Agency networks grow by accretion: a building here, a camera project there, a fibre run funded by a grant. This role is about bringing that into a design someone can reason about, and sequencing replacement by risk rather than by age.

What you will do

Design campus, branch, and wide area networks connecting agency facilities, remote sites, and field equipment.
Plan refreshes by support lifecycle and dependency rather than by equipment age alone.
Implement segmentation between business systems, public safety systems, operational technology, and guest access.
Plan for power over Ethernet demand from cameras, access points, and phones, including the closet conditions that quietly limit an upgrade.
Build monitoring that tells an operator something is wrong before a resident does.
Support incident response when the network is the suspect.

What we are looking for

Four or more years designing and operating enterprise networks.
Strong routing and switching fundamentals, and the ability to troubleshoot from first principles.
Experience with firewalls, VPN, and network access control.
Familiarity with wireless design and site survey practice.
Documentation habits: diagrams that match what is installed.
Willingness to work maintenance windows outside public-facing service hours.

Helpful to have

Experience on public safety or dispatch networks.
Familiarity with CJIS network requirements.
Exposure to operational technology networks in utilities or public works.
Network certification at a professional level or above.

Screening and eligibility

This position may require fingerprint-based background screening under the CJIS Security Policy before access to customer systems is granted. Some customer programs require United States citizenship. Eligibility is confirmed before assignment, not at application.

Compensation

HQT provides the pay scale for this position on request, and states it in any written offer.

How to apply

Send a resume to careers@hqt.org with the position title in the subject line.

HQT LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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. HQT participates in E-Verify. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

Network Engineer