# Network Security Engineer, Lead

Overview AMERICAN SYSTEMS, a 100% employee-owned federal contractor, is seeking a Lead Network Security Engineer to help operate and secure classified network infrastructure for a Department of Defense customer at China Lake, CA. In this role, you’ll bring together hands-on Cisco network engineering and cybersecurity skills to keep mission systems secure, reliable, and available. You’ll work independently on assigned priorities while partnering closely with technical teams, customers, and vendors to solve operational challenges. Responsibilities As a Lead Network Security Engineer with AMERICAN SYSTEMS, you will: Configure, administer, and troubleshoot Cisco routers and switches supporting classified networks. Install, maintain, and optimize enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure. Monitor network health, system logs, backups, and scheduled jobs to help ensure reliable day-to-day operations. Support remote users with equipment setup and Layer 2/Layer 3 connectivity troubleshooting. Diagnose and resolve Cisco infrastructure, VPN, and VMware-related connectivity issues. Perform authorized software installations, upgrades, license management, and security patching. Manage user accounts and

- **Id**: 4022539
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/american-systems-network-security-engineer-lead>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T15:38:53Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T15:38:53Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4047
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Network Security, National Security, Information Security, IT Consulting & Digital Transformation

## Company

- **Id**: 1945647
- **Name**: American Systems
- **Domain**: americansystems.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/american-systems>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: iCIMS

## Salary

- **Min**: 160000
- **Max**: 180000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 180000

## Technologies

- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Unix** — Optional: no
- **VMWare** — Optional: no
- **VPN** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T15:38:53Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 16
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T16:32:58Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 180000
- **Is top pay**: no

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