Vision
• 401k with Matching
• Corporate Laptop
• PTO + Federal Holidays
• Training opportunities
• Remote opportunity
Note: Selected candidates will be required to complete fingerprinting at a government facility and undergo a background check as part of the hiring process.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
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