Network Engineer II - Military veterans preferred

Positio Title: Network Engineer II

Location: Remote

About the Organization Date:
Hui Huliau is a nonprofit Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO) and community service organization whose business activities principally benefit Native Hawaiians. As an NHO we operate under U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations and own small businesses that participate in the SBA 8(a) Business Development Program for minority owned companies. Our small businesses provide a variety of contracted services to the U. S. Military, U. S. Civilian agencies, and commercial customers at locations worldwide.

Profits from Hui Huliau's for-profit subsidiaries help sustain important education, social, economic, and cultural preservation programs that serve Native Hawaiians in the Waianae community. The Waianae Coast on the western side of the island of Oahu has the highest per capita percentage of Native Hawaiians in the world and the highest poverty and unemployment rate in the State of Hawaii.

Our mission to strengthen our communities, make a positive impact on the lives we touch, and provide a brighter future for the Native Hawaiian people through education, economic opportunities, and the preservation of the Hawaiian language and culture. Hui Huliau employees help us achieve this mission by providing outstanding service to our customers.


Shift:

Days

Description:

Hui Huliau Technology Services LLC is currently seeking a Network Engineer II to join their team. This role is responsible for the design, configuration, and sustainment of secure, high-performance network environments that enable large-scale data migration, application hosting, and hybrid cloud/on-premises connectivity. The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise, proven leadership experience, and a track record of managing mission-critical infrastructure in highly regulated environments. This position requires U.S. citizenship, U.S. residency, and the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor the Networking Team, managing workload distribution, priorities, and technical direction.
• Architect, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across VA data centers, cloud environments, and remote sites.
• Manage and optimize network devices including Cisco Nexus switches, Mellanox switches, Palo Alto firewalls, and F5 load balancers.
• Oversee WAN/LAN connectivity to VA Medical Centers, enterprise data centers, and cloud platforms, ensuring redundancy, reliability, and security.
• Configure and manage firewall policies, network segmentation, VPN access, and SSL certificate lifecycle.
• Monitor network performance, identify anomalies, and resolve complex Layer 2/Layer 3 routing and switching issues.
• Coordinate network capacity planning, upgrades, and migrations to meet evolving performance and scalability needs.
• Ensure compliance with VA cybersecurity policies and security hardening guidelines, including vulnerability remediation and STIG alignment.
• Maintain network topology diagrams, IP addressing schemes, VLAN assignments, and configuration documentation.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, storage, database, and application teams to ensure end-to-end system performance and security.
• Serve as the escalation point for critical network incidents and coordinate with vendors for advanced troubleshooting and resolution.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field. 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education
• 10+ years of hands-on network engineering experience in enterprise or federal environments.
• Proven leadership experience managing a network engineering team or leading large-scale network initiatives.
• Expert-level knowledge of Cisco Nexus platforms, routing/switching protocols, VLANs, and network segmentation.
• Strong experience with Palo Alto firewall configuration, policy management, and high-availability setups.
• Proficiency with F5 load balancer configuration, SSL certificate management, and application traffic optimization.
• Familiarity with network performance monitoring tools such as SolarWinds, NetScout, or equivalent.
• Experience supporting hybrid on-premises/cloud networking environments.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. Preferred

Qualifications:

• Experience supporting VA or other federal healthcare systems.
• Knowledge of Azure networking, hybrid connectivity, and secure cloud integration.
• Familiarity with automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Ansible) for network configuration management.
• Industry certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, PCNSE, or F5-CTS.
• Experience supporting high-availability architectures for clinical and data integration systems.

Physical Abilities

• Able to travel, as needed.
• Office computers and equipment, telephones, radios, Microsoft Office suite of tools, Web Based Applications, electronic spreadsheets and database analysis, outputs, and reporting, virtual data sharing platforms (e.g., SharePoint, Teams, etc.) and other forms of remote work-sharing tools.
• Must be able to sit, stand, and work at a computer for long periods of time. Ability up to lift 25lbs on occasion, stretching, climbing stairs, and walking.
• Must have personal computer with reliable Internet service.

Hui Huliau and its subsidiaries are participants of E-Verify.

Hui Huliau and its subsidiaries are drug free workplaces.

Full Time/Part Time:

Full-Time

Position Type:

Network Engineer II

Position Requirements: Please see above job description

EOE Statement:

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Salary:

$ DOE + Benefits

Direct Contract:

Direct

Division: Hui Huliau Technology Services, LLC

Close Date:

Number of Openings:

1

Number Filled:

0

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

Non-Exempt

Hiring Manager:

Jamie Wolcott

Open_Date:

8/20/2025

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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