Network Operations Lead

Job Title: Network Operations Lead

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular-Long Term Assignment

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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The Opportunity

CACI is seeking a Network Operations Lead to support Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The Network Operations Lead serves as a senior network engineer and technical team lead, providing hands-on engineering, operational oversight, and personnel leadership in support of secure, reliable enterprise and data center network services.

The successful candidate will lead network and COMSEC/network administrators, work closely with engineering and cybersecurity teams, and ensure timely completion of service-level agreement (SLA) requirements and contractual deliverables. This position supports a 24×7 operational environment and requires the ability to work in a deployed setting.

Responsibilities

Leadership and Management

- Lead, mentor, and develop network and COMSEC/network administrators; assign work, establish priorities, manage workload, and resolve personnel and technical conflicts.
- Build and maintain the team duty and on-call schedule to ensure continuous operational coverage.
- Provide technical direction and quality control for network operations, engineering tasks, documentation, and customer-driven initiatives.
- Coordinate with customers, leadership, vendors, business office teams, and other technical teams to deliver reliable network services.
- Prepare and deliver weekly, monthly, and ad hoc briefings on network status, outages, SLA performance, operational risks, staffing priorities, and upcoming projects.
- Lead response and recovery actions for unplanned outages and Authorized Service Interruptions; keep leadership, customers, and stakeholders informed throughout the event.
- Prepare After Action Reports documenting root cause, mission impact, corrective actions, and lessons learned.
- Manage incidents, service requests, changes, and problems through ServiceNow using Information Technology Service Management practices.

Network Management and Documentation

- Oversee operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and modernization of enterprise and data-center networks, primarily Cisco routers and switches.
- Provide Tier 3 support for Layer 2/3 routing and switching, IPSEC VPNs, HAIPE-encrypted operations, and related network services.
- Administer Cisco ISE, Cisco Firepower Management Center, Infoblox, and SolarWinds.

- Lead NSO/CARE automation for network-device STIG assessments, compliance validation, and approved remediation.

- Coordinate network upgrades, patches, performance monitoring, capacity management, and vendor support actions.
- Direct vulnerability remediation and support audits, inspections, POA&Ms, Risk Acceptances, and eMASS documentation.
- Develop and present change requests with required approvals, risk assessments, implementation plans, and rollback procedures.
- Maintain current network diagrams, SOPs, configuration baselines, monitoring records, and technical documentation.

Product and Lifecycle Support

- Support site surveys, installation planning, Bills of Materials, and equipment recommendations.
- Coordinate equipment lifecycle actions, inventory updates, RMAs, Cisco TAC cases, property turn-ins, and related documentation.
- Support Programs of Record Demilitarized Zone environments and other customer-directed network initiatives.

Qualifications

Required

- Currently hold an adjudicated Secret clearance and be able to obtaining and maintain a Top Secret / SCI Clearance
- CCNP (Enterprise or equivalent) and CompTIA Security+ (or higher)
- Bachelor’s degree and at least seven years of experience supporting complex enterprise networks.
- Demonstrated experience leading technical teams, including assigning work, mentoring personnel, managing performance, and resolving conflict.

- Hands-on experience with Cisco routing and switching (CLI), Cisco ISE, Firepower/FMC, SolarWinds, DISA STIGs, and ITSM processes.

- Ability to live and work at Camp Lemonnier for a minimum of one year and travel to Forward Operating Locations as required.

Preferred

- Experience with HAIPE inline network encryptors, including ViaSat or General Dynamics systems.

- Experience with NSO/CARE, Infoblox, and ServiceNow.

- Experience with F5 or comparable load-balancing and proxy technologies.
- CCNP Security, CCIE, CISSP, ITIL Foundation, or equivalent advanced certification.
- Prior experience supporting a combatant command in a deployed/military environment.

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What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range :

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is:
$90,300-$189,600

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.