Network Engineer Sr Principal
Honolulu, HIJob$180–220K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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This position supports the Joint Fires Network Prototype, Distributed Experimentation Environment, and Vanguard Force DevOps Environment. The Network Engineer (Sr. Principal) works directly with customers to improve Multi-Domain Command and Control capabilities through systems integration, deployment, and ongoing development and maintenance. The role is based in Honolulu and supports defense experimentation initiatives involving advanced warfighter architectures and command-and-control capabilities.
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Description
This position supports the Joint Fires Network (JFN), Distributed Experimentation Environment (DE2) and Vanguard Force DevOps Environment (VFDE) - These OUSD R&E, DARPA and TRMC initiatives are designed to leverage Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) experimentation in developing advanced warfighter architectures and CONOPS and link sensors and weapons platforms in times of critical conflict around the globe.
The candidate will provide technical support to improve Multi-Domain Command and Control (MDC2) capabilities through the development and continuous improvement of the JFN Prototype, DE2 and VFDE systems.
Contractor support shall support all facets of the systems integration of the JFN Prototype, DE2 and VFDE baselines including: systems engineering, cybersecurity, hardware and software, exploitation, and Battlespace Management and Command and Control (BMC2) capabilities across all warfare domains. The position is based in Honolulu.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
In support of the VFDE Depot IPT as a Network Engineer (Sr. Principal) the candidate will work directly with customers in a technical role to:
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Participate in JFN Prototype Deployment and Implementation planning with customers.
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Perform installation and setup of JFN system of systems hardware from bare metal to platform base OS.
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Develop, Sustain and Maintain Compute Hardware and Networking solutions to meet JFN requirements.
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Deploy JFN Prototype Systems at the Customer's direction.
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Produce customer documentation to support custom applications.
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Contribute technical content and tutorials to product documentation.
Qualifications
TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience
Target salary range: $180,001 - $220,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
REQNUMBER: 2619123
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 4,063 open Network Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$180–220K/yr
- Hawaii median$115–165K/yr63 salary ranges
- US median$111–187K/yr3,300 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $200K, is 37% above the Hawaii median midpoint ($146K) — in the top quarter of Network Engineer salary ranges in Hawaii.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 67 open Network Engineer jobs in Hawaii and 4,063 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Hawaii
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- Experience
- Network Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 8 years (3,477 postings).
- Education
- 1,093 of the 4,063 open Network Engineer jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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