Job ID: 2612199
Location: Chantilly, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-05-05
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: Network Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description SAIC has an immediate opening for a Data Network Engineer to support a highly dynamic and growing program with one of our US Government customers. You will be a part of a large multi-year contract that supports our customer in systems engineering and integration across a broad portfolio of projects. You will come into a program that enjoys a close working relationship with the customer, bringing exquisite technical expertise to bear on real world problems, helping the customer execute real world missions that impact National Security on a daily basis. This close relationship, along with the program's longevity (20 years), ensures that as a new team member you will find a depth of support to grow and develop that is unmatched, all while making a difference - daily.
Your role in the program will focus on coordination of the data distribution for a widely deployed intelligence collection system. Significant exposure to the data distribution of a globally deployed system will be critical, as well as the problem-solving skills required to manage and coordinate with a wide variety of stakeholders, both internal and external. Due to the growth of the program and the generally dynamic environment, solid communications skills (oral and written) are essential.
General Responsibilities:
- Maintain the overall data architecture and data flow design for the deployed systems
- Collaborate with and support external data users, acting as a direct liaison to external data users for the customer
- Act as the system's primary point of contact for data output and delivery and data formatting
- Evaluate data architecture design, perform feasibility and cost studies as well as internal studies of network performance and traffic analysis
- Work closely with system developers on management and integration of system enhancements, fixes and long-term maintenance to understand impacts to the network and data delivery
- Work closely with system operators to ensure mission continuity and maximum capability
- Support the high-level management of system deployments and operations and maintenance
Qualifications - Must currently hold a TS/SCI and Poly to be considered
- Bachelor's Degree or experience can substitute for the degree
- Minimum of 9 years of relevant technical experience
- Direct experience with relevant customer enterprise data systems/repositories and data analysis
- Experience with terrestrial communications, data circuits and general networking
- Exposure to SIGINT system design
- Ability to work independently and act as the customer's representative with developers and outside organizations
- Networking certifications such as CompTIA Network+, CCNP, etc. are a plus
- AWS certifications and exposure are a plus
SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .
