Job Requirements
San Diego, CA
Secret Polygraph not specified
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
$140,000 - $165,000
Job Description
TECHEAD is celebrating over thirty-five years of incredible heritage, talent, and accomplishments! To learn more about TECHEAD, visit us at TECHEAD.com or on Glassdoor.
Lead Telecommunications/Network Infrastructure Engineer with strong expertise in physical network infrastructure and enterprise networking across Layers 1–4.
This role is heavily focused on leading and directing teams of physical infrastructure technicians supporting Inside Plant (ISP) and Outside Plant (OSP) environments within NIWC PAC. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable supervising large-scale cabling efforts and designing secure VLAN and routing architectures that support mission-critical systems.
100% onsite.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to the following:
Core 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, copper distribution, and pathway design.
Develop installation standards for racks, patch panels, fiber enclosures, and cable management systems.
Validate proper termination, labeling, certification, and documentation of copper and fiber installations.
Oversee testing using OTDR, fiber certification tools, and copper cable analyzers.
Review and approve as-built drawings, cable schedules, and infrastructure diagrams.
Ensure compliance with Navy facility standards, NEC codes, and DoD security requirements.
Coordinate outage windows, cutovers, and infrastructure upgrades with minimal mission disruption.
Provide daily tasking, quality assurance oversight, and performance accountability for cabling teams.
Network Engineering (Layer 2–4)
Design and implement VLAN architectures and network segmentation strategies.
Configure trunking, spanning tree, and Layer 2 switching technologies.
Implement IP addressing schemes, subnetting, and Layer 3 routing configurations.
Troubleshoot across OSI Layers 1–4, correlating physical faults with logical network behavior.
Configure and support routing protocols, ACLs, QoS, and secure traffic flows.
Perform network performance analysis and capacity planning aligned with infrastructure growth.
Operational & Compliance Oversight
Serve as the primary technical authority for physical and logical network infrastructure issues.
Ensure all installations and configurations comply with DISA STIGs and RMF controls.
Support vulnerability remediation and secure configuration baselines.
Coordinate change management activities and maintain accurate infrastructure documentation.
Support incident response and root cause analysis related to physical or network-layer failures.
Requirements:
Clearance Level:
Secret
Certifications (IAT Level II)
One of the following:
CySA+
Security+
CCNA – Security
GICSP
GSEC
SSCP
Required Skills:
8+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.
Extensive experience leading ISP and OSP cable installation teams.
Deep understanding of structured cabling standards (TIA/EIA) and fiber/copper infrastructure.
Hands-on experience designing and implementing VLAN and Layer 3 routing solutions.
Proven ability to troubleshoot across physical and logical network layers.
Preferred Qualifications
Cisco CCNP or higher (or equivalent enterprise certification)
Experience supporting classified enclaves.
Cisco CCNP or higher (or equivalent enterprise certification).
Experience with fiber backbone design and data center buildouts.
Familiarity with network monitoring and infrastructure documentation platforms.
TECHEAD's mission is to make our associates successful by placing them in the right environment so they can grow and prosper. How we treat and respond to our clients and employees is a reflection of who we are and makes us stand out from the rest. Keeping our business focused on building and maintaining relationships with our employees and clients is the key to our success. We won't strive for anything less.
TECHEAD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
For more information on TECHEAD please visit www.techead.com.
No second parties will be accepted.
Lead Telecommunications/Network Infrastructure Engineer with strong expertise in physical network infrastructure and enterprise networking across Layers 1–4.
This role is heavily focused on leading and directing teams of physical infrastructure technicians supporting Inside Plant (ISP) and Outside Plant (OSP) environments within NIWC PAC. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable supervising large-scale cabling efforts and designing secure VLAN and routing architectures that support mission-critical systems.
100% onsite.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to the following:
Core 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, copper distribution, and pathway design.
Develop installation standards for racks, patch panels, fiber enclosures, and cable management systems.
Validate proper termination, labeling, certification, and documentation of copper and fiber installations.
Oversee testing using OTDR, fiber certification tools, and copper cable analyzers.
Review and approve as-built drawings, cable schedules, and infrastructure diagrams.
Ensure compliance with Navy facility standards, NEC codes, and DoD security requirements.
Coordinate outage windows, cutovers, and infrastructure upgrades with minimal mission disruption.
Provide daily tasking, quality assurance oversight, and performance accountability for cabling teams.
Network Engineering (Layer 2–4)
Design and implement VLAN architectures and network segmentation strategies.
Configure trunking, spanning tree, and Layer 2 switching technologies.
Implement IP addressing schemes, subnetting, and Layer 3 routing configurations.
Troubleshoot across OSI Layers 1–4, correlating physical faults with logical network behavior.
Configure and support routing protocols, ACLs, QoS, and secure traffic flows.
Perform network performance analysis and capacity planning aligned with infrastructure growth.
Operational & Compliance Oversight
Serve as the primary technical authority for physical and logical network infrastructure issues.
Ensure all installations and configurations comply with DISA STIGs and RMF controls.
Support vulnerability remediation and secure configuration baselines.
Coordinate change management activities and maintain accurate infrastructure documentation.
Support incident response and root cause analysis related to physical or network-layer failures.
Requirements:
Clearance Level:
Secret
Certifications (IAT Level II)
One of the following:
CySA+
Security+
CCNA – Security
GICSP
GSEC
SSCP
Required Skills:
8+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.
Extensive experience leading ISP and OSP cable installation teams.
Deep understanding of structured cabling standards (TIA/EIA) and fiber/copper infrastructure.
Hands-on experience designing and implementing VLAN and Layer 3 routing solutions.
Proven ability to troubleshoot across physical and logical network layers.
Preferred Qualifications
Cisco CCNP or higher (or equivalent enterprise certification)
Experience supporting classified enclaves.
Cisco CCNP or higher (or equivalent enterprise certification).
Experience with fiber backbone design and data center buildouts.
Familiarity with network monitoring and infrastructure documentation platforms.
TECHEAD's mission is to make our associates successful by placing them in the right environment so they can grow and prosper. How we treat and respond to our clients and employees is a reflection of who we are and makes us stand out from the rest. Keeping our business focused on building and maintaining relationships with our employees and clients is the key to our success. We won't strive for anything less.
TECHEAD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
For more information on TECHEAD please visit www.techead.com.
No second parties will be accepted.
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