{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"81105a7529efa8688bc5e72f","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/81105a7529efa8688bc5e72f","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/81105a7529efa8688bc5e72f","title":"COMSEC Network Engineer","description":"Job ID: 2618078\n\nLocation: Springfield, VA, US\n\nDate Posted: 2026-10-16\n\nCategory: Information Technology\n\nSubcategory: Network Engineer\n\nSchedule: Full-Time\n\nShift: Day Job\n\nTravel: No\n\nMinimum Clearance Required: Top_Secret\n\nClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI\n\nPotential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE\n\nDescription\n\nPosition Overview\n\nSAIC is hiring a COMSEC Engineer to support secure communications for U.S. diplomatic posts worldwide. You will engineer and integrate cryptographic systems, support the sustainment of a secure global network, prove new and emerging cryptographic solutions and enhancements to existing solutions can reach production ecosystems safely and without disruption to mission, and provide Tier II and Tier III engineering support as needed. A significant part of the role is key management: operating Key Management Infrastructure and deploying Over-the-Network Keying, which replaces courier-delivered key with secure network delivery to posts around the world.\n\nThis is a hands-on engineering position in a mission environment where the work is visible. When a post loses secure connectivity, you are who they reach.\n\nWhat You Will Do\n\nIntegrate HAIPE-compliant inline network encryptors, secure voice systems, and CSfC solution components into a global enterprise network.\n\nBuild test plans and run interoperability, regression, and failure-mode testing, then make the go or no-go call with evidence behind it.\n\nProvide Tier II and Tier III support for COMSEC incidents escalated from the service desk — device faults, keying failures, loss of secure connectivity — including an on-call rotation covering all time zones.\n\nOperate KMI client nodes and Advanced Key Processors, and execute key ordering, distribution, accounting, and destruction under Two-Person Integrity.\n\nDeploy Over-the-Network Keying: key wrapping and release infrastructure, site readiness, cutover from courier distribution, and scheduled, emergency, and on-demand rekey.\n\nEngineer cryptographic modernization into the installed base, including HAIPE upgrades and the move toward CNSA 2.0 and post-quantum-ready algorithms.\n\nDocument what you build and train the custodians and junior operations engineers who will run it.\n\nQualifications\n\nWhat You Need\n\nBachelor’s degree in technical discipline and 5+ years of COMSEC or network security related experience; 4+ additional years of relevant experience may substitute for the degree.\n\n3+ years of hands-on COMSEC or cryptographic related work — cryptographic equipment, keying material handling, and accountability within a COMSEC account.\n\nWorking knowledge of HAIPE-compliant INEs, secure terminals, and fill devices.\n\nA real IP networking foundation — routing, VPN and tunneling, firewalls, and the ability to read a packet capture and reason from it.\n\nActive TOP SECRET clearance with SCI eligibility, and the ability to obtain cryptographic access authorization. U.S. citizenship required.\n\nWillingness to take on-call rotation, support maintenance windows, and travel occasionally in support of post deployments.\n\nNice to Have\n\nNSA or Service COMSEC training, or prior service as a COMSEC Custodian or Alternate.\n\nHands-on experience deploying over-the-network or electronic key distribution.\n\nCSfC engineering experience, including the dual-layer encryption model.\n\nDepartment of State or other Federal overseas post experience.\n\nCISSP, CASP+, or vendor engineering certification on a deployed INE or network platform.\n\nServiceNow ITSM and CMDB.\n\nWhy This Role\n\nCryptographic modernization at the Department is live work, not a roadmap item — post-quantum migration, network-delivered key, and a next-generation accountability platform are all in motion. You will be qualified across engineering, test, key management, and operations rather than siloed in one, with a defined path toward Senior COMSEC Engineer and engineering leadership.