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Network Engineer IV

IT Veterans

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Location
Alexandria, VA
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

DoD 8570 IAT II CertificationCCNP Or Equivalent CertificationTS/SCI clearance

Job overview

IT Veterans seeks a Network Engineer IV to support its mission-driven team. The role focuses on advanced network engineering, system design, requirements analysis, and telecommunications lifecycle support in a DoD or Intelligence Community environment. The engineer will lead assigned initiatives, develop network solutions, and support monitoring and performance objectives. Candidates need an active TS/SCI clearance, the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph, and specified education, experience, and certifications.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Network EngineeringSystem DesignRequirements AnalysisRisk AssessmentTelecommunications EngineeringNetwork MonitoringTraffic AnalysisBandwidth OptimizationNetwork Architecture Diagrams

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Related Field or Equivalent Experience8+ Years Network Engineering ExperienceDoD 8570 IAT II CertificationCCNP or Equivalent CertificationDoD or Intelligence Community ExperienceTS/SCI ClearanceCI Polygraph or Ability to Obtain

Full job description

Network Engineer IV

  • Alexandria, VA

  • Information Technology

IT Veterans is looking for a Network Engineer IV to support our mission-driven team. This role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph . The ideal candidate brings a strong background in advanced network engineering, system design, and requirements analysis, particularly in a DoD or Intelligence Community environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, document, and implement system specifications, network architectures, and integration/test strategies.

  • Contribute to risk assessment efforts and develop mitigation strategies to ensure project success.

  • Uphold quality assurance standards and ensure service performance goals are consistently achieved.

  • Analyze and evaluate mission-related change requests (RFCs/CRQs), providing technical recommendations and cost assessments.

  • Support full lifecycle telecommunications efforts, from concept through design, implementation, and performance analysis.

  • Translate customer CRQs into engineered network solutions and oversee their implementation.

  • Serve as a technical lead for assigned initiatives, providing subject matter expertise and guidance to stakeholders.

  • Review and provide input on new action items and coordinate issue resolution with appropriate teams.

  • Apply structured methods to gather, analyze, and validate requirements through interviews, document reviews, workflow analysis, and site visits.

  • Create requirement specifications and models (e.g., diagrams) that meet established standards and ensure completeness, consistency, and clarity.

  • Maintain traceability of requirements across project phases and track their status through review cycles.

  • Identify requirement gaps or errors and develop formal response statements for resolution.

  • Support network monitoring, traffic analysis, and bandwidth optimization efforts to meet performance and availability objectives.

  • Research emerging network and communications technologies to recommend improvements for scalability, reliability, and standardization.

  • Prepare and maintain detailed network architecture diagrams.

  • Ensure all engineering efforts comply with security policies, processes, and government regulations.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field; in lieu of a degree, four (4) additional years of relevant experience may be substituted.

  • At least eight (8) years of professional experience in network engineering or a related field.

  • Active DoD 8570 IAT II and CCNP (or equivalent) certifications.

  • Proven experience within a DoD and/or Intelligence Community environment is highly desired.

  • Current TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph .

At IT Veterans LLC, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,181 open Network Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Virginia median$120–182K/yr312 salary ranges
  • Virginia median$40–56/hr29 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 392 open Network Engineer jobs in Virginia and 4,181 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Network Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,598 postings).
Education
1,185 of the 4,181 open Network Engineer jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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