Network Engineer bei BlueWater Federal Solutions

Bluewater Federal is looking for a Network Engineer to support the Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD).

• Design, engineer, secure, and sustain NSWCDD’s multi‑domain networks (unclassified and classified, including uRDT&E, cRDT&E, SDREN, JWICS, TS collateral/SCI stand‑alone), ensuring availability, resiliency, performance, and compliance with DoD/DON/NAVSEA policies and STIGs
• Plan, design, engineer, install, administer, document, and maintain network services and infrastructure across production, test, and development environments (routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, NAC, WAPs/Wi‑Fi, wireless/cellular integration, and encryption devices).
• Implement Government‑provided architectures; generate or update network architecture and data‑flow diagrams
• Configure and manage DNS/DHCP, IPAM, network monitoring, event management, performance/capacity optimization, and service availability management
• Engineer Zero Trust‑aligned solutions
• Configure/manage firewalls and IDS/IPS; maintain STIG compliance; perform vulnerability identification and remediation with associated checklist delivery.
• Configure/maintain network encryption devices and support EKMS/KMI/COMSEC material processes
• Support cloud/hybrid connectivity (e.g., AWS GovCloud, Azure), virtualized networks, and hybrid digital infrastructure management
• Produce and maintain as‑built drawings, communications diagrams, and functional area logical diagrams; support site surveys
• Provide on‑site/desk‑side response for outages or requests that cannot be handled remotely, arriving within 1 hour when required; support 24x7 callback for critical services

• 3+ years of professional experience in relation to design and implementation in local area LAN/ WAN corporate environments using Cisco, Juniper, TCP/IP and VoIP technologies with routers, switches, fiber optics, firewalls and cable plant designs.
• Must have a Security+ certification
• Must have an active Top Secret clearance
• Deep knowledge of DoD/DON/NAVSEA cyber policies, RMF, STIGs, PPSM, and NAO/FAO RMF business rules; proficiency applying these to enterprise network designs
• Proficiency with enterprise monitoring and troubleshooting tools and methods; ability to generate after‑action and ad hoc performance reports.
• Working proficiency with ITIL/ITSM, DESMF, and DevSecOps/Agile collaboration with Government, customers
• Demonstrated experience across routing/switching, firewalling/IDS, NAC, encryption/COMSEC, wireless/5G integration, cloud interconnects, and network documentation

BlueWater Federal is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. BlueWater Federal is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.