Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CyKor is seeking an experienced Senior Network Architect to support a federal SIPRNet Pilot initiative. The role leads the design, integration, validation, and technical oversight of secure classified network solutions, while coordinating with engineering, cybersecurity, and federal leadership teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture and technical design for the SIPRNet Pilot
- Develop High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs)
- Design secure routing, switching, and network segmentation architectures
- Develop implementation standards and engineering baselines
- Ensure compliance with DoD and DHS security requirements
- Serve as senior technical advisor during pilot planning and execution
- Mentor engineering teams supporting implementation activities
- Review technical designs and provide architecture approval
- Support troubleshooting of complex Layer 2/Layer 3 issues
- Integrate Cisco ISE with classified network infrastructure
- Coordinate with cybersecurity teams supporting RMF and ATO activities
- Validate interoperability with existing enterprise services
- Support lab validation, pilot testing, and production transition
- Produce engineering design packages
- Develop implementation guides and standard operating procedures
- Create network diagrams, migration plans, and rollback procedures
- Support executive technical briefings and customer presentations
- Interface directly with federal technical leadership
- Participate in technical exchange meetings (TEMs)
- Provide architecture recommendations and risk assessments
- Support milestone reviews and pilot readiness activities
Skills
- • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
- • Minimum 10 years of enterprise network engineering experience
- • Minimum 5 years designing secure enterprise architectures
- • Active Top Secret Clearance
- • Experience supporting DoD, DHS, or USCG environments
- • Strong knowledge of classified network operations
- • CCNP Enterprise certification
- • Cisco routing and switching
- • Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
- • Enterprise network segmentation
- • Secure routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP)
- • VLANs, VRFs, ACLs, NAT
- • Layer 2/Layer 3 troubleshooting
- • Cisco Catalyst platforms
- • Enterprise WAN technologies
- • High Availability (HA) architectures
- • Network monitoring and performance optimization
- • CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure certification
- • Cisco ISE specialization
- • CISSP certification
- • Security+ certification
- • Experience supporting SIPRNet or other classified networks
- • Experience with Zero Trust Architecture
- • Knowledge of DISA STIGs and RMF
- • Familiarity with DoDIN architecture standards
- • C5I experience
- • DHS enterprise networking
- • Pilot network deployments
- • Network modernization initiatives
- • Secure enclave design
- • Cisco SDA and SD-WAN integration
- • Classified network implementation
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