Junior Network Engineer

About the role

TEKsystems is seeking a Junior Network Engineer to support classified Department of War (DoW) network environments in a Secret/Top Secret operational setting. This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Fort Belvoir, VA. The role is ideal for an early-career engineer with a strong foundation in networking who is ready to work in secure, mission-critical environments under the mentorship of senior engineers. The Junior Network Engineer will assist in the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of classified and un‑classified network infrastructure while adhering to strict security, compliance, DoW, and change‑management requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support the installation, configuration, and maintenance of unclassified and classified network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, and network security devices
• Assist with day‑to‑day network operations in a Secret/TS environment
• Monitor network performance and availability; identify, troubleshoot, and escalate issues
• Perform basic network troubleshooting across LAN/WAN, VLANs, routing, and switching
• Support network upgrades, hardware refreshes, and STIGs/patching activities, including IOS updates
• Maintain accurate network documentation, diagrams, and configuration baselines; design and implement network security measures
• Configure and manage network hardware and firewalls
• Follow DoD, IC, and organizational security policies and procedures
• Participate in change management, incident response, and outage resolution activities
• Investigate network issues and outages, and work with SME on network enhancements
• Provide technical help to engineers, IA staff, and end users
• Support after‑hours or on‑call operations as required

Pay

The pay range for this position is $40.00 – $50.00 per hour. Individual compensation within this range depends on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other job‑related factors.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available)
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for employee and dependents)
• Short‑ and long‑term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)