Job Title: SME Network Engineer
Job Category: Information Technology
Time Type: Full time
Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret
Employee Type: Regular
Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%
Type of Travel: Local
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The Opportunity:
CACI is seeking a SME Network Engineer for the Global Mission Operations Support (GMOS) contract, supporting the Department of State. This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance national security through advanced IT solutions. You will collaborate with experienced professionals in an innovative environment, guiding a high-performing team to deliver excellence. The GMOS contract aims to provide world-class IT support by modernizing and maintaining applications and infrastructure using an integrated IT Service Management approach. Join us to make a meaningful impact on a program of national importance.
Responsibilities:
Provide subject matter expertise and strategic guidance on high-availability network architectures including load balancing, denial of service detection, and dynamic service health checks to maximize availability of public-facing websites
Serve as technical authority for network upgrade initiatives across WAN links connecting CONUS and OCONUS facilities, ensuring modernized connectivity standards and seamless integration with 42+ external partner agencies
Act as senior technical advisor for Enterprise Operations Center (EOC) critical incident management, providing expert consultation to DT ENMOC and delivering strategic crisis management guidance for domestic or world events
Establish and govern network standards, procedures manuals, and performance management frameworks while providing expert guidance on component tuning in accordance with change management procedures
Define technical strategy and best practices for Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) network technologies, guiding implementation approaches that optimize resource allocation and strengthen security through policy-driven automation
Provide authoritative consultation on disaster recovery (DR) network infrastructure design including 2N redundancy strategies, automated failover architectures, continuous monitoring frameworks, and quarterly DR testing protocols
Demonstrate mastery of DevSecOps tooling (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, SonarQube) and advise on CI/CD pipeline architecture with expertise in continuous build, test, security validation, and results analysis automation
Lead enterprise network architecture planning and roadmap development, aligning network modernization initiatives with Department of State strategic objectives and federal requirements
Provide technical leadership for complex network engineering projects spanning 350+ global facilities, ensuring adherence to security policies, performance standards, and operational excellence
Serve as recognized technical authority with deep expertise across key domains, evaluating and resolving highly complex technical challenges, influencing enterprise-wide technical direction, mentoring engineering teams, and driving innovation across multiple strategic initiatives
Qualifications:
Required –
Bachelor's degree + 13 years of experience in related fields, such as network engineering, network architecture, enterprise architecture, infrastructure design, or IT operations leadership; equivalencies considered.
Active Secret Clearance
Proven experience providing strategic leadership for enterprise network engineering across large-scale, geographically distributed federal environments
Demonstrated expertise in high-availability network architectures, Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) technologies, and disaster recovery network design
Proven experience with Zero-Trust Network Architectures and systems (e.g. zScaler, Cloudflare, NSX-T, Illumio, Cisco, Palo Alto)
Excellent leadership abilities with proven experience serving as a technical authority, influencing enterprise strategy, mentoring engineering teams, and driving innovation across multiple strategic…