{"id":1160806,"url":"https://alion.io/job/riverside-research-network-engineerstrategist","title":"Network Engineer/Strategist","company":{"id":2113336,"name":"Riverside Research","domain":"riversideresearch.org","url":"https://alion.io/company/riversideresearch","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Networking","role_family":"Networking","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Riverside, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":140000,"max":170000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":170000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"BGP","optional":false},{"name":"Configuration Management","optional":false},{"name":"DHCP","optional":false},{"name":"DNS","optional":false},{"name":"GCP","optional":false},{"name":"MPLS","optional":false},{"name":"OSPF","optional":false},{"name":"VPN","optional":false},{"name":"Zero Trust","optional":false},{"name":"Ansible","optional":true},{"name":"Python","optional":true},{"name":"Terraform","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T23:45:34Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T02:45:47Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"Riverside Overview\nRiverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country’s most challenging technical problems. All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.Position Overview\nRiverside Research is seeking an experienced Network Strategist to support the National Air & Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. This position will lead the design, modernization, and long-term planning of enterprise network capabilities. This role blends architecture, strategy, and cross-functional leadership to ensure the network foundation supports evolving business, security, and IT transformation needs. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise, strong analytic and communication skills, and the ability to influence decisions across engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and leadership teams.\nResponsibilities\nInvestigate hardware and software technologies to design network configurations that support the transition to modern cloud environments.\nDeliver a monthly Network Strategy Posture Report documenting progress on architectural designs and recommended technical standards\nWork with stakeholders to ensure appropriate engineering artifacts (configuration management, architecture, cybersecurity) are delivered and track IT modernization network requirements across the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP).\nDevelop and maintain enterprise network strategy, including LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, data center, cloud networking, and edge connectivity.\nAssess current-state network environments and define multi-year evolution roadmaps aligned to organizational priorities.\nLead network modernization initiatives (e.g., zero trust networking, segmentation, automation/orchestration, observability upgrades).\nPartner closely with cybersecurity to align networking and security strategies, including SASE, firewall architecture, and secure access approaches.\nEvaluate new technologies, vendors, and industry trends; provide recommendations supported by business cases and technical assessments.\nCollaborate with network engineering teams to convert strategic direction into actionable designs, standards, and implementation plans.\nDrive capacity planning, resilience improvements, and performance optimization across global network environments.\nEstablish and maintain reference architectures, standards, and governance models.\nCommunicate strategy, risks, and impacts to leadership and stakeholders in clear, business-focused language.\nGuide and mentor junior and mid-level network engineers and architects.\nExecute government approved plans.\nOther duties as assigned.\nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications:\nTop Secret clearance with SCI adjudication\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.\n8+ years of hands-on network engineering, architecture, or strategy experience.\nExpert-level understanding of enterprise networking technologies including routing, switching, wireless, BGP/OSPF/EIGRP, MPLS, SD-WAN, VPN, DNS/DHCP/IPAM.\nStrong experience with modern architectures such as SASE, ZTNA, SD-WAN, cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP), and micro-segmentation.\nProven ability to lead multi-year roadmap development and strategic planning.\nExperience collaborating with cybersecurity, cloud teams, and infrastructure leadership.\nStrong analytical and communication skills; ability to convey complex solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.\nExperience with DevSecOps and/or cross domain solutions\nExperience with Cloud-Native Architectures\nProfessional certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP/IE, PCNSE, AWS/Azure networking specialty, or equivalent.\nExperience with network automation frameworks (Python, Ansible, Terraform) is a plus.\nExperience with large-scale enterprise or multi-site environments.\nGlobal Comp\n$140,000 - $170,000 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.Closing Statement\n Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees. Riverside bases its employment decisions solely on technical experience, qualifications and other job-related criteria related to our organizational purpose as a not-for-profit company, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran’s status or any other status legally protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5120,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Science & Engineering","Network Security"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T23:45:34Z"}],"liveness":{"score":99,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.993,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":47,"reasons":["conf:26","urgency","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-25T05:45:01Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":170000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/riverside-research-network-engineerstrategist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/riverside-research-network-engineerstrategist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-26T00:37:38Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":592,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4408,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-27T00:00:00Z"}}}