Network System Engineer

M9 Solutions is dedicated to providing IT services and solutions to the Federal Government by mobilizing the right people, skills, clearance levels, and technologies to help organizations that desire improved performance and modern, sustainable change. M9 has provided quality IT services and support to more than 30 Federal Agencies and multiple commercial customers nationwide. Our capabilities include IT Talent Solutions, Data Delivery & Analytics, Cyber Security, Cloud Migration, Applications and Infrastructure, Software Development, and Finance & Accounting.

M9 Solutions is seeking a Network System Engineer to work on-site in support of a government contract for a client located in Scottsdale, AZ. An active Secret clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes network requirements, then designs, documents, implements, and verifies data communications networks supporting satellite ground systems.

• Develops network plans and designs, installs components, and configures services to meet program requirements.

• Analyzes network topologies, traffic, and capacity needs for monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting during deployment events.

• Supports network operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting between deployments across networks of different classification levels, including security configurations, diagnostics, corrective actions, and clear change documentation.

• Installs devices in equipment racks and user workspaces.

• Works mainly in an office setting, with some work in a raised-floor computing environment.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Secret security clearance.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related Science or Mathematics field with 5+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 3+ years.

• U.S. citizenship is required for this role.

• Able to travel up to 50%, including surges during site equipment deployments. A U.S. passport is required, as some travel may be outside the U.S.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Enterprise network design and topology.

• High-speed network design and implementation.

• Juniper JNCIA-Junos (JNCIP preferred) or Cisco CCNA (CCNP preferred).

• Hands-on experience with Juniper SRX-series firewalls.

• Maintaining environments with Linux IDM and Windows Servers (DNS, account management), Juniper firewalls, Arista switches, and NAS/SAN storage.

• Multicast and routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF.