Senior Network Engineering Lead
Job Description
Senior Network Engineering Lead — DoD Telecommunications Program (Scott AFB, IL area / Remote)
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Converge Networks Corporation (CNC) is seeking a Senior Network Engineering Lead to serve as the technical authority on a major DISA/DITCO telecommunications transition effort.
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This is a customer-facing, deliverable-driven technical leadership role — not a back-office position. You'll lead a small team of senior engineers supporting ~40 customer data networks through a multi-year transition from legacy GSA contracts onto the GSA EIS contract and DITCO Voice Services.
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Key Responsibilities:
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🛠️ Serve as senior technical lead for a team supporting ~40 customer data networks, each individually competed under Fair Opportunity
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📝 Author or oversee authorship of customer Performance Work Statements (PWS) used to solicit EIS vendor proposals
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🔄 Support each assigned customer from initial requirements through completed transition — true cradle-to-cutover ownership
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👥 Staff, develop, and serve as first-line technical escalation for a bench of senior network technicians
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🔍 Evaluate proposed network configurations for technical feasibility and recommend alternatives when requirements are unclear or outdated
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💬 Act as vendor-neutral technical advisor to the PMO and customers on current-generation technology choices
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📈 Drive process improvements across the broader ~70,000-order transition effort
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📊 Contribute technical content to program reports and the Risk Register, and support the Cyber Threat Security Plan with network-level input
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What you bring:
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🎓 Bachelor's degree (electrical/computer engineering, computer science, telecommunications, or related) — or 4 years of directly relevant experience in lieu
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📈 10+ years of progressive telecom/network engineering experience, including 5+ years on federal (DoD preferred) network transition or migration programs
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📄 Experience translating customer network requirements into formal government contracting documents (PWSs, SOWs, IGCEs)
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🌐 Technical fluency across transport/access, IP-based, management/application, voice, and special/wireless service categories (MPLS, VoIP, VTC, satellite, and more)
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🇺🇸 U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain a Tier 1 (T1/NACI) investigation
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Nice to have:
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⭐ Direct experience on the incumbent TSST effort or a comparable DITCO/DISA transition task order
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⭐ Carrier-side or major-vendor network engineering background
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⭐ Active CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent DoD 8570/8140-aligned certification
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⭐ Experience drafting Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs)
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⭐ Familiarity with PM² or PMBOK methodologies
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Details:
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📍 Remote/telework, with local travel around Scott AFB, IL and occasional CONUS travel
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📅 Base year starts Nov 2026, with options through 2031
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💼 Full-time, exempt
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Interested? Send us your resume or reach out to learn more.
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