Specialist Engineering Management SME4

Clear Ridge Defense is seeking a TS/SCI cleared professional to serve as a Specialist Engineering Management SME4 in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

Roles and Responsibilities

You will...

• Design, engineer, integrate, and maintain secure network architectures supporting Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) and U.S. Army communications-security requirements.
• Translate customer mission, security, performance, and operational requirements into executable network designs and technical solutions.
• Design and troubleshoot complex networks supporting multiple security enclaves, classification levels, and trust boundaries.
• Configure, administer, secure, and maintain firewalls, VPN gateways, routers, switches, wireless controllers, intrusion detection systems, and intrusion prevention systems from multiple vendors.
• Configure static and dynamic routing, virtual routing and forwarding (VRF), network segmentation, access-control policies, and encrypted communications.
• Implement and maintain network components from HPE Aruba, Cisco, SonicWALL, Juniper, and other commercial network-equipment vendors.
• Design, configure, and administer VMware-based virtualized environments supporting secure network and cybersecurity services.
• Deploy, harden, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
• Develop and maintain Bash and PowerShell scripts to automate system configuration, administration, security monitoring, testing, and reporting.
• Configure centralized logging, alerting, dashboards, and event correlation capabilities within a Security Information and Event Management environment.
• Conduct network integration, functional, security, interoperability, performance, and acceptance testing.
• Analyze and resolve complex network, VPN, firewall, routing, operating-system, virtualization, and security-related issues.
• Perform vulnerability assessment, configuration review, system hardening, and remediation in accordance with applicable Government security requirements.
• Support the development and maintenance of CSfC-related architecture, configuration, testing, authorization, and operational documentation.
• Coordinate with Government customers, cybersecurity personnel, system administrators, engineers, vendors, and other stakeholders to resolve requirements and technical issues.
• Develop and maintain network diagrams, architecture drawings, equipment lists, configuration guides, test plans, test reports, standard operating procedures, maintenance instructions, and training materials.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and knowledge transfer to engineers, administrators, operators, and customer representatives.
• Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team while managing multiple technical priorities.
• Support laboratory, integration, fielding, troubleshooting, and operational activities at Government and customer locations.
• Travel up to 25% to support technical exchanges, site surveys, installation, integration, testing, training, and operational requirements.

Must-Haves

You possess...

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, or a related technical discipline.
• Five to ten (10+) years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise networking, information technology, network engineering, or cybersecurity.
• Expert knowledge of network architecture, routing, switching, firewalls, VPN technologies, wireless networking, network segmentation, and intrusion detection and prevention.
• Practical experience with Windows, RHEL, VMware, PowerShell, and Bash.
• TS/SCI clearance.

Nice-To-Haves

• Experience designing, implementing, testing, or maintaining NSA CSfC solutions.

• Experience supporting DoD or U.S. Army network and cybersecurity environments.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, Security+, CEH, CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE.

Additional Information

Ranking #5 in Maryland and #7 in Government Services! And see how we were ranked a 2025 Top Workplace by the Baltimore Sun!

Clear Ridge Defense is the premier service solutions provider supporting the Service and Joint cyberspace operations and intelligence community in three core areas of expertise:

• Cyber Systems & Software Engineering

• Cyber Intelligence & Operations Planning

• Security Risk Analysis, Mitigation & Training

All delivered by highly talented and focused team members that are supported by an unmatched professional and family-oriented culture that leverages and builds on sound, proven principles.

Benefits Snapshot:

• 100% Fully-Covered Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• 100% Fully-Covered Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance

• 100% Fully-Covered Life and AD&D Insurance

• Unique Flexible PTO

• 11 Paid Federal Holidays

• $500 New Uniform Bonus for Transitioning Military

• Monthly Tax-Free Cell Phone Stipend

• Monthly Tax-Free Gym Wellness / Streaming Subscription Stipend to include Amazon Prime, Netflix, Audible, etc.

• Competitive 401k Matching to plan for retirement

• Free financial advising from qualified experts

• Annual $5,000 Training Allotment

• One-of-a-kind Referral Program: $250/mo indefinitely per successful referral, with no limit to number of referrals

• Business Development and Client Expansion Bonuses

• Monthly Company-Paid Socials and Events

• Access to our Company Swag Store

CRD fully supports Maryland’s Equal Pay for Equal Work – Wage Range Transparency law, which mandates employers to provide detailed wage and benefits information in all job postings. The salary range for this position is:

$140,000 - $205,000 / year

Salary ranges provided are subject to the following variables and circumstances, which may impact whether the actual paid salary falls within the range:

• The contract the employee is assigned to support. For example, this advertised position may support multiple contracts.
• The negotiated rates between CRD and our client.
• The option year of the contract the employee is assigned to.
• Annual performance of the employee and/or the company.
• If the employee takes on additional company responsibilities.
• If the company makes a strategic hiring decision (e.g., investment in the employee) for growth opportunities.
• If the employee does not meet the qualifications fully but a waiver is provided by CRD or our clients.
• If the employee is assigned a lower-level labor category due to external circumstances than they actually qualify for.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.