\n\nTarget salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.","company":"SAI","rawCompany":"sai","city":"Springfield","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-18T09:05:02.381Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"},{"code":"15-1241.00","title":"Computer Network Architects","slug":"computer-network-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"928110","title":"National Security","slug":"national-security"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"921190","title":"Other General Government Support","slug":"other-general-government-support"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"COMSEC Network Engineer","description":"Job ID: 2618078\n\nLocation: Springfield, VA, US\n\nDate Posted: 2026-10-16\n\nCategory: Information Technology\n\nSubcategory: Network Engineer\n\nSchedule: Full-Time\n\nShift: Day Job\n\nTravel: No\n\nMinimum Clearance Required: Top_Secret\n\nClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI\n\nPotential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE\n\nDescription\n\nPosition Overview\n\nSAIC is hiring a COMSEC Engineer to support secure communications for U.S. diplomatic posts worldwide. You will engineer and integrate cryptographic systems, support the sustainment of a secure global network, prove new and emerging cryptographic solutions and enhancements to existing solutions can reach production ecosystems safely and without disruption to mission, and provide Tier II and Tier III engineering support as needed. A significant part of the role is key management: operating Key Management Infrastructure and deploying Over-the-Network Keying, which replaces courier-delivered key with secure network delivery to posts around the world.\n\nThis is a hands-on engineering position in a mission environment where the work is visible. When a post loses secure connectivity, you are who they reach.\n\nWhat You Will Do\n\nIntegrate HAIPE-compliant inline network encryptors, secure voice systems, and CSfC solution components into a global enterprise network.\n\nBuild test plans and run interoperability, regression, and failure-mode testing, then make the go or no-go call with evidence behind it.\n\nProvide Tier II and Tier III support for COMSEC incidents escalated from the service desk — device faults, keying failures, loss of secure connectivity — including an on-call rotation covering all time zones.\n\nOperate KMI client nodes and Advanced Key Processors, and execute key ordering, distribution, accounting, and destruction under Two-Person Integrity.\n\nDeploy Over-the-Network Keying: key wrapping and release infrastructure, site readiness, cutover from courier distribution, and scheduled, emergency, and on-demand rekey.\n\nEngineer cryptographic modernization into the installed base, including HAIPE upgrades and the move toward CNSA 2.0 and post-quantum-ready algorithms.\n\nDocument what you build and train the custodians and junior operations engineers who will run it.\n\nQualifications\n\nWhat You Need\n\nBachelor’s degree in technical discipline and 5+ years of COMSEC or network security related experience; 4+ additional years of relevant experience may substitute for the degree.\n\n3+ years of hands-on COMSEC or cryptographic related work — cryptographic equipment, keying material handling, and accountability within a COMSEC account.\n\nWorking knowledge of HAIPE-compliant INEs, secure terminals, and fill devices.\n\nA real IP networking foundation — routing, VPN and tunneling, firewalls, and the ability to read a packet capture and reason from it.\n\nActive TOP SECRET clearance with SCI eligibility, and the ability to obtain cryptographic access authorization. U.S. citizenship required.\n\nWillingness to take on-call rotation, support maintenance windows, and travel occasionally in support of post deployments.\n\nNice to Have\n\nNSA or Service COMSEC training, or prior service as a COMSEC Custodian or Alternate.\n\nHands-on experience deploying over-the-network or electronic key distribution.\n\nCSfC engineering experience, including the dual-layer encryption model.\n\nDepartment of State or other Federal overseas post experience.\n\nCISSP, CASP+, or vendor engineering certification on a deployed INE or network platform.\n\nServiceNow ITSM and CMDB.\n\nWhy This Role\n\nCryptographic modernization at the Department is live work, not a roadmap item — post-quantum migration, network-delivered key, and a next-generation accountability platform are all in motion. You will be qualified across engineering, test, key management, and operations rather than siloed in one, with a defined path toward Senior COMSEC Engineer and engineering leadership.\n\nTarget salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.","datePosted":"2026-10-18T09:05:02.381Z","dateModified":"2026-10-18T09:05:02.381Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"SAI","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Springfield","addressRegion":"VA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"81105a7529efa8688bc5e72f"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/81105a7529efa8688bc5e72f"}}