Sr. Network Engineer / Architect
UIC Government Services and the Bowhead Family of Companies
Rockville, MDJob$110–180K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Bowhead seeks a Senior Network Engineer / Architect to support the Indian Health Service Network Operations & Support Center in Rockville, Maryland. The role supports federal health services by managing, enhancing, designing, implementing, monitoring, and supporting IHS network infrastructure. It analyzes complex system requirements, develops system designs and solutions, evaluates approaches, and may provide work leadership. The opportunity is contingent upon contract award and is not currently funded.
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Overview
NETWORK ENGINEER / ARCHITECT (NOSC):
Bowhead seeks a Sr. Network Engineer / Architect to support the Indian Health Service - Network Operations & Support Center located in Rockville, MD. The mission is to provide Federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives by managing, enhancing, designing, implementing, monitoring and supporting the IHS network infrastructure.
Responsibilities
Positions include, but not limited to:
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Analyzes and evaluates major system project requirements of considerable complexity requiring a thorough understanding of all parameters affecting and interfacing with the system.
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Reviews user requirements and provides direction in the identification of problem and potential resolution.
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Provides analytical support in the conceptualization, development and implementation of complex, multiple, inter-linked systems.
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Defines system objectives and prepares system design specifications to meet user requirements and satisfy interface problems.
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Formulates logical statements of user requirements and develops solutions through application of systems and methods engineering techniques.
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Reviews alternate approaches and selects appropriate methodology.
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May provide work leadership for lower-level employees.
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May provide work leadership for lower-level employees.
Bowhead seeks to network with qualified individuals relative to a potential opportunity, which is contingent upon award and not currently funded. Please click the link at the bottom of this posting to apply for consideration. Incumbent employees are encouraged to respond. No solicitations or third party applications will be accepted.
Qualifications
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BS in technical field required
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Ten (10+) years ofenterprise networking; demonstrated architecture and modernization experience across Cisco, wireless, cloud connectivity, automation, and secure configuration management
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CCNP Enterprise certification
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Intermediate to advanced level skills in Microsoft Office software suite - Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
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Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and outside contacts
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Strong interpersonal skills and good judgment with the ability to work alone or as part of a team
Physical Demands:
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Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds
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Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time
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Must be able to twist, bend, and squat periodically
Target range for these positions will be from $110,000 - $180,000 commensurate with experience & position.
Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Bowhead considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and business considerations when extending an offer.
SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED: Security requirements will vary based on position —highest clearance for this contract is Secret. US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at these locations.
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Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug & alcohol screening and/or random drug screen, and must follow UIC’s Non-DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Program requirements. If the position requires, an applicant must pass a pre-employment criminal background history check. All post-secondary education listed on the applicant’s resume/application may be subject to verification.
Where driving may be required or where a rental car must be obtained for business travel purposes, applicants must have a valid driver license for this position and will be subject to verification. In addition, the applicant must pass an in-house, online, driving course to be authorized to drive for company purposes.
UIC is an equal opportunity employer. Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status EOE/D/V. Pursuant to The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq., and subject to other state and federal requirements, UIC and its subsidiaries may legally grant certain preference in employment opportunities to UIC Shareholders and their Descendants. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity posters here .
All candidates must apply online at www.uicalaska.com , and submit a completed application for all positions they wish to be considered. Once the employment application has been completed and submitted, any changes to the application after submission may not be reviewed. Please contact a UIC HR Recruiter if you have made a significant change to your application. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), persons unable to complete an online application should contact UIC Human Resources for assistance www.uicalaska.com/careers/recruitment/ .
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
UIC Government Services (UICGS / Bowhead) provides innovative business solutions to federal and commercial customers in the areas of engineering, maintenance services, information technology, program support, logistics/base support, and procurement. Collectively, the fast-growing Bowhead Family of Companies offers a breadth of services which are performed with a focus on quality results. Headquartered in Springfield, VA, we are a fast-growing, multi-million-dollar company recognized as a top Alaska Native Corporation providing services across the Department of Defense and many federal agencies. Bowhead offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short/long-term disability, and 401(k) retirement plans as well as a paid time off programs for eligible full-time employees. Eligible part-time employees are able to participate in the 401(k) retirement plans and state or contract required paid time off programs.
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Category Information Technology
Location : Location US-MD-Rockville
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Secret
Minimum Clearance Required Secret
Travel Requirement 10% - 25%
How this job compares
Set against the 4,203 open Network Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$110–180K/yr
- Maryland median$116–198K/yr154 salary ranges
- US median$114–187K/yr3,283 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $145K, is 7% below the Maryland median midpoint ($157K) — in the middle half of Network Engineer salary ranges in Maryland.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 198 open Network Engineer jobs in Maryland and 4,203 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
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- 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 5 years, across 3,626 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,168 of the 4,203 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 10, 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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