Network Engineer

Location: On-site at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with hybrid or remote options; U.S. citizenship is required.

Company

hirify.global supports the Air Force Research Laboratory and U.S. Space Force programs focused on resilient space systems.

What you will do

• Serve as the network engineering subject matter expert for the RAPID program office and advise program and systems engineering leadership.
• Translate mission and operational needs into network requirements, architectures, interface definitions, and technical deliverables.
• Assess network designs and trade studies for interoperability, performance, resilience, security, scalability, and supportability.
• Identify dependencies across mission systems, platforms, cybersecurity, facilities, cloud services, and external networks.
• Support verification and validation strategies, requirements traceability, test plans, and review of test results.
• Manage network-related risks, issues, changes, technical reviews, contractor deliverables, and stakeholder actions.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and DoD Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field.
• At least 3 years of relevant technical engineering experience.
• Experience with network security, firewalls, VPNs, routers, switches, monitoring tools, and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco, Juniper, or equivalent networking equipment and knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, and VLANs.
• Current networking certification such as CCNA, CompTIA Network+, JNCIA-Junos, or equivalent.

Nice to have

• DoD TS/SCI clearance.
• CCNP Enterprise, JNCIP-ENT, Security+ CE, or AWS/Azure networking certification.
• Cloud networking, VoIP, or wireless networking experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position supporting a U.S. Space Force laboratory.
• Hybrid or remote work option associated with the Kirtland AFB role.
• Travel requirement below 10%.
• Work includes collaboration with government stakeholders, program offices, facility representatives, cybersecurity personnel, and engineering teams.