Senior Network Engineer Manager (Network Operations Team Lead)

Peraton is looking for an experienced Senior Network Engineer Manager (Network Operations Team Lead) to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals.

Peraton supports the National Nuclear Security Administrations (NNSA) Office of Secure Transportation (OST) which is responsible for the safe and secure transportation of nuclear weapons components and special nuclear materials throughout the United States. Operating under strict security requirements OST relies on highly secure communications networking and command and control systems to support its mission. The Network Engineer Senior serves as the Network Operations Team Lead providing technical leadership and oversight for the network infrastructure that enables these critical operations.

Location: Onsite in Albuquerque NM (primary location) with travel to field locations as required.

Day to Day Roles and Responsibilities:

• Serve as the senior technical lead and team lead for all network operations supporting the NNSA OST IT program
• Design implement and maintain classified and unclassified network infrastructure at OST facilities and field locations
• Ensure all network systems comply with DOE cybersecurity orders NIST SP 800-53 controls FISMA requirements and the Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Lead network incident response troubleshooting and root cause analysis for network outages or security events
• Develop and maintain network architecture documentation configuration baselines and as-built diagrams
• Coordinate with NNSAs Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) on enterprise IT standards and network policy compliance
• Support Authority to Operate (ATO) processes by providing network security documentation and evidence packages
• Manage vendor relationships and coordinate hardware/software procurement and lifecycle management
• Lead network capacity planning and technology refresh initiatives
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior network engineers and technicians
• Prepare and present network status reports metrics and briefings to program management and government stakeholders

Basic Qualifications:

• High School diploma and 12 years of experience may have supervisory or management experience
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must possess an active DOE Q Clearance (equivalent to a Top Secret clearance) and be eligible for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Programs (SAP).
• May be required to travel to OST field locations
• Must be able to work in a secure facility environment and comply with all OST security protocols
• Minimum of 3 years of recent experience as a Senior Network Engineer or Network Engineering Manager within the last 5 years.
• Experience designing implementing and supporting enterprise network infrastructure in classified or unclassified federal environments.
• Experience supporting mission critical environments within DoD DOE the Intelligence Community or similar organizations.
• Experience implementing network automation AI enabled operations and enterprise monitoring solutions using Ansible Terraform Cisco DNA Center SolarWinds PRTG Nagios or equivalent.
• Experience leading network modernization technology refresh or infrastructure transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing network engineering teams including workload prioritization mentoring and performance management.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise routing switching firewalls network security and high availability architectures.

Certification Requirement:

• ITIL v4 Foundation (or higher) certification required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with 12 years of experience or Masters degree with 10 years of experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise environments with 500 network nodes across geographically dispersed locations.
• Experience supporting federal IT contracts valued at $10M or greater.
• Experience leveraging AI and machine learning for network anomaly detection predictive maintenance and automated remediation.
• CompTIA Security CE (SY0-701).
• CISSP.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.