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Senior Network Engineer

SAIC

Chantilly, VAJob$200–240K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$200–240K/yr
Location
Chantilly, VA
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

SAIC seeks a Senior Network Engineer to support a program managing, designing, deploying, operating, and maintaining more than 75 IT and network communication systems. The role focuses on network and systems administration, cybersecurity, network forensics, IP address tracking, and mitigating obscured or falsified IP origins. It requires 25–50% CONUS travel as needed, with occasional OCONUS travel possible.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Juniper NetworksCisco NetworksVPN ConfigurationSecure TunnelingNAS AdministrationNetwork Hardware ManagementVirtual Private ServersVirtual Private NetworksNetwork ForensicsIP Address TrackingFraud DetectionNetwork Traffic AnalysisDigital Footprint ManagementObfuscation MitigationLinux AdministrationVirtualized Environment ConfigurationPower and Environmental HardwareProject LeadershipPriority ManagementDeadline ManagementCloud InfrastructureAWSAzure

Qualifications

TS/SCI and PolyBachelor's Degree10+ Years Relevant Experience

Full job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Network Engineer to join our team in providing technical support to a dynamic program encompassing the management, design, deployment, operations, and maintenance of over 75 Information Technology and network communication systems. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of hands-on technical expertise, problem-solving capabilities, and ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment that supports a broad range of operational requirements. The candidate should be a cybersecurity expert with experience in network forensics, IP address tracking, and mitigation of obscured or falsified IP address origins to ensure accurate identification and enhance investigative processes. This position requires 25-50% CONUS travel as needed to meet program goals and objectives. Some occasional OCONUS travel may be necessary.

Qualifications

Mandatory/Required Qualifications:

  • Must currently hold a TS/SCI and Poly in order to be considered for this role

  • Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience

  • Network and Systems Administration Skills:

  • Expertise in configuring and administering Juniper and/or Cisco networks, including implementation of VPNs and secure tunneling

  • Hands-on experience with NAS Configuration and administration (e.g., QNAP, Synology).

  • Proficiency in managing Network Infrastructure Hardware, such as KVMs, terminal servers, etc

  • Knowledge and experience with Virtual Private Servers and Networks

  • Expertise in mitigating risks of anonymous communications, including detecting fraudulent activity, analyzing network traffic, managing digital footprints, and countering obfuscation and evasion techniques

  • System Administration:

  • Proficient in Linux System Administration

  • Solid expertise in Virtualized Environment Configurations (e.g., VMware)

  • Infrastructure Management:

  • Experience with power/environmental network hardware, including UPS, RPC, and rack cooling systems

Desired Qualifications:

  • Project Management:

  • Successful leadership from project inception to completion, demonstrating the ability to manage priorities and deadlines effectively

  • Comfortable operating in a proactive environment with an emphasis on tinkering, novel solutions, and self-learning

  • Cloud Infrastructure Expertise:

  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure solutions such as AWS, Azure, or comparable platforms

Target salary range: $200,001 - $240,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2618227

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

How this job compares

Set against the 3,784 open Network Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$200–240K/yr
  • Virginia median$119–184K/yr297 salary ranges
  • US median$118–198K/yr2,894 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $220K, is 44% above the Virginia median midpoint ($153K) — in the top quarter of Network Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 368 open Network Engineer jobs in Virginia and 3,784 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Network Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 3,269 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,361 of the 3,784 open Network Engineer jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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