Network Infrastructure Engineer Team Lead

Zachary Piper Solutions is currently seeking a Network Infrastructure Engineer Team Lead. This is a full-time, 100% onsite position. This role is critical in ensuring resilient, compliant, and mission-ready network infrastructure supporting Navy operations. As the Lead Network Infrastructure Engineer, you will provide both hands-on engineering and technical leadership, overseeing Inside Plant (ISP) and Outside Plant (OSP) infrastructure teams while also architecting and troubleshooting enterprise Layer 1-4 network solutions in classified and mission-critical environments.

Key Responsibilities

Physical Infrastructure Leadership (Primary Focus)

• Lead, coordinate, and provide technical direction to teams of ISP and OSP cable technicians.
• Plan and oversee structured cabling projects, including fiber backbone builds, copper distribution systems, and pathway design.
• Develop installation standards for racks, patch panels, fiber enclosures, and cable management systems.
• Validate termination, labeling, certification, and documentation of copper/fiber installations.
• Oversee infrastructure testing using OTDR, fiber certification tools, and copper cable analyzers.
• Review and approve as-built drawings, cable schedules, and infrastructure diagrams.
• Ensure strict compliance with Navy facility standards, NEC codes, TIA/EIA standards, and DoD security requirements.
• Coordinate outage windows, cutovers, and upgrades to minimize operational disruption.
• Provide daily tasking, QA oversight, and accountability for cabling teams.

Network Engineering (Layer 2-4)

• Design and implement VLAN architectures, segmentation strategies, and secure enclave boundaries.
• Configure trunking, spanning tree protocols, and Layer 2 switching technologies.
• Implement IP addressing schemes, subnetting, and Layer 3 routing configurations.
• Troubleshoot across OSI Layers 1-4, correlating physical infrastructure issues with logical network behavior.
• Configure routing protocols, ACLs, QoS, and secure routing paths.
• Conduct performance analysis, capacity planning, and growth modeling for enterprise networks.

Operational & Compliance Oversight

• Serve as the primary technical authority for physical and logical infrastructure issues.
• Ensure all installations and configurations comply with DISA STIGs, RMF controls, and DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Support vulnerability remediation and secure configuration baselines.
• Coordinate change management activities and maintain accurate and validated network documentation.
• Support incident response and root cause analysis related to physical or network-layer failures.

Requirements

• 8+ years enterprise network engineering experience.
• Extensive experience leading ISP/OSP cable installation teams.
• Deep understanding of structured cabling standards (TIA/EIA) and fiber/copper infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing VLANs and Layer 3 routing.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot across Layers 1-4.
• Active Secret Clearance .
• IAT Level II certification (Security+, CySA+, CCNA-Security, GICSP, GSEC, or SSCP).

Compensation to include

• Salary Range: $160,000 - $170,000 (depending on experience)
• Full Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), PTO, Sick Leave as required by law

This job opens for applications on 3/4/2026. Applications will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